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I "SIM-TESTED" the Emi-Sul on thursday nite after work. The link is to some video of the test http://home.comcast.net/~fairlane2k/Emi-Sul_Sim-Test.avi The engine turns over real nice. I did a bearing check earlier in the week,every thing looked to be in good shape...especially for a 35yrs ...

"I believe the heads used on these engines were more or less direct copies of the Ardun V860 heads developed by Zora Arkus Duntov" Actaully they are a very much improved version.... the ARDUN heads for the V8/60 had a very complicated valvetrain (used 3 pushrods per cylinder. 2 on the exha...

I am happy to share I found this thing on accident.... lots of help from my wife and the in-laws and pretty soon I had a source for parts and info... these engines and parts are getting hard to find...most have long since been recycled.. I have a complete parts catalog,owners manual. motors manual (...

I am not sure exactly what transmissions fit the block or the bell housing, I will be researching that in the next couple days....the only car I KNOW it will "bolt into" is a Simca Vedette (some were imported from France to USA),...of-course a little torch and weld you can make anything fi...

you can learn portugese and go junk-yarding in Brazil. LOL
I actually am importing/selling them..etc.

That is a piss-poor job of translating..! I am spoiled that my wife is a Brazilian and reads it all to me. The engines came in Brazilian built Simca's from 1966-1969. In the early 60's Chrysler bought the Rootes Group(sunbeam,talbot,simca,etc) and by 1968 all the Simcas made in Brazil were rebadged ...

Its a Simca engine called th Emi-Sul only produced in Brazil 1966-1969.
Its a 147 cubes 140 horsepower 151 torque A TRUE HEMI chamber...
pretty cool little mill. only available with a 2bbl. carb tho..

Hey folks, I just got one of these, I just wondered if you Chrysler boys knew about your South American "brother" I got lots of info on this little mill if ya'll are intrested.. --EDITED 5/27/05-- NEW LINK....goes to video of engine on "sim test machine" at Portland Engine Rebuil...