So how many Hemi's finished Drag Week?
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I am still watching the last few hours of Day 5, but seems there were a bunch in the Day 1 episode....
So there was a 64 or 65 Plymouth went 8.81 with a 636 Hemi
There is the purple 70 Cuda with a big Hemi running 9.30's
The Blasfamous Chevy with a blown Hemi
The Rancharo with a blown Hemi and a stick shift.....
And one Goodwin, semi Hemi that is probably the most awesome of all the evolutions of a Hemi.
After years of owning and racing many Hemi's, I am starting to see why the Hemi is great at making power, but disastrous when just one thing isn't right. Particularly the valve train.
I am in the final stages of my rebuild of my Hemi and am contemplating doing somthing different. Not sure which way yet.....If I had the $$$, Goodwin would get a call though.
What would you guys build and why?
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Re: So how many Hemi's finished Drag Week?
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To me its always been a weight issue.. make it light and you will run quick.. add more power and you go quicker 3500-4000# cars just dont make it... JMO EDIT when I had my hemi years ago it was always a PITA to keep it running right and your right.. the valve train was a pain.. I went through some rockers
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Re: So how many Hemi's finished Drag Week?
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Finnigans Hemi dropped a valve because they over revved it in the burn out box on day 1...I could hear it on the video. Not fixing that at the track. Been there, done that....
I would like to build somthing for my Cuda that would be Drag Week capable. I don't think its a Hemi anymore. Would a 572 Wedge make the same? I doubt the heads would flow anywhere near what my Hemi ones do? So it kinda leaves me in a lurch wondering...
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I never saw the 64 plymouth, I watched some of the live feed day 1 and then watched in person on Day 2.
I know Randy in the Purple 70 finished but he was running without first gear on friday but still finished 2nd in class.
Finnegan was on the live stream day 3 talking about the Hemi failure. I guess he had new heads to put on it sitting at home but didn't get time.
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I really don't see any inherent problem w/ hemis being durable. If you have the right parts for the combo, they'll run a long time.
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Re: So how many Hemi's finished Drag Week?
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Been racing Hemis for 50 years, never had any reliability problems.
The key is engine speed. A Hemi will run forever at 7500 rpm. Longer than forever at 7000 rpm.
But the vogue today is to cut the pins and cranks down to Honda size, run them to 9500, and then wonder why they have issues.
Think about it.
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Doc lowered Edweirdos previous PS NA record average by 6 tenths. I'm certainly not a member of the Eddie Miller fan club...... But it took over 10 years for someone to beat that average....... And it sure sounds like there were countess dollars spent to do it.
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Been racing Hemis for 50 years, never had any reliability problems.
The key is engine speed. A Hemi will run forever at 7500 rpm. Longer than forever at 7000 rpm.
But the vogue today is to cut the pins and cranks down to Honda size, run them to 9500, and then wonder why they have issues.
Think about it. running 8's naturally aspirated while also being able to drive 1,500+ miles in a week?
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Dragula, I know Scott 58 has never been one to toot his own horn, but his "Drag Week Hemi" build from 2013 finally made it's debut at DW17. For those who may have forgotten, it's a 588 Millennium headed combo he outlined in this thread: Drag Week HemiIn typical Drag Week fashion, shakedown or test and tune didn't happen before the event, so Scott and Kim were learning on the fly with both the car and the engine. With a best ET of 10.26, and a best MPH of 138.3, I feel the Abbotts, The big Hemi, and the B-body, had a great initial outing!
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Been racing Hemis for 50 years, never had any reliability problems.
The key is engine speed. A Hemi will run forever at 7500 rpm. Longer than forever at 7000 rpm.
But the vogue today is to cut the pins and cranks down to Honda size, run them to 9500, and then wonder why they have issues.
Think about it. running 8's naturally aspirated while also being able to drive 1,500+ miles in a week? I can't speak for Steve1118, but mine has been running mid 9s at 3800+ lbs all motor for 10 years and never had a reliability issue. I keep the revs below 7500 rpm. It has a ton of street miles on it, not so much in the past few years after having kids though, lol. It should be able to do the mileage for drag week easily, I just have no desire to do it.
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Re: So how many Hemi's finished Drag Week?
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Dragula, I know Scott 58 has never been one to toot his own horn, but his "Drag Week Hemi" build from 2013 finally made it's debut at DW17. For those who may have forgotten, it's a 588 Millennium headed combo he outlined in this thread: Drag Week HemiIn typical Drag Week fashion, shakedown or test and tune didn't happen before the event, so Scott and Kim were learning on the fly with both the car and the engine. With a best ET of 10.26, and a best MPH of 138.3, I feel the Abbotts, The big Hemi, and the B-body, had a great initial outing! Any chance someone can re-host the pictures posted in that thread (Stupid Photobucket)? I'm shooting for DW18 in my Hemi, but may have to push to DW19.
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