hemi question

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bls
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hemi question

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hey, im just getting into cars and i had a question. am i correct that the hemi's heads are shaped like a half of a ball?....and if i am are the pistons any different from a regular engine?


P.S.- like i said before...im just getting into cars so if i used anything in the wrong context please bear with me :oops:
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Post by centerline »

You are basically correct. The combustion chambers are hemispherical or in other words pretty much shaped like half of a sphere. Piston shape depends on compression ratio and can be anything from flat top to hemispherical. The more hemispherical the piston is the bigger the valve relief cuts will be making it look like it has flat surfaces on each side of the top. This is done because the dome on high compression pistons will come very close to the valves when the piston is at the top of its stroke and must be relieved to ensure the valves won't hit the piston when they're open.
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Post by scottm »

You can see the hemispherical heads in this picture:

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Compared with, say, the Ford 289 cylinder head:

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When you see them both, you can see the difference.
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Post by bls »

ok, thanks. i think i understand it now
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Post by MG42pillbox »

whats the Mopar (Rip off) ford fake hemi head look like.?
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Post by scottm »

Here is Ford's Boss 429 "Hemi" chamber:

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Here's a chamber from the Dodge 5.7L Hemi:

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Not the best pictures, but they show the idea.
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Post by MG42pillbox »

:roll: ford trash,
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Post by Hemi_is_God »

yea ford's so lame.... eff those guys....
Any man that does not get wood at the sight of a Hemi is a dirty queer and ought to be shot.
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Post by crash »

too bad there don't make heads like those for my 360 :cry: :cry:

or could they? :lol:
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Post by dodgedifferent2 »

they do make HEMI heads for your 360!!!!!!!!! but u will have to pay almost 10,000 for them...i dont know the websit at the moment but wen i do find it i will post it
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Post by scottm »

318/340/360 Hemi Head Conversion
http://www.thehemi.com/news.php?id=20030801-1

The projected price, they say, will be $8000.
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Post by crash »

wooooooooooow :D
man all i need to do is win the lato :cry:
maybe when i get a good job, because lord know a student can't aford this!

how old is this?
have they got the roller and intake ready?



also with me it would probibly go up to 12k :oops:
I like to spend, but im trying to cut back :lol:
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