426 Hemi - a documetary history and explanation

old pictures and interviews with Tom Hoover (former Racing Program Engineering Coordinator), Bill Weertman (former Asst. Chief of Engineer of Engine Development), author Anthony Young.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 426
• Hemi
• ramchargers
• Chrysler
• Mopar

[biljorj]

The 426 Hemi is a Legend . It re-wrote the record books and the Chrysler Hemi design still rocks the major motorsports world today.

[moparbros]

Damm I wish we had the V8 hemi here in australia, so chrysler australia developed the most powerful strait six , yep the hemi six powered the aussie charger it even pipped the V8 ford GT on the quarter mile . chrylser took the Hemi six to italy at the webber factory and said develop a carby for it so they fitted tripple webbers and man did it fly, out pacing the dino ferrari outside the webber factory in bologna italy. regards from south australia,

[DeAdiSSu3]

@SvenTviking Well, I do believe they quoted the correct numbers, but at only around 4,500 rpm (about 425 hp). When spun past 5,500 rpm, it is said that the 426 hemi was putting out around 500 horsepower. :)

[SvenTviking]

I read somewhere that with the first 426 Hemi street cars (Galaxy?) Chrysler quoted horsepower figures in their liturature that was 100 hp DOWN on the true figures, so not to scare the politicians!

[Tbolt1000TForLife]

1 person is a green fag, it's time for him to die!!!

[68bobba]

@TheMsautobodyman check out Street Machine magazine Summernats on you tube....you,ll see plenty of Rods Street machines and Muscle cars......especially the burnout comp

[TheMsautobodyman]

hey mopar bros do you aussies have any thing cool like hotrods there?

[68bobba]

@JGMagoo The Chrysler Hemi is THE best engine design for developing bulk HP....I don,t think you know what your on about mate...You sound like just another jealous Hemi hater....BTW,I checked out the Mcgee racing engine....that looks a lot like a 4 valve per cylinder Hemi head with a DOHC....If the Hemi design isn,t the best,why has Mcgee copied it?

[tommyau2006]

@DONDIVA1969 so?

[JGMagoo]

Yes, the Chrysler Hemi is a great engien, but it's domination in Top Fuel drag racing is NOT because it's design is superior to all others! In 1996 NHRA made a rule mandating that all Top Fuel cars run a pushrod V-8 with not more than 2-vlaves per cylinder. They also mandated a reduction in the percentage of nitro that could be used, and a 'spec' rear tire all in the intrests of slowing the cars down. The Chrysler Hemi just happened to fit well into this rule.

Google McGee Racing engine

[wrfoox]

the boss 429 from ford had hemi heads and then to fix the pinging problems they bought out heads with the sides of the chambers filled in so to have quenched area