As we all know a Hemi 426 is a NASCAR engine!

Built to last on maximum rpm for 500 miles approx 3 hours.
Don’t think the 383 or 440 was ever built for that purpose?

Yes the 413 and wedge 426 was, but never ‘beefed up’ with decent main caps!

But in the fullness of time the 440 has survived drag racing duties.

So most serious racers have found after market blocks and solved that problem.

For the rest of us it’s after market main caps and the strongest rods we can afford.

Hemi heads are a similar price to trick 440 heads, but all the valve gear and extra bits will break the bank... fan

So it comes down to budget methinks?

25,000 for a hemi or 10,000 for a trick 440... drive

GOT to be a Hemi then lol... drinking

Last edited by Gtxxjon; 10/24/21 09:36 AM.
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero, thanx Horace!

There’s no point trying to fix stuff that ain’t broke,,, 'but if ain’t broke',,, you is not trying hard enough...