More overheard trash talk:Not after 2023 though. Adios Stellantis hello FoMoCo
"Buy a classic Dodge or Plymouth. Not an overweight E class mercedes with a pretend hemi.
You can keep callin' it a "hemi" but it don't make it true !"
More overheard trash talk:Not after 2023 though. Adios Stellantis hello FoMoCo
Many of the street HEMI's didn't have fully hemispherical chambers anyways. The BOSS 429 didn't (though the 427SOHC did) because they had poor street manners and the low swirl at low engine speeds made them doggy and unresponsive. Putting a bit of a quench area in the chamber produced a big improvement.More overheard trash talk:
"Buy a classic Dodge or Plymouth. Not an overweight E class mercedes with a pretend hemi.
You can keep callin' it a "hemi" but it don't make it true !"
If you are talking about the street hemi 426 from the mid 60s to the early 70s....they were ALL a true HEMI head....Many of the street HEMI's didn't have fully hemispherical chambers anyways. The BOSS 429 didn't (though the 427SOHC did) because they had poor street manners and the low swirl at low engine speeds made them doggy and unresponsive. Putting a bit of a quench area in the chamber produced a big improvement.
I should probably have noted that I'm using HEMI here in the colloquial manner, referring to anything using hemispherical-style chambers, kind of like how most facial tissue gets called "kleenex" despite both being brands from specific companies.If you are talking about the street hemi 426 from the mid 60s to the early 70s....they were ALL a true HEMI head....
I had a 1973 dodge colt with a 1600 cc mitsubishi engine and it was a Hemi head 4 banger....I enjoyed your pictures you posted. Always loved the look of the Hemi and the 427 cammer and the boss 429....they looked fast just looking at them..I should probably have noted that I'm using HEMI here in the colloquial manner, referring to anything using hemispherical-style chambers, kind of like how most facial tissue gets called "kleenex" despite both being brands from specific companies.
I was referring to Ford's pursuit of using HEMI chambers too, which started with the 427 SOHC, which had true hemispherical chambers:
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and the Can-am and competition versions of the BOSS 429 also had fully hemispherical chambers, but they added a quench area on each side of the chamber for the street version, due to the reasons I mentioned, which they experienced with the 427 SOHC, but Chrysler also experienced with the 426:
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Toyota used the area around the chamber as quench:
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but also experimented with quench areas like Ford did:
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Nissan did similar:
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The Hemi cants the intake valve away from the cylinder wall, improving flow but its canted toward the center of the chamber -but at least that has a gradual radius.Many of the street HEMI's didn't have fully hemispherical chambers anyways. The BOSS 429 didn't (though the 427SOHC did) because they had poor street manners and the low swirl at low engine speeds made them doggy and unresponsive. Putting a bit of a quench area in the chamber produced a big improvement.
The Hemi cants the intake valve away from the cylinder wall, improving flow but its canted toward the center of the chamber -but at least that has a gradual radius.
I liked the Mk I BB Chevy 409 head - flat as a ironing board , but used a land on the piston for quench.
Made 428 lb-ft of torque at 5200 rpm. 1 Hp per cu-in. in street tune. Not bad for 1963.
I think my '71 Audi 100LS pushrod Mercedes tractor engine I grenaded had no chamber either. IIRC.
Chevy W motor BB Head:
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Kaase said:Customers also have the option of a hydraulic or solid roller camshaft. Bear in mind that the 521ci version produces approximately 770 horsepower and 730 foot-pounds of torque with a hydraulic roller cam. Boss Nine engines are fitted with a single-plane intake manifold for a 4150 or 4500 style carburetor.
Modern looking compact chambers - similar to the chevrolet LS. But a very different port x-section while maintaining the canted valve benefit. A different audience and final application on the BOSS VS LS/LT for sureI've seen similar heads for the BOSS 429, think they were Mountain Motor heads.
Jon Kaase makes a small chamber head for the BOSS 429:
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