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Re: HEMI all the way
[Re: Dragula]
#1595219
03/20/14 11:47 AM
03/20/14 11:47 AM
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jersey
Spaceman Spiff
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jersey
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Just build a stage 1 Buick.......
526 cubes of angry wedge, pushbutton shifted, 9 passenger killer!
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Re: Wedge or (not vs.) Hemi?
[Re: pittsburghracer]
#1595224
03/20/14 06:05 PM
03/20/14 06:05 PM
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Mohnton, Pa
DodgeCharger
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Mohnton, Pa
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Remember guys. It ain't fast till shes in the 8's NA and 7's with a "power adder" 
If it is a race only car maybe. A 10 second street car impresses me more than a high 8 second race car.
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Re: Wedge or (not vs.) Hemi?
[Re: gsmopar]
#1595225
03/20/14 06:06 PM
03/20/14 06:06 PM
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Trumbull,CT.
jim sciortino
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Trumbull,CT.
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^^^saved me a phone call^^^
Visually, there is no comparison...and everyone knows it.
Performance wise, if you build a HEMI like a wedge, it will run like a wedge. The opposed valve layout is a COMPLETELY different animal and must be built to reflect those differences.....especially in the intake/cam/headers department.
If you have nothing to start with and decide on a conventional HEMI deal, don't waste your time with any cylinder head other than a Stage V and if N/A power is the goal, step right up to the Millennium version.
Doing it correctly the 1st time will save money and aggravation over the long haul. There are a lot of good shops out there that build excellent engines, but there are very few who specialize in getting the most out of HEMI engines. Dealing with the people who are most familiar with a particular combination is simple common sense.
If saving the last dollar is important and what you have to look at every time you pop the hood isn't, there are plenty of good wedge combinations to consider.
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Re: Wedge or (not vs.) Hemi?
[Re: J_BODY]
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03/21/14 12:18 AM
03/21/14 12:18 AM
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pittsburghracer
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"Little"John
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When I see guys spending crazy money on their Hemi's and then I watch a good Friend go out and build an Edelbrock headed 500 cubic inch wedge (stock block) with a solid cam and put it in a 2500 plus pound duster and crank off 8.70's-8.90's you couldn't GIVE me a hemi. Well you could give me one but it would be for sale that same day.
1970 Duster
Edelbrock headed 408
5.984@112.52
422 Indy headed small block
5.982@112.56 mph
9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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really , he did 
