Oz Hemi's...

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The Hemi used in the Valiant Charger was originally designed for use in trucks, but it was abandoned in the United States and developed to its full potential down under by the Wizards of Oz. So developed in fact that Chryslers 1971 Valiant Charger was offered with a choice of five different Hemi options. The six-cylinder could be had in either 215, 245 or 265 displacements or you could choose either a 318 or 360 V8. The R/T Charger offered the "Six Pack" Hemi configuration, which was a 265 Hemi six-cylinder with triple 45mm Weber Carburetors, a feature that was unique at the time to European Supercars the likes of Ferrari. A never-ending list of options included two more for the Six Pack Hemi, the E37 & the E38. The E38 was the centerpiece of the competition versions of the R/T based Chargers. The street version E38 Chargers received several race inspired features including sturdy cast aluminum wheels, which resulted from competition wheels cracking under pressure, and a 160-litre fuel tank with filler hoses on both sides, which was designed to reduce the number of pit stops on long races. It was from the 160-litre fuel tank that the E38 Charger derived its nickname "Big Tank".
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This true??

Read about it here
 
I didn't know about the truck origins, but the straight 6 HEMI was THE engine to have in Australia and New Zealand.

A Valiant Charger set speed records that held for quite a long time.
 
ya i have read alot about the straight six shooter from down under

sounds like a cool engine

has anyone from down under seen the toyota all aluminum hemi? i have seen one.. [smilie=e:
 
dd2 isnt the toyota v8 hemi the ones that went into all of there limos?

everything ive read/heard on the hemi six is that yes usa created it for trucks....and they look wild with 3 sidedrafts
 
Um,,the truck design is true,but the real grass roots of chrysler hemi engineering go's back to the late 30's and into WW1,airplane "in line" hemi engine design.also used in battle tank and marine equipment,,,but most notably aircraft of WW1. they needed big power in simple form to get the job done safely,a tank could break down and guy's bail out,an airplane,losing it's engine in the middle of a mission was less forgiving! [smilie=2:
 
Um,,the truck design is true,but the real grass roots of chrysler hemi engineering go's back to the late 30's and into WW1,airplane "in line" hemi engine design.also used in battle tank and marine equipment,,,but most notably aircraft of WW1. they needed big power in simple form to get the job done safely,a tank could break down and guy's bail out,an airplane,losing it's engine in the middle of a mission was less forgiving! [smilie=2:
 
[smilie=e: the 30's??

it can be traced back earlier then that. The Riley engine [smilie=e: 1929, but before that i believe it was 1918 motorcycle engine
as far as plane engines in WWI this is the first time i have heard of that, but i do know they used them for tank engines and planes in WWII (ENOLA GAY)
 
Riley's were british designs,they went out of biz in 1969,but were strong in the early 30's in england,nothing to do with chrysler,,they didn't have overhead cams either,and were extremely low output designs,but did have a true hemispherical combustion chamber,the british gov't hired chrysler to build their battle tanks,,a riley hemi didn't have enuff' power to even idle a battle tank or airplane,they were extremely small car engines,at the time riley was building 4 cyl. hemi's,chrysler was experimenting with 8 and 12 & 16 inline cylinder hemi engines,they at one time built an airplane setup with 5 inline 8 cyl. hemi engines,,, the chrysler hemi was favored because it would run even upside down,and never stall on steep decents and takeoff's,,and would start well in cold weather......just a few tidbits,chrysler was a leading edge gov't/defense contractor with walter P. at the helm,until his death in 1940,but still maintained state of the art technology after he passed on,,,
 
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