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Nutty Driver
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11/22/2002
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I recently bought a big block hemi out of a dodge power wagon. Im not sure of the exact ci of the motor but i think it is a 440. I was wondering if anyone has ever put a big block hemi (or not a hemi) in their dakota. If you have please e-mail me and let me know what kinds of mods needed to be done. thanks!
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DAHEMIKOTA
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11/22/2002
23:25:11
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Its probably a 392 cu.in. It will be stamped on the front of the block just ahead of the valley cover. I take it it was an older power wagon, like in the 50's ? Could be a 331, 354, or 392. They also made some baby hemi's (277 cu.in.) If the distributer is in the back,it's the old style hemi.
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brianman
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12/21/2002
12:46:32
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the newer hemis that of 426 cubic inches wasnt put in anything but cars after 66 i believe. chances are it was the old "whale" motor under the hood, heavy as hell but tough as nails. there is so much bloody meat on that engine that you can bore and deck till the cows come home
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BlkDak
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12/22/2002
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What exactly is a "hemi" motor ?
what makes them soo good ?
BlkDak
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DAHEMIKOTA
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12/22/2002
20:48:24
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Hemispherical cumbustion chambers. You can get bigger valves in them and the power is more even than with a wedge chamber. The spark plug ignites the air/fuel mix and the flame travels down the middle of the cylinder. It pushes evenly on the top of the piston.Thats the basics.
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rtman
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12/24/2002
02:27:04
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kool
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Brandon K
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12/24/2002
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OMG!!! If you actually put that dang thang in a dak, it would be so friggin' mean!!! But I agree with DAHEMIKOTA in that most likely it is the 392 hemi. But it doesn't matter which hemi it is it would be one mean dak. Please post some pics if you do the swap I wana see that! :)
Brandon
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POWER HUNGRY
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12/25/2002
16:35:54
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What year was the car that you got the motor out of? If the motor is a 440 it's not a hemi, but it'll still be a great swap.
As for the size if it is a hemi,(make and the year first introduced):
Chrysler/1951-331ci
Desoto FireDome/1952-276ci
dodge Red Ram/1953-241ci
Chrysler/1955-301ci
Dodge Red Ram/1955-270ci
Desoto FireDome/1955-291ci
Chrysler/1956-354ci
Dodge/1956-315ci
Desoto FireDome/1956-330ci,341ci
Chrysler/1957-392ci
Dodge/1957-325ci
Desoto FireDome/1957-345ci
64-65 race 426 hemi
66-71 street 426 hemi
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smitty
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1/26/2003
13:19:33
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So has anyone actually replied with a part number for this so-called kit? Or is this just more internet wishful thinkin?. I have a royal blue 98 sittin in the driveway already stripped and caged ready for daddy to come home.
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jeff
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1/29/2003
11:42:30
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i have a 440 in my 97 dakota. it is bad
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TM
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1/29/2003
14:33:56
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The 440 is a wedge motor. The 426 is the REAL HEMI and the reall deal. Something ford or GM couldn't match.
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Jeff Mackens
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1/29/2003
23:30:33
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www.engine-swaps.com
these are the guys!! I am in the process of putting a 400 into my 90 Dak. These guys guarentee thier kit to work with NO WELDING!
I am putting a bored .040 over, 440 cranked, stroked 400 with a TF727(from a WA state trooper car) and an 8 3/4 rear end. I hope to stand it straight up! We'll see.
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DAHEMIKOTA
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1/29/2003
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For Sale.......528 cu in HEMI Crate motor $10500.00 dan57@ees.eesc.com
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GeoMass
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5/31/2003
07:12:40
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Does anyone know the cost of a 5.7 Hemi Magnum crate motor and it's weight. Also is it really a HEMI or just a sales promotion? By real, I mean, is it true Detoit muscle AGAIN?
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02dodgert
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6/06/2003
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I heard it wasn't a true Hemi. that Chrysler was just calling it a hemi. but that is just what I heard. It still produces 345hp. WOW!!
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00287RC
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6/06/2003
19:44:45
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just because its a hemi doesn't mean its a "performance" motor, its designed to pull loads in full size trucks, just like the 360.
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01Motorsport
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6/06/2003
19:56:45
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The 5.7 is a true Hemi. D-C plans to use it in cars as well.
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GTO Boy
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6/07/2003
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Remember all...that even though the hemi is a powerful engine...it's not THAT powerful - unless you build 'em up. From the factory...there were street cars with the "425hp" street hemi (drastically underrated - for insurance purposes) such as the '70 Cuda, that weigh a hell of a lot less than our trucks do, and they wouldn't do wheel stands. The best way to make a wheel-y car is to move the wieght towards the rear, and place as much weight BEHIND the rear axle as possible...a truck is usually not a good starting point for this! (Unless you want to do some HEAVY mods, and put the engine in the bed of the truck!!!) Just my $.02. But even in stock form, if you shoehorned one of these engines in between the fenders of a Dak, you'd have one hell of a truck. But keep in mind too, that the cars with the 440 (not hemi) 6-pack (three two-barrel) carbureted engines were often FASTER in the quarter mile than their 426 street HEMI bretheren...
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CrazyIvan
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6/07/2003
23:10:22
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It sounds like there are some newcomers to Hemis here. If you have any doubts, look at the valve cover. If they are HUGE and have spark plug wires in the center it is a Hemi. I grew up with the son of the local Mopar dealership owner and got to play with some of the originals. Sometimes we even told Dad we were sneaking one off the lot!
Denny had a '70 HemiCuda for awhile and was it a trip! I actually got to race it against a splitwindow 'Vett once. Oh well, enough nostolgic old fart ranting.
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