Ok people educate me. What is so special about a Hemi? Is it anything like VTEC?

 

 

Do a google search for - Hemi Chrysler hemispherical combustion chamber - and all will be explained

In 1951, Chrysler Corporation introduced its entry in the post-war horsepower race, a V-8 engine designed with hemispherical combustion chambers. Quickly dubbed the HEMI®, its power and efficiency made it an instant favorite for all sorts of motor sport vehicles. Although reluctantly retired in 1959 due to high manufacturing cost, the HEMI® design was still unsurpassed. In 1964, NASCAR competition sparked the HEMI®'s return, and it has remained available for motor sport use ever since.

BTW, my 79 vw bus has hemispherical combustion chambers, as do alot of other engines, it's just that Chrysler uses it as a marketing term too.

 

Didn't we just have a thread asking this same question?

 

Yeah, it's here: http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...highlight=hemi

 

ibtl

 

Nah, that one was asking about towing capicity (at least at first).

 

You be right.

 

Here is the link I posted in the other thread regarding the Hemi tutorial:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hemi.htm

 

Thanks for all the info.