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You never hear a hemi owner say " someday i'll own a wedge"

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Thats a fact!!!
Two kinds of people in this world...those who have Hemis and those who want Hemis
Never heard that said about wedges!
Also as far as additional maintence being required, if you just want to put gas in it and go a Hemi probaly isnt for you, but what real race motor doesnt require so occasional TLC. Those who say Wedges and Hemis are equal, havent learned how to tune a Hemi.

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"Here's the BOOMERANG, comin' back at ya !"

Wedges, since the first ram-inducted big block, have always been easier to tune than HEMIS. FACT IS that wedges offer better tractability for "street wars" and moderate strip work in comparison to the HEMIS. Sure the HEMI needs sharp
tuning to run well and it's a bit more costly to run on the street, BUT.. it offers much MORE raw performance than the wedge in upper classes of NHRA/IHRA and brackets. They are running on the streets with good success since the 60's and the costs are slightly higher than a wedge (stroker) motor. Tuning them (HEMIS), are a little easier now, than in the 60's, due to more information on them as well as the improved parts available for them. Basically it boils down to the "age old" question - "How fast do you really want to go ?". You want to run 8.90's, or faster with ease, few engine problems and have the money - go with the HEMI. 9.00's or slower, the lower operating cost/performance advantage is on the wedge side The performance margin ALWAYS slides to the HEMI as you pass BELOW the 9 sec barrier. No disrespect intended, but IMO, a well-tuned 440 (whether 6-pack or 4bbl) or a HOT MAX WEDGE motor, CAN and HAS beaten a HEMI (unless the HEMI is in full race trim).
'Nuff said and that's MY cents!