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Cush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:23 PM
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What's A Hemi, and why is it so great?
I keep this commercial: That thing got a hemi?

When it comes to cars, I know squat.....(except for driving)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:26 PM
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1. It's an engine with hemispherical combustion chambers.
The theory is that that the increased volume in the combustion chambers allows a greater amount of fuel/air mixture to be burnt, thus making more power.
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:31 PM
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2. If that guy in the commercials wants one
I don't!
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sleipnir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:32 PM
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3. That thread got a Hemi????
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:32 PM
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4. mopar 426 ci hemis were the rage in the 60's
Edited on Thu Nov-20-03 08:33 PM by KG
making a big come back since america decided going to war for gas guzzlers was a good thing. :(
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:33 PM
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5. The reason it is such a big deal was because when the hemi was introduced
Edited on Thu Nov-20-03 08:34 PM by nothingshocksmeanymo
it kicked ass on every other engine that came before...both in/out of racing. (adding this to GOP's definition)

The Dodge Hemi's of 71 were some of the greatest muscle cars of all time.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:33 PM
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6. hemi-kek? hemi-shpere? hemi-na-hemina?
I hemi no son!
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xray s Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:36 PM
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7. A Hemi is what Ford drivers used to see off the line in the 70's
Buh Bye!
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:48 PM
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8. there`s nothing better than the
sound of a big block,pushrod,400+ cu inch v-8. none of this whiny little 4 and 6 cylinder japanesse engines..give me a 455 1972 trans-am and i`d be a happy man.
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rppper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 09:10 PM
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11. amen...i had a 76 TA.....
...with the 455 ho and a 4 speed. had aftermarket t-tops...i would trash just about any other car on the road...but i did get bashed by a lotus esprite turbo...looked almost like this....
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 09:11 PM
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12. Muscle cars rule!


I had a 1965 GTO and a 1970 Barracuda(440 magnum) in my younger days.

I am driving a 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII these days. They call it a "Luxury Muscle Coupe" turns out 290 hp/290 ft./lb. stock from a 4.6l dohc 32 valve v8(Mustang Cobra engine) Best thing is it gets 26-28 mpg on the highway!

mine is just like the one in this pic except dark green
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madddog Donating Member (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 09:21 PM
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13. And what I used to see
in the rear view mirror of my L88 '69 Chevelle lol.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 09:26 PM
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15. And I saw both of you in the mirror of my 76 Triumph Trident
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madddog Donating Member (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 09:47 PM
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16. yeah,
Edited on Thu Nov-20-03 09:47 PM by madddog
but it's MUCH more difficult for you to get a knob job while driving that lol. And where do you put the beer? :D
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DancingBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 10:06 PM
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17. Ah, everybody says they had L88's back then
:) :)

(From a proud former owner of a '65 Vette 396/425 h.p. coupe w/original knock-offs, redlines, teak wheel and side pipes. Currently owned by someone in New York).
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madddog Donating Member (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 10:13 PM
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19. hehehe...
at least I didn't say a Phase III lol...you KNOW I'd be lyin' then!

A buddy of mine almost bought a Phase III Camaro...but the guy wouldn't budge off the rather high asking price. They were only a couple grand apart, but the guy wouldn't budge, and my buddy was tapped out as it was.
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Emboldened Chimp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:52 PM
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9. Or how about a '70 Hemi Cuda?
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 08:56 PM
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10. But isn't the new "Hemi" just a marketing tool?
...with standard cylindrical combustion chambers?
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 09:24 PM
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14. Nope,it's really a Hemi


With updated technology.


http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 10:12 PM
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18. Well, kudos to them, then. I thought they were just capitalizing on the
name....
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-20-03 10:34 PM
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20. The only sad thing about it


the engines are being produced in Mexico:(
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