My New Toy

[Whitetrashrocker]

I love the louvered tail lights for 66 only.

 

[bob58o]

Yes it was, it was just an added cost option.

Chevy didn’t make a 327 in ‘55. The 327 didn’t come out until ‘62. And it wasn’t offered in the Bel Air with a 4 barrel carb until ‘64. However in ‘64, the correct ignition timing would be 4 degrees before TDC.

 

[Denny]

Bob, I know all that. I’ve been around GM and Chrysler cars a long time. That’s all SBC 101. What is the only difference between Chrysler’s 426 Street Hemi and the Race Hemi! Take a deep dive down that rabbit hole. And what was Chrysler’s cost to build each one?

 

[bob58o]

Bob, I know all that. I’ve been around GM and Chrysler cars a long time. That’s all SBC 101. What is the only difference between Chrysler’s 426 Street Hemi and the Race Hemi! Take a deep dive down that rabbit hole. And what was Chrysler’s cost to build each one?

I was just quoting more testimony from Marisa Tomei. lol.

Miss Mona Lisa Vito told me the race Hemi had a CR bump to 12.5 :1 from 10.25 :1. But I also read sumthin about Aluminum heads and a magnesium intake.

Camshaft? Solid lifters? Stiffer valve springs? Headers?

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

There's also an industrial hemi too.

 

[Denny]

There's also an industrial hemi too.

Not in the 426 flavor.

 

[Denny]

I was just quoting more testimony from Marisa Tomei. lol.

Miss Mona Lisa Vito told me the race Hemi had a CR bump to 12.5 :1 from 10.25 :1. But I also read sumthin about Aluminum heads and a magnesium intake.

Camshaft? Solid lifters? Stiffer valve springs? Headers?

The only difference between the Street Hemi and Race Hemi is the Race Hemi had solid cam and lifters and the Street Hemi had a hydraulic cam and lifters. Each 426 Chrysler built, Street or Race cost them over $8,000 at the time!

 

[Master Hack]

That is as fine a herd of goats as l have ever seen!

 

[bob58o]

The only difference between the Street Hemi and Race Hemi is the Race Hemi had solid cam and lifters and the Street Hemi had a hydraulic cam and lifters. Each 426 Chrysler built, Street or Race cost them over $8,000 at the time!

So the internet lied to me about the heads? Iron vs Aluminum? 12.5 CR vs 10.25?

 

[Denny]

Yes they did. Chrysler never produced an aluminum head for the 426. Donovan, Ed Pink and a bunch of other aftermarket suppliers did though.

 

[Denny]

Yes they did. Chrysler never produced an aluminum head for the 426. Donovan, Ed Pink and a bunch of other aftermarket suppliers did though.

 

[Denny]

Yes they did. Chrysler never produced an aluminum head for the 426. Donovan, Ed Pink and a bunch of other aftermarket suppliers did though.

 

[Denny]

Yes they did. Chrysler never produced an aluminum head for the 426. Donovan, Ed Pink and a bunch of other aftermarket suppliers did though. Are you sure your not confused with the modern hemi?

 

[bob58o]

Yes they did. Chrysler never produced an aluminum head for the 426. Donovan, Ed Pink and a bunch of other aftermarket suppliers did though. Are you sure you’re not confused with the modern hemi?

I’ll take your word over AI. Damn lying AI stroked out and said the 1965 Race Hemi (A990) had Aluminum Heads. The 64 Race Hemi (A864) had iron. A990 was available in the 65 Dodge Coronet or 65 Plymouth Belvedere

Perhaps we are looking specifically at the ‘64 A864 version? It seems the info came from here…

Cotton Owens Garage : Hot Rod Magazine Hemi Interviews Cotton Owens, NASCAR Race Hemi Pioneer

Cotton Owens Garage : Hot Rod Magazine Hemi Interviews Cotton Owens, NASCAR Race Hemi Pioneer

www.cottonowens.com

“The Hemi engine reintroduced in 1964 was the called the "Race Hemi." This engine was developed from the 426, but featured a Hemi-head. The result was the 426 Hemi. The 426 had iron heads, a 12.5:1 compression ratio, and single Holley 4-bbl carburetor mounted on a cross ram manifold. Engines intended for the drag-strip had an aluminum cross ram with dual Holleys. In 1965 the A-990 race Hemi was introduced with aluminum heads and magnesium intake manifolds.”

 

[bob58o]

My pops passed when I was 7 in 1990, but if I remember correctly he had a 5.0 Cadillac that looked sumthin like this… but maybe it wasn’t 5.0. By 1990, we were rocking a Suburban.

 

[panchothedog]

WTR. Those are both beautiful ( and valuable ) car as I'm sure you are aware.
Are they both yours? Lots of 4 speed performance cars in 60's were sold with very low geared rear ends. Some lower yet. Like 4:56 & 4:88. But then again we weren't cruising along at 75 to 85 mph with one hand on the steering wheel.
65 was considered moving right along, and 80 mph was a bonsai run. You didn't keep it there for any length of time. Once again, love your two cars.

 

[panchothedog]

WTR. Those are both beautiful ( and valuable ) car as I'm sure you are aware.
Are they both yours? Lots of 4 speed performance cars in 60's were sold with very low geared rear ends. Some lower yet. Like 4:56 & 4:88. But then again we weren't cruising along at 75 to 85 mph with one hand on the steering wheel.
65 was considered moving right along, and 80 mph was a bonsai run. You didn't keep it there for any length of time. Once again, love your two cars.

 

[panchothedog]

WTR. Those are both beautiful ( and valuable ) car as I'm sure you are aware.
Are they both yours? Lots of 4 speed performance cars in 60's were sold with very low geared rear ends. Some lower yet. Like 4:56 & 4:88. But then again we weren't cruising along at 75 to 85 mph with one hand on the steering wheel.
65 was considered moving right along, and 80 mph was a bonsai run. You didn't keep it there for any length of time. Once again, love your two cars.

 

[panchothedog]

WTR. Those are both beautiful ( and valuable ) car as I'm sure you are aware.
Are they both yours? Lots of 4 speed performance cars in 60's were sold with very low geared rear ends. Some lower yet. Like 4:56 & 4:88. But then again we weren't cruising along at 75 to 85 mph with one hand on the steering wheel.
65 was considered moving right along, and 80 mph was a bonsai run. You didn't keep it there for any length of time. Once again, love your two cars.

 

[panchothedog]

Damn site kept telling me " OOPS we have a problem, try again later " every time I tried to post. Had no idea that they had posted 4 times. Haven't quite lost my mind yet.