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Buying a Hemi...who builds the best bargain?
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04/16/09 09:41 AM
04/16/09 09:41 AM
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I've been looking at the Mopar performance Hemi engines, and after seeing a real nice Ray Barton Hemi in my brother-in-laws' Coronet, I'm wondering which is the better value for the money?
Or for that matter....what is the best buy on a 426-528 sized Hemi?
Last edited by magnumcharger; 04/18/09 08:37 PM.
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Re: Buying a Hemi...who builds the best bargin?
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04/16/09 12:05 PM
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If you have to ask...  I've heard Tim Banning (For Hemis Only) is the builder Du Jour. I wouldn't be afraid of a few others that are members here: Bob George, DRAM, etc. A good builder can make any engine work well. Truthfully, as far as hemis go, either you want and can afford to get one, or you can't. I can't... 
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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Re: Buying a Hemi...who builds the best bargin?
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04/16/09 12:22 PM
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Guess who builds the Mopar Performance Hemi?? RBRE 
Switched to the dark side...
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Re: Buying a Hemi...who builds the best bargin?
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04/16/09 01:57 PM
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Guess who builds the Mopar Performance Hemi??
RBRE
only builds the 528
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Re: Buying a Hemi...who builds the best bargin?
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04/16/09 04:43 PM
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Tim Banning @FHO.. Nice guy with excellent pricing.
He's in Bewdley Ontario so that should save you some money also.
Tim will talk/email you right away. He'll explain everything pretty clearly and won't try to sell you what you don't need. I had an excellent experience with him just recently. Can't say enough good things about him.
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Re: Buying a Hemi...who builds the best bargin?
[Re: magnumcharger]
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04/18/09 01:39 PM
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OK...why would you say 20K for a Hemi?
I see them in magazine ads for $13-14K all the time.
Are these somehow inferior? And if so, why?
Are iron heads lesser than aluminum?
I don't have a hemi, haven't built one, and haven't priced one out. BUT it takes more than what you pull out of the crate to drop a hemi in your car. That may or may not add up to the difference we're talking about here.
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Re: Buying a Hemi...who builds the best bargin?
[Re: magnumcharger]
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04/18/09 02:19 PM
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OK...why would you say 20K for a Hemi?
I see them in magazine ads for $13-14K all the time.
Are these somehow inferior? And if so, why?
Are iron heads lesser than aluminum?
The price difference lies with the attention to assembly, machining, parts quality and HP target.
If you just want a 4 bbl. Hemi to cruise to the drive in and impress your friends then by all means get a cheap crate version. If you want a quality built piece that makes great power and stays together when you beat on it, then look into Koffels, FHO, Best Machine, CRE. If you choose this route, don't be surprised by a $20K++ price tag. Remember the old adage, "Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten." 
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Re: Buying a Hemi...who builds the best bargin?
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04/18/09 03:58 PM
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If you just want a 4 bbl. Hemi to cruise to the drive in and impress your friends then by all means get a cheap crate version. If you want a quality built piece that makes great power and stays together when you beat on it, then look into Koffels, FHO, Best Machine, CRE. If you choose this route, don't be surprised by a $20K++ price tag. Remember the old adage, "Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten."
i couldn't agree more. my neighbor who races mopars calls the hemi the 3X motor: everything costs 3 times as much just because it's a hemi. a lot of that is justified. tooling costs are tooling costs, and they only get justified with quantity sold, so lower quantity means higher price. a lot of it is people gouging because it's a hemi.
but the hemi is a race engine, it wasn't designed to be a street engine, and there is more to putting one together correctly than a small block chevy.
like the last post said, if you want a good, strong engine that is well built and is going to last, then go with one of the reputable builders and expect $20k by the time it is in the car and running.
here is one for sale, as long as it is still there:
http://www.hemihaines.com/Hemi-Engines-For-Sale---Parts-For-Sale-6-148.html
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