Is that a Hemi in your Camaro?

[ChevyNut]

Originally Posted by Jamestwilliams

As a side note a Hemi engine first appeared in Harley Earls personal Buick (1949 I think could be wrong about the exact year), not really a dodge or chrysler thing at all. So hemispherical cumbustion chamber engines are originally GM design sorry to rain on your parade mopar fans.

I'm not saying your wrong but I believe that your infomation might be mistaken. Information from wikipedia says that hemispehrical heads have been around much longer than 1949.

"A Hemi engine (from hemisphere) is an internal-combustion engine in which the combustion chambers are of hemispherical form. Chrysler Corporation has registered "HEMI" as a trademark in the United States[1], though they were neither the hemi engine's inventors nor the first to commercialize hemi engines."

"Hemispherical cylinder heads have been used since at least 1903; they were used by the Belgian car maker Pipe in 1905[5]], the Peugeot Grand prix Car of 1912, the Alfa Romeo GP car of 1914, Daimler, and Riley. Stutz built four valve engines, conceptually anticipating modern car engines. The BMW double push rod design, taken over by Bristol Cars, the Peugeot 403 and the Toyota T engine are other well known hemi engines"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemi

[headpunter]

Originally Posted by ChevyNut

I'm not saying your wrong but I believe that your infomation might be mistaken. Information from wikipedia says that hemispehrical heads have been around much longer than 1949.

"A Hemi engine (from hemisphere) is an internal-combustion engine in which the combustion chambers are of hemispherical form. Chrysler Corporation has registered "HEMI" as a trademark in the United States[1], though they were neither the hemi engine's inventors nor the first to commercialize hemi engines."

"Hemispherical cylinder heads have been used since at least 1903; they were used by the Belgian car maker Pipe in 1905[5]], the Peugeot Grand prix Car of 1912, the Alfa Romeo GP car of 1914, Daimler, and Riley. Stutz built four valve engines, conceptually anticipating modern car engines. The BMW double push rod design, taken over by Bristol Cars, the Peugeot 403 and the Toyota T engine are other well known hemi engines"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemi

Well if wikipedia says it, /thread....

[ChevyNut]

Originally Posted by headpunter

Well if wikipedia says it, /thread....

I guess ill just keep to myself.

[Metal Gear SS]

Originally Posted by wildpaws

Google his name and find out a little about him, very interesting engine builder/race car owner, etc. Besides his 302 cid Z/28 that he took to the Bonneville Flats and ran a top speed run of around 175 mph, one of my favorite Smokey stories (some of which are not 100% true as they have been embellished over the years, kinda like a fishing story) was him taking one of his Z/28s through the SCCA tech inspection for a Trans Am Sedan Race in the late '60s. With his reputation of always having the fastest car at a NASCAR race but taking three days to get it legal enough to pass a NASCAR tech inspection, the SCCA inspectors tore his Z/28 apart, after dropping the gas tank off the car and on the ground (with the gas line now disconnected), the SCCA inspector told him that they had found seven violations that would keep them from allowing his car to race. Smokey promptly replied "Better make that eight!", started the car and drove off leaving the gas tank at the inspectors feet.
Clyde

Lol, how did he drive off?

[wildpaws]

Originally Posted by Metal Gear SS

Lol, how did he drive off?

Obviously he had a hidden gas tank somewhere which was violation #8!
Clyde

[MrKrisSullivan]

Ok fellas you guys are absolultly nutz!!!! I love cars...PERIOD... and what a lot of you guys are saying about the HEMI is freaking lame bro's... Sorry I have to stand up right now...
Have any of ya'll heard about the 6.4 392ci HEMI that was supposed to come out in the Challenger but will probably be nixed??
It puts out just over 500 hp... yep a 6.4 HEMI!!! Cranks out as much to the wheels as the beloved and bloated Z06 Chevy LS7 motor...bow:
Someone please tell me now how can you DISS THAT!!! LMAO...
Ouch!!! it burns... Yeah there not the true original HEMI of old but a 392 smashing just as much as a 427 hmmm.... effeicecy...maybee...yeah...
You fells do know the stories about the 426 HEMI right??? Jeezus... guy's some of you sound like freaking fanboys... I know this is a Camaro forum but don't get to worked up over this please... just think about it for a little while... let it marinate...

[headpunter]

Originally Posted by MrKrisSullivan

Ok fellas you guys are absolultly nutz!!!! I love cars...PERIOD... and what a lot of you guys are saying about the HEMI is freaking lame bro's... Sorry I have to stand up right now...
Have any of ya'll heard about the 6.4 392ci HEMI that was supposed to come out in the Challenger but will probably be nixed??
It puts out just over 500 hp... yep a 6.4 HEMI!!! Cranks out as much to the wheels as the beloved and bloated Z06 Chevy LS7 motor...bow:
Someone please tell me now how can you DISS THAT!!! LMAO...
Ouch!!! it burns... Yeah there not the true original HEMI of old but a 392 smashing just as much as a 427 hmmm.... effeicecy...maybee...yeah...
You fells do know the stories about the 426 HEMI right??? Jeezus... guy's some of you sound like freaking fanboys... I know this is a Camaro forum but don't get to worked up over this please... just think about it for a little while... let it marinate...

steel block lol.....

[iwannagofast]

Hi, I'm new to group, but avid muscle car fan and hope to one day own a 2SS Camaro in the near future.

I remember reading or seeing something on this. Found this site at work. Customer Response Rep for Insurance Company and can't log in at work. Wildpaws you're absolutely right on the hidden gas tank. I believe from what I read or saw on tv sometime was either in the fire extinguisher or the tubing in the roll cage. Crafty was Smokey.