DID YOU KNOW: HEMI SPIRIT

Never mind the Torana GTR XU-1’s legacy, because as far as over-muscled Aussie sixes go, there can only be one king — the E49 Charger’s 265ci Hemi. While it isn’t a true hemi in nature, in terms of its combustion chamber design, the engine’s performance potential meant it lived up to the reputation of its formidable V8 cousin. The Hemi six was the result of Chrysler Australia’s completion of a prototype straight six engine developed by Chrysler USA. Its pushrod design with two valves per cylinder kept it simple, and while the intake and exhaust ports were all positioned on the same side, the valves were angled to open toward each other in a principle loosely like that of the Hemi V8, but limited by the use of individually stud-mounted…

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NZV8 (Digital) - 1 Issue, No 159 August 2018

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