Whats a HEMI?

[1974dodgecharger]

This guy is AWESOME!!!  You have to watch it to the end to understand 

http://youtu.be/NqTXliiOv9Q

[Baldwinvette77]

Awsome 

[green69rt]

Always something new to learn!   I did know about the valve interference just didn't know about the staggered valve solution.  Interesting.

[500Jon]

Chrysler already had the solution, its called a Polysphere

5J

[Stegs]

not to sound stupid, but when he was talking about bigger valves = more fuel = more power/torque

couldn't you just hold the smaller valve open longer to get more fuel in?

sorry if that's dumb, im not a engine guru....

[mopar2]

  Love the end when he summed up, Back in the muscle car days when Ford and Chevy argued who was faster, Hemi ended the argument    ROFLMBO    

[Mytur Binsdirti]

A pushrod hemi was very limited to how much hp it would make?   


I guess he's never heard of a top fuel engine.   

[RallyeMike]

couldn't you just hold the smaller valve open longer to get more fuel in?

Yes. That's one of several things that performance type cams do...

[John_Kunkel]

Since Chrysler registered the word Hemi® a hemi is whatever Chrysler decides it is.

[draftingmonkey]

I already knew that my '53 Jag had a Hemi engine  . The Jag head on his bench is the same as mine.

[green69rt]

Since Chrysler registered the word Hemi® a hemi is whatever Chrysler decides it is.

Yeah, I'm not sure but the new generation of "hemi" engines are not true spherical head engines, but still plenty nice.  I really don't know if they differ that much from modern Ford or Cheby products. 

[68X426]

Is / was the Australian Hemi 6 a true Hemi?

[PlainfieldCharger]

Thanks for posting. Great video with interesting info Love the statement at the end on solving the Ford, Chevy arguments...

[Ghoste]

Is / was the Australian Hemi 6 a true Hemi?

Yes, more or less.  FWIW the 426 wasn't a true hemisphere either.  Close enough though, the current generation one has more in common with the Boss 429 chamber IMO.

[1974dodgecharger]

I heard that somewhere also that the modern cars are not really true he is, but a catch phrase used to get sales, kinda like the modern charger it sells more of the name vs calling it a polar a, coronet, etc....

Since Chrysler registered the word Hemi® a hemi is whatever Chrysler decides it is.

Yeah, I'm not sure but the new generation of "hemi" engines are not true spherical head engines, but still plenty nice.  I really don't know if they differ that much from modern Ford or Cheby products.