Interesting stuff. Now i wish i hadn't aborted my hemi plans a couple years ago. When i think about how much money that blower project would have (realistically) ended up costing, i probably could have scrounged up enough pieces to put a hemi together. Maybe i should think about this...

Far as i know, all i need for a low-budget 426 hemi is a used block, heads, valvetrain, covers and intake, yes? Anything else is just stuff i'd have to buy new for my lowdeck project anyways (pistons, rods, headers, cam, etc.)... Hell, even some old hemi parts and 440 parts thrown together making 500+ would be a cool starting point for my lil Challenger...

I'm sure some people here have put together relatively cheap hemis from time to time. Heh heh... and yes, i realize that "cheap hemi" is a fairly ridiculous term. Still, Hmmm...