The Complete History of the Chrysler Hemi

If they could just build one that doesn't guzzle gas so much it would be perfect. Maybe add a two speed differential like a semi truck. Lol.
Bad ass engine though.

I love this channel

What up with the cartoon.

Laz bem..

What’s the big deal about the “Hemi” “Jaguar” has been using this configuration way before “Chrysler” and yet you guys keep pushing it as though it’s some new found technology, which it’s not.

1 OF THE BEST YOU TUBE VIDEOS FOR A CAR ENTHUSIST! Hemis Have always been an American Icon. Thanks.

Excellent video!

Cunningham was putting Hemi's in his cars in 1950,before Chrysler.

If I ever buy a classic Chrysler, you’re darn right I’ll be keeping that authentic Chrysler starter. It sounds much more refined than most other starters, so that would be the last thing I’d ever want to change.

How come nobody ever explains what makes them better
Or what makes a Hemi a Hemi
The valves are rotated 180° placing them in
perfect alignment with the intake and exhaust ports.

Cammer the elephant killer. (Hemi)

i enjoyed every minute...hats off to you.thanks

Awesome documentary. Thank you very much for all this work.

You did a good job of adding more inaccurate information to the internet.

Wow, dude! Excellent history! I had never heard of the indy roadster effort. Gonna have to finish the viddy in two viewings, it's very detailed. Excellent work!

Rich GT350R brought me Hair 🥝✔️

If you wanted to play in AA/FD quarter mile in the mid '60s you were going to rum a 331, 354 or 392 Hemi sooner or later to be competitive if you started out running anything else. In the smoke run era the 331 and 354 would put it to the ground better sometimes but the 392 was usually preferred.

The mains on the Dodge Red Ram Hemi were too narrow for Nitro and Desoto Hemis didn't last long.on Nitro. Chrysler New Yorkers, 300s and Imperials were the source. The ports on the 331s were biggest in volume but oddly enough the fast 331s seemed to run with 354 heads . . . I dunno, maybe velocity was right with the smaller ports, perhaps, like not getting exhaust valves too big,in diameter. They wouldn't have made them with less volume at Chrysler.for the 354 and 392 if there wasn't a realization to do with HP..

Team Skinner, Jobe and Sorokin aka "Surfers" probably had the best combo for the 1st generation with a low 7.5 to 1 compression 392 and 98 percent Nitro and 2 percent toluene for starting in damp cool coastal drag strips. Stock 34 degrees timing for the first generation. Nitro alone was a slower gradual but stronger detonation past top dead center. That consistently winning eam got nearly 400 runs out of that combo.

The 426 never came alive for top fuel until they advanced the timing .to an insane 50 degrees and then they took top fuel over. The 1st generation wouldn't take that advancement in timing for long.and that would defeat the point of running 98 percent nitro. Don't know what fuel combo the 426 AA/FD guys ran to win as I was busy elsewhere other than drag racing by then. .

.Those 1st gen longer exhaust valve rocker arms, btw, is what the AA/FD owners or teams would need to replace because they would break sooner or later under the stress once you multiplied the HP and used it. The teams with the limited budget like the "Surfers" still used the stock intake rocker assemblies but replaced those exhaust assemblies and their necessarily longer rocker arms that you mentioned with aftermarket rocker assemblies.
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They also replaced the block's main bearing caps with 4140 billet caps to handle the Nitro Methane. Some guys would use lower end steel girdles but you really didn't need those so long as your fuel mixtures weren't detonating right up at Top Dead Center. You would need to replace those stock main caps though. You could use a stock forged crankshaft with no problems. You could've had the rods boxed with quality billet inserts and arc welded with nickel rod for the low cost top fuel rods. Balancing was a must.

We don't even have the infrastructure nor produce enough electricity to support them hybrids are the way to go

No wonder everyone is crazy. What is the sense.

Yes, the Hemi has history. However from day1 all the way to the current HellCat there is zero canyon carving with these car. A 150hp Honda civic will completely destroy a Redeye or hellcat on just about any road course. At 2.5 tons you cant wish for much trail breaking or late breaking into an apex and expect to get it. We have all seen sub 1900 pound civics with 700hp. The weight deficit of 2.5 tons just can't be over come unless your willing to cut your car in half.

HEMI is hard to beat. 'NUFF SAID?

Chrysler striving to be cutting edge and different is why I love Chrysler. Richard Petty and Lee Iacocca wouldn’t steer us wrong.

the research for this was in almost all cases restricted to america so when he says 1st or in the world he actually means in the states

love the JEEP section GM made all the engines for the original Jeep then mopar got rights to the body still a gm 4 or 6 in any jeep

If you own one, I guarantee there are two things you WILL fix at some point: broken exhaust manifold studs and lifter ticking noise and eventually failure if not addressed.
*I'm not picking on anyone, every engine has it's problem set

That means is a Chevy 350.

Ive got a 454 that twice oil coolant line popped. first time it took out the cam and some lifters,dents on pistons the mains and everything else where still perfectly fine. Replaced everything and rehoned. years later happened again two lifters their rods and cam. Replaced just those parts. 7yrs its still running. So maybe it takes a little more time to wear the mains?

I have a pair of hemi with consecutive serial numbers. They were pulled out of my 42ft classic yacht when it was converted to diesel. Both are sitting on stands and run great. Eventually i will sell them for the right price.😊

This is the era of great Dodge/Plymouth cars, I love the styling. Great work on the repairs Myles, keep the videos coming.

They now have an electric car that makes exhaust noise lol the challenger charger we’re selling decent numbers at high sticker prices now nothing so stupid

My 54 New Yorker deluxe has a 331 my favorite 😍 hemi

What a bunch of bullshit, it requires energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. That's why we don't drive "water" powered cars.

nothin special about a Hemi, just all the other designs were so bad

All these rule changes just to hamstring Chrysler for the sake of the others.... Hearing about it always boils my blood.

Absolutely a brilliant video on HEMI history.. great research and narrator...
Keep up the great work..

Thank you for the info.

426 Max-Wedge was very fast and quick at the Drags. So were the 440’s stock. Street Hemi’s so so but the 426 Race Hemi was King !!! I had a 68’s Hemi Dart

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 ...I needed this on the Monday...

Oh well,back to my Prius! ;) :D

Fantastic! Very well done! You had me at HEMI but got a new sub by mentioning Donovan engines in nitro\nostalgic drag racing.

Chrysler V16 had Individual cylinder heads? I thought it had individual cylnders (sleeve and barrel), but one-piece head.

The world would appreciate it if Americans would refrain from refering to their backwater as the entire world. We're way beyond obsolete technology like hemispherical combustion chambers and live axles. Have been for decades.

Ev use some of most dangerous chemicals in the wold sooner or later this will cause cancer to ev owners fjb or die in ev fire and were are the old battery gone to go

People don't know that Pontiac also had a Micky Thompson Hemi a few of their race cars

Here's what i don't understand. Bidens and the dems will get an ass kicking, then people will Not be forced to buy them.. but, the big 3 are still pushing them on us..

The next President (Trump) will start drilling and the price of gas will come down and the demand for Gas/Diesel cars & trucks will go up..
But, the big 3 will be way behind because they're a bunch of pus$y's to kiss the butts of the dems and china...
Dumb as$ joe sold out the U.A.W to China...
Stop with the batteries and keep the cars & trucks coming...
I want to see more muscle cars....

Going to do a video of the Australian Chrysler Hemi inline six engines?

What a killer video…!!!!

Hope they don't bring back the 2.2 K cars.

the world will pass us all by at point because management is made up of a bunch idiot satanist