The original Chrysler Hemi or "hemishpherical" head motor was something good &
special in generally lower quality cars. The plugs & wires came out the tops of
the valve covers. Very unusual & well designed.
I believe the current "Hemi" motor is just a marketing phrase. Its just a
typical regular motor design. Hopefully, after being taken over by Mercedes, the
quality of the cars themselves has improved.
My first car in '78 was a '67 Firebird convertible when the US wasn't making any
convertibles at all, and all the kids in high school wanted those mid-70's Trans
Ams with the big bird on the hood. My '67 was stock, and definitely stood out.
The Pontiac 326 V-8 was a real sucky motor, though. Due to typical GM
design-by-committee, it had oil drain holes that were far too small, so they
just stuck on a 7 quart oil pan to compensate. Had it for 7 years, and the block
went porous. Had 60's Fords ever since (except for my Rolls). Never a build
quality problem.
Larry
Larry
John Hermanson wrote:
> My first car in 1970 was a '66 Mustang with high performance 289. Hey, I
> saw an ad for the new Jeep which comes factory with the Chrysler Hemi motor.
>
> John Hermanson
> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dropkin" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:06 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus Trouble
>
> >
> > Quoting Larry <halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > Well, I remember having to fiddle with carburetor-breathing cars,
> > tires that lasted only about 20,000 miles (not "performance" tires,
> > either; not many of those existed), solid-rear-axle tramp on quick
> > stops, and hoping the car you bought came with disc brakes up front
> > (nevermind four-way discs with ABS). Granted, I missed the heyday of
> > the original Mustang, but I'll take a current car over most any old
> > one any day.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >> Yeah, more complicated, more expensive to repair, more expensive
> >> equipment
> >> needed to diagnose, more expensive parts, slightly more power, way
> >> more money.
> >> Always a no brainer as being better.
> >>
> >> Larry
> >>
> >> Gordon Ross wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi Steve:
> >> >
> >> > Ouch! The new mustang has a Jaguar V8 motor, 280 plus HP and a
> >> redline it
> >> > will reach at close to 7000, an obvious target for an upgrade to
> >> the 289.:-)
> >> > I still prefer the Lincoln LS variant the best.
> >> >
> >> > Gord
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Steve Dropkin" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 6:25 PM
> >> > Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus Trouble
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > Quoting Jeff Keller <jrk_om@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
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