I had always wanted to build a Hemi. Having owned many small block and big block engines, though all strictly for street, I was ready for something different. Tim Banning was having a sale on the ported Stage V heads. I called him and he was a huge help. I told him I knew little about building Hemi's. He made some recommendations and didn't make me feel like I was any less important than the customers buying fully built engines. I received the heads and they are just beautiful. He also recommended a custom grind cam that would work well with those heads for street driving. He had this drop shipped directly from Comp Cams. I had a World Products Hemi block already, so it all went off to my engine guy. This 500 ci Hemi made a little over 660 HP and around 640 lb/ft of torque. Runs like a luxury car until the throttle is nailed, then it is a beast.

Jake the duck killer 024.JPG