How to say HEMI?

[1974dodgecharger]

So I was told I was calling the engine wrong I would say, 'HEMI 426' the old timer said to me, 'Pathetic kid we never called it that back in the day when those were popular its actually called, '426 HEMI' your NOT SUPPOSE TO SAY HEMI FIRST THEN NUMBER   

[Lennard]

Really?  Who cares how you say it...

[myk]

So in regards to modern cars, is it HEMI 392, or 392 HEMI?

[Mytur Binsdirti]

So I was told I was calling the engine wrong I would say, 'HEMI 426' the old timer said to me, 'Pathetic kid we never called it that back in the day when those were popular its actually called, '426 HEMI' your NOT SUPPOSE TO SAY HEMI FIRST THEN NUMBER   

Do you have a Charger Dodge or a Dodge Charger?   

[Stegs]

i say 426 hemi
392 hemi
528 hemi
572 hemi

etc

Am i wrong? 

[daytona71]

Like one of my Mopar t-shirts " If I have to explain it to you, then you just wouldn't understand"

[tan top]

never even figured , any one would say hemi 426 , that way  round  no offence  



 for me its always been 426 hemi  or  elephant motor

[Lennard]

i say 426 hemi
392 hemi
528 hemi
572 hemi

etc

Am i wrong? 

That's how most people including myself say it...but who cares how you say it?!  If I say Hemi 426 you still know what I'm talking about. 

[HPP]

Most older guys, when discussing the engines in cars, typically denote cubic inches as the means of identification. 318, 340, 350, 390, etc. Since nearly every engine in production cars are wedge headed, noting the OEM displacement was adequate identification to create enough understanding of what you were talking about.

When the topic of of the Hemi comes up, its power potential, air flow, and cubic inch size went against the grain of power production in the wedge headed motors that typically require more and mroe cubic inches to increase their power potential. On top of that, Chrysler also had previously produced a 426 inch engine in the Max wedge, so it became important to distinguish it from other enges by adding the Hemi moniker after the displacement. Really old times will also differentiate the 426 Maxies by noting it as aWedge to seperate it from the Hemi, despite most other popular displacements also being wedge design.

[charger Downunder]

Just Hemi for me. Hemi Charger, Hemi Cuda.

[Lord Warlock]

They were right, when discussing the hemi, at least the 70s hemi, it was 426 Hemi, not Hemi 426, if you were saying it backwards you were wrong.  Dodge kind of did an end run when they started advertising the Hemi on the newer cars, and labelled it as Hemi, not 345 Hemi or 6.1 Hemi, or 392 hemi.  Now its just ...."HEMI".  Most newer owners don't mention hemi much and just go by cubic inches or Litres.

[Stegs]

how many different size hemis are there?

who can name them all....in cubic inches (bonus points if you ad liters)

[hemigeno]

how many different size hemis are there?

A boatload, counting the early Hemi's ('51-'58) and especially if you distinguish between Chrysler FirePower, Desoto FireDome/FireFlite and Dodge Red Ram variants...  then you get into the discussion about whether modern Hemi engines are actually polysphere combustion chambers rather than hemispherical...   

[Chad L. Magee]

They were right, when discussing the hemi, at least the 70s hemi, it was 426 Hemi, not Hemi 426, if you were saying it backwards you were wrong.  Dodge kind of did an end run when they started advertising the Hemi on the newer cars, and labelled it as Hemi, not 345 Hemi or 6.1 Hemi, or 392 hemi.  Now its just ...."HEMI".  Most newer owners don't mention hemi much and just go by cubic inches or Litres.

Well in early 1965, the badge to have on your street Plymouth was HP2.  The 426 ended up on the hood ornament.  To see "426 Hemi" on an HP2 car, one had to lift the hood and look at the air cleaner decal.  Those that were built Jan.1, 1966 and on had the 426 Hemi badges instead of HP2.  Since the 426 was above the word Hemi in side badges, most people back then said "426 Hemi".  It really does not matter what way it is said, the legacy is still the same....

[Sublime/Sixpack]

It's always been "426 Hemi" to me, just like "383 Magnum", "440 Magnum", "340 Six Pack", "440 Six Pack", etc.

But I wouldn't feel the need to tell someone they were saying it wrong if they said it differently.

[dual fours]

It's always been the numbers first followed by the word to me, never heard it said differently.
I guess I'd fit in with the older guys, not the ancient guys.
When somebody told you what was or was asked about what's under the hood, it was always the cubic inches mentioned first.
To differentiate between the 426's they would say "426 Hemi" or "426 wedge" .
Seem like back then, it was all about what's under the hood.


   

[cdr]

in spanish it would be hemi 426

[XH29N0G]

It took me a while to figure it out, too. 

It is short e sound and then long ee sound.

[moparstuart]

here's how i say Hemi   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYQP-RlLv50

[odcics2]

Race hemi.   

[crj1968]

It took me a while to figure it out, too. 

It is short e sound and then long ee sound.

As in Hemispherical. 

Numbers first- I wouldnt feel the need to call anyone out on it but the other way around sounds weird.

426 Hemi
427 SOHC
429 Super Cobra Jet
455 Rocket
389 Tri Power
867-5309 I got it.

[ws23rt]

here's how i say Hemi   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYQP-RlLv50

IMO this is how one says HEMI---The root of hotrodding with a-- real-- hemi

[moparstuart]

 

here's how i say Hemi   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYQP-RlLv50

IMO this is how one says HEMI---The root of hotrodding with a-- real-- hemi

 thanks  im having a blash with it too    first drive on the hwy with the new carbs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lmGzVQ1ZPQ

[crj1968]

Wow that is awesome Stuart.   

[F8-4life]

Never heard someone say it like that, hemi 426. Not trying to be offensive at all to OP but it reminds me of how a little kid might mention it at a car show. Just sounds a bit off.  But then again people say RT charger too and that is wrong as well.

[1974dodgecharger]

Never heard someone say it like that, hemi 426. Not trying to be offensive at all to OP but it reminds me of how a little kid might mention it at a car show. Just sounds a bit off.  But then again people say RT charger too and that is wrong as well.

Im only 19....never knew about these olds still trying to find one to buy.

Ill just get a hellcat and not worry about how to say it...its easier to say, 'HELLCAT' 

[crj1968]

Never heard someone say it like that, hemi 426. Not trying to be offensive at all to OP but it reminds me of how a little kid might mention it at a car show. Just sounds a bit off.  But then again people say RT charger too and that is wrong as well.

Im only 19....never knew about these olds still trying to find one to buy.

Ill just get a hellcat and not worry about how to say it...its easier to say, 'HELLCAT' 

It's actually Cathell.