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Have you ever been in cars with Boss 429, or Cleveland headed engines??? They have trouble falling out of a tree with their poorly balanced factory heads.

The big block chevy in stock iron head configuration is not the killer it is when you throw as much "chevy" as possible in the dumpster and bolt on as much aftermarket as possible.

And......I'll take my chances with a HEMI done right vs the um'.......Buick done right.

When it comes to stock blocks and heads, the ceiling is quite high compared to the "Brand X" crowd. A HEMI on "kill" (beyond a SS/AH build) with a factory block, heads and stroke can push the 2.5hp per inch range. Try that with a Max Wedge. As for the aftermarket....well, that's a whole different ballgame.

But of course you do realize that a HEMI engine also sits at the top of the aftermarket food chain, do you not???

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Well you see in the 50s and 60s Ford had a reputation for being an affordable but luxurious car. Good door close quality and craftsmanship were key selling points.

Many people concerned with such things don't enjoy the feel of torque. It pushes you around and gets rid of the smoothness. Ford attempted to compensate for this with goofy suspension compenents, such as 10 feet tall coil springs to absorb as much of the shock of the surrounding environment as possible, as well as the forces of acceleration.

But goofy suspension setups can only do so much. Their brilliant team of engineers turned to good old fashioned component mismatching to produce poorer throttle response than had ever been seen before (that is until the 302 powered Crown Victoria's of the late 70s).

With HUGE ports matched to the lower displacement engines, small ports matched to the larger engines, big cams with two barrel carburetors, huge carbs on small engines, low compression, small carbs on their hotest engines, single exhaust, and tall gears, Ford got the lack of throttle response they were after.

And the Windsor series of engines not only accomplished terrible throttle response, but it has an astounding ability to absolutely annihilate gasoline more inefficiently than any other machine ever produced by man.

But back to the main topic, HEMI IS KING.

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OK.. I'll humor your "humor"! After ALL in the end, we're Moparites HERE. Hmm... Your HUMOR:

#1 Why would you DRIVE a "Cleveland or Boss 429 powered car up a tree? Driving skills must be that of a kid with a 3hp go-kart. Lot of hp and torque, can't fool around with it.

#2 to a point! It takes a very-skilled mind and top notch machine work to make power with a mostly stock Chevy engine.

#3 Buick engines get better and BIGGER every year!
And they ARE "right". Been giving the Mopar HEMI and WEDGE engines "headaches" for YEARS!

#4 Stock stroke, heads and factory block HEMI engine pushing 2.5 hp per ci? I believe the "production" RACE HEMI was rated in the 550-575 hp range, maybe 600 at it's absolute best. Max-wedges were
probably down 50-75 hp from the above figure...BUT they had ample mid range torque to run against the HEMI. On the track or street, the HEMI may get there first, but NOT BY MUCH!

#5 As far as being "at the top of of the aftermarket food chain" , the HEMI is surpassed by CHEVROLET!!

#6 AS far as the FORD issues are concerned, Fords TRUE "drawbacks" lie within three problem areas:

In the 50's, their cars had some power but most models were unattractive to buyers looking for performance sedans.

During the 60's' again they had performance but the cars were too large and weighty (most of their "hot" motors were in full size sedans). They did start the ponycar "trend" which is STILL successful today!




As far as their motor design flaws there are some BUT most, if not all, can be corrected with factory parts or the aftermarket. Ford is VERY close to CHEVY in terms of "aftermarket usage". And yes, despite their "shortcomings", MOST FORD
engines DO make power! The "Windsor-head" motor has become an excellent "base" for serious stroker motors. Just as the Mopar 340/360 is. Ok, it's gas guzzler , but I believe that "works" for ANYTHING "out-of-tune"!

Now, as far as the TOPIC is concerned, "HEMI IS KING"! I thought that it was read "HEMI VS WEDGE"! I don't remember ANY "landslide" victories, HERE!

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