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Post by pmossberg on Oct 19, 2009 15:28:25 GMT -5
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Post by donmoos on Oct 19, 2009 15:42:07 GMT -5
great explaination. I always just thought of it as another flywheel with balancing weight.
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Post by revilo on Oct 19, 2009 19:21:00 GMT -5
I can tell you that a small block Chevy has two keys that hold the balancer on the front of the crankshaft. If you only put one in and take the car racing, it will come off. When that happens the engine blows up quickly. I learned this the hard way many years ago.
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Post by songsmith1950 on Oct 19, 2009 20:20:24 GMT -5
That is fine hemi. I get the idea now. When it is balanced at the factory I bet it is drilled or whatever to make the vibrations stop like on a wheel.
Paul. Our 64 Fury was a 318. You wouldn't believe the Ford 390's I outran in it or the Chevy 350's. Not in Camaros but in equal sized cars or bigger. Same with the 390. Not in a Mustang but in the bigger cars. It ran well and we loved it. At 28 cents per gallon me and my friends could drive it a long way!
Please, hemi, post the rest you have on the hemi. This is magical stuff here, no matter how many more posts you have. This is one that will surely go into the archives a week or so after it is done so we can look back on it time and again.
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Post by pmossberg on Oct 19, 2009 20:23:38 GMT -5
Yup, the 318 poly is a good little motor. Havin' a Hemi Satellite would be cool, but it would be worth too much and I'd probably not want to drive it.
As the car is, she leaves behind a lot of surprised faces drivin' furreign tuner cars.
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Post by songsmith1950 on Oct 19, 2009 20:25:26 GMT -5
Just the car for a nice Sunday drive! Or any day for that matter. If I had that 64 I would surely have to take it into the mountains a lot.
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Post by pmossberg on Oct 19, 2009 23:05:18 GMT -5
Favorite drive...early fall, crisp air, sunny day, top down! Doesn't get any better.
Second favorite drive...sunny Memorial Day parade, 5 mph down our main street with a couple WWII vets in the back seat.
OK, hi-jack over. Back to dodgehemi's regularly scheduled thread.
We await the next installment dodgehemi! And while you're at it, where'd your screen name come from? Is there something special hiding in your garage?
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Post by dodgehemi on Oct 20, 2009 10:09:25 GMT -5
Paul The screen name came to me by a group of friends back in the late 1950s. Because I did a lot of work on the old 331cid engine and then in the mid 60s the 426 Hemi. Thus they started calling me "dodgehemi" Yes I have something hid in the shop a complate 1953 331 cid.Would not thank of selling it. On with the build This is a set of Crank tool or crank key set for the hemi  This is a hemi connecting rod, this is one of 5 diffent ones made.  Another Hemi Rod Just for info. This rod set. Manley 426 hemi h-beam conecting rod set. 4340 forged steel. 6.031' pin size, includes upgraded ARP2000 cap screws. Manley 1407-8r sells for discount price of $721.97 per set  And The Timing Chain and gear  The Gear Drive  More to come |
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Post by pmossberg on Oct 20, 2009 11:42:24 GMT -5
The 331! The original Hemi! I hope you get something to put it into some day!
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Post by songsmith1950 on Oct 20, 2009 14:26:35 GMT -5
Gee, dodgehemi, I have this 94 Honda Prelude. . . .
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Post by dodgehemi on Oct 20, 2009 16:23:48 GMT -5
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Post by pmossberg on Oct 21, 2009 0:10:36 GMT -5
Cool. Thanks dodgehemi
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Post by dodgehemi on Oct 21, 2009 17:52:19 GMT -5
On With the Build Front Timing Cover  Timing cover hardware  Camshaft  PushRods  More To Come |
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Post by dodgehemi on Oct 22, 2009 16:53:01 GMT -5
The Last of The BuildThe Hemi Heads Engine Accessory Brackets Intake Manifold Hemi Valve Train Parts Valve Cover Gaskets & Spacers Thats all of the build I have a few more pictures to come
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Post by dodgehemi on Oct 22, 2009 17:06:34 GMT -5
From The Chrysler Website
Hemi engine history
[edit] Early use of hemispherical combustion chambers
Hemispherical combustion chambers were first incorporated into automobiles in the early 1900's. Hemi engines were being used experimentally in motorcar events, including the Grand Prix, and hemi or hemi-like engine designs were sporadically available in high-end sports cars of the time. Historical records point to a Welch Motor Car Company, incorporated in 1904 in Chelsea, Michigan, as being the first to bring a hemi engine design to market. Welch engines had hemispherical combustion chambers, overhead valves, and a single overhead camshaft. Welch was eventually purchased by General Motors in 1910, who discontinued the hemi engine design. Peugeot also had a hemispherical design motor in production in 1912.
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I have Richard petty cars 1/18 1/24 scales! Etc...
