Re: "hemi" vs. "wedge" -- was Re: IML: Fun Ride '67 Imperial with a Hemi?

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

The 'hemi' six was sold in Australia, but it was neither a slant six nor a
hemi.     The combustion chambers were wedge shaped, with the spark pugs on
the side of the head and the engine had one rocker shaft.   Just another
case of the advertising department making a silk purse out of something
other than silk.

(End of now non-Imperial comment)

Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave" <Wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: "hemi" vs. "wedge" -- was Re: IML: Fun Ride '67 Imperial with a
Hemi?


> Yes! Those Ausie Valients with Slant Six Hemis and 4 barrel carbs scoot!
>
> David C. Wilker Jr. USAF (RET)
> Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.
>                                                                - Harold S.
> Hulbert
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Whitney" <david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 7:30 PM
> Subject: "hemi" vs. "wedge" -- was Re: IML: Fun Ride '67 Imperial with a
> Hemi?
>
>
> > If you already know this, skip to the next message.  The designations
> > "wedge" and "hemi" do not refer to the engine per se.  Those words
> > actually
> > describe the shape of the combustion chamber in the cylinder heads.
> >
> > That said, there never was a 383, 400, 413 or 440 hemi because the hemi
> > heads are only compatible with the 426 blocks that were cast
specifically
> > to receive those heads.
> >
> > The 426 was originally a wedge, then a wedge or a max wedge, then for a
> > time could be had as either wedge, max wedge or hemi depending on which
> > block/head combination the customer ordered, then the max wedge
> > disappeared
> > and from 1966 on it was a 426 hemi or a 440 wedge if you wanted a big
V-8.
> > The hemi parts are also not interchangeable with the wedge/max wedge
parts
> > for the reason stated above.
> >
> > Chrysler trivia -- in some export markets, Chrysler sold a slant six
> > engine
> > with hemispherical combustion chamber heads!  Can't you just picture a
'64
> > Valiant with a "Yeah, it's got a hemi" bumper sticker?
> >
> > Happy motoring,
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> >                      "Dave"
> >                      <Wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxx        To:
> > <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >                      et>                             cc:
> >                      Sent by:                        Subject:  Re: IML:
> > Fun Ride '67 Imperial with a Hemi?
> >                      mailing-list-owner@imper
> >                      ialclub.com
> >
> >
> >                      05/27/2005 06:31 PM
> >                      Please respond to
> >                      mailing-list
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think the 400, 413, 440 and 383 engines were referred to as "wedge"
> > design, weren't they?
> >
> > David C. Wilker Jr. USAF (RET)
> > Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.
> >                                                               - Harold
S.
> > Hulbert
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 6:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: IML: Fun Ride '67 Imperial with a Hemi?
> >
> >
> >> During that time, the available Hemi was a 426.
> >>
> >> Paul W.
> >>
> >> In an email dated 27/5/2005 6:09:14 pm GMT Daylight time, AGDJ@xxxxxxx
> >> writes:
> >>
> >>>Well, my mechanic swears it is a hemi....440 is what it says on it.....
> >>>but
> >>>I am a novice at this, it may be that I am ignorant in this.... but a
> >>>picture
> >>>will be forth coming.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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