Re: 440 hemi ( was Re: Hemi info for display)

[William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is a guy in Greenfield Indiana that installed a set of Hemi heads on a wedge block around 25 years ago. He was an engineer at the time.
He took the prototype to Chrysler and they blew him off as being impractical.
I knew his brother better as he had a stock pile of 63, 64, and 65 Plymouth's and sold parts all over the USA.
Unfortunately, he died of Cancer a few years ago and the County finally  was able to force his family to sell all of the vehicles hidden on the back 40, but his brother recently retired and took over the small machine shop and still sells parts but not on the same scale.
Later
Bill Harrison
65 Coronet 2 dr post


--- On Mon, 11/22/10, Dennis J. <djohn14296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Dennis J. <djohn14296@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: 440 hemi ( was Re: Hemi info for display)
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 6:01 AM
> Jeff, 
> Not to disagree with you on your statement, but you know Ma
> Mopar, never say never..... If I'm not mistaken, the Hemi
> heads where attached to a 440 block, when the 1st 426 was
> made and a different crank was put in it.
> And you can get a new Hemi power plant, though some will
> disagree that the new (Gen III) is not a true Hemi, as a 440
> Hemi, 6.1 with a different crank. jm2cw
> DJ
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> --- On <B>Mon, 11/22/10, Jeff <I><chargr1969@xxxxxxxxx></I></B>
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> Subject: Re: 440 hemi ( was Re: Hemi info for display)
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 12:28 AM
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> <DIV class=plainMail>no way it is a 440 hemi. there
> was never a 440 hemi made. Gary is right, should be either a
> 318 or 360. to have a 440 hemi, you have to buy special
> heads to make your 440 a hemi, very expensive.         
>     jeff
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