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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 03:01 AM
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My friend is a proud owner of a hemi too. It's a 1985 toyota supra. It has hemi heads to top off that 2.8L. Maybe i can convince him to get some really cool hemi decals to put on it.
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 10:43 AM
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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I have never own anything but chevy.My wife likes Fords.So I am stuck with the Exped.It is nice for trips and the kids.
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 03:02 AM
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Interesting article at http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html. About 2/3 through the article, D-C finally 'fesses up and says the 5.7L "hemi" isn't a real hemi. They used to have a picture of the combustion chamber but I can't find it anymore. It is actually oval shaped, like a watermelon sliced lengthwise.

Anyway, my brother-in-law bought one, crew cab long bed with all the bells and whistles. It seemed to be a pretty nice truck (of course they are all nice when brand new) but I was surprised that he had to wind the engine up to about 3200 rpm to get even a modest amount of power. Anyway, I'll take my meek little 4.8 GMC rcsb (with the Magnusson --- SSSHHHH) any day.
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by GMC_DUDE
Interesting article at http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html. About 2/3 through the article, D-C finally 'fesses up and says the 5.7L "hemi" isn't a real hemi. They used to have a picture of the combustion chamber but I can't find it anymore. It is actually oval shaped, like a watermelon sliced lengthwise.
No, I've seen a picture of the Hemi combustion chamber and it's piston is more of a "Squared" should design. Both the "shoulders" are where the angled valves are located at.
I'll try to find a pic.
Philip S.
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