440 hemi

[Hemirunner]

I don't have any 440 Hemis but I do have a couple of 540 Hemis!

 

[440+6]

Chevy made the best Hemi

 

[the mississippi madman]

Well the add has been taken down so either he found an idiot or realized he was one

 

[RT SE 440]

Stage V sells conversion kits for use of their Stage V Hemi Heads
on a Low deck 350-361-383-400 or R/B 413-426w-440 blocks

so technically it could have a 383 Hemi or a 440 Hemi...LOL
albeit not very likely

I know, I know, I'm just pointing it out...
http://www.stagev.com/pages/hcheads.html

you are correct & most cars these days run hemispherical heads so we could call them hemi's too! dam copy cats

 

[ws23jrt]

Someone here might remember that a hemi valve cover kit was/is available to add to a small block chevy engine.
I saw one of those kits years ago on an engine at a swap meet. Fake plug wires and all.

 

[ws23jrt]

you are correct & most cars these days run hemispherical heads so we could call them hemi's too! dam copy cats

That reminds me that I have an original 69 Hemi block that was converted to accept wedge heads.
It has since been repaired. --The threaded holes filled etc.

Does any one have input as to when and why this would have been done?

 

[Budnicks]

I don't have any 440 Hemis but I do have a couple of 540 Hemis!

Yeah I had a 413ci {417} & 430ci both Donovan's {based on the Gen 1 392's}
also a few 528ci & 542ci both Milodon's/Mastodons

depends on stoke & bore or block types,
you could have anywhere from 270ci {?}
to well over 600ci with todays larger bore Gen II type blocks 4.50" blocks

Pro-Stocks now have much wider bore spacing, even yet to accommodate bigger bores,
more cubic inches in short deck blocks to run
shorter rods & shorter intake runners etc., spin them to the moon with short strokes
& even 4.750" or bigger bores in many/most cases

older article well worth reading
http://www.dragzine.com/engine-blocks/pro-stock-engines-whats-the-secret-to-those-big-power-numbers/

add that with 4.75" stroke you get 673+ci's, not out of the realm...

albeit none are really street builds,
it's a possibility to have almost any cubic inch displacement,
no matter how unlikely

I remember people looking at my altered & saying
"Chrysler didn't have a 413ci {417} Hemi"
maybe not but Donovan & I did

 

[MOPOWER871]

http://www.stagev.com/pages/hcheads.html

 

[Speedbird]

Politely correct people and tell them: "Oh, you mean it's a wedge eared hemi".
Then step back and watch heads explode.
(Smile)
Hey, if that doesn't work, insert "wedge hemi".
Just as good.

 

[ws23jrt]

I come from far enough back to have played with the real thing.
To me the early ones come from a time (pre 1957) that are not really much a part of this topic.

The 392 (cubic in. not exact)from 57-58 was a REAL Hemi engine.
The 426 (cubic in. not exact) was the other Hemi engine.

My motorcycle project to me is a 426 Hemi bike. That I used a stroker crank (making it 472 cu in) and aluminium block (not original iron) are details.
To me 426 goes with the word "Hemi" in a lasting way as did 392.

 

[the mississippi madman]

you cant blame anyone even Chrysler got confused

View attachment 336503

Here's your 265hemi

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

I hear "Is that a 440 Hemi"?? "My dad had one of those with a hemi"
In this area there is a cruze in every night in the fair weather.

 

[ws23jrt]

I hear "Is that a 440 Hemi"?? "My dad had one of those with a hemi"
In this area there is a cruze in every night in the fair weather.

View attachment 336660

Is that one of those small block chevy motors with a valve cover kit?

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Is that one of those small block chevy motors with a valve cover kit?

Yup,got the complete kit with several interchangeable covers.They attach through the holes on the top.............

 

[ws23jrt]

^^^

 

[snakeoil24]

When you pull into a lot filled with chevrolets and fords they hear the snarle a hemi makes and they all know something is different. In 40 years ive never seen anyone who's heads where not turned by the sound..

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Funny how they all sorta stop & stare,,,,,,,LOL

 

[Timmayy]

Hemi is a word that they just don't understand. Tell them that you have one of the earliest Hemis from a WWII fighter plane. They will probably look like a deer in the headlights.

 

[69clone]

i think I favor the 426 just a bit more than an early one. But I am a fan and they're usually fairly cheap to build. I see them complete running from time to time for like a grand. Try finding a 426 for that lol

 

[ws23jrt]

i think I favor the 426 just a bit more than an early one. But I am a fan and they're usually fairly cheap to build. I see them complete running from time to time for like a grand. Try finding a 426 for that lol

In the mid 70s a local wrecking yard where I live had a price of $125 for 392 hemis.
They always had a few on hand.
I never saw a 426 for sale from a wrecking yard.