And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Yes. The 426 Hemi was a very temperamental engine - good at high rpm but not so much at the low end. The (usual) twin 4-barrels made it hard to tune. Set up properly, on the track the Hemi wins, but only if properly set up. On the street, the 440 works better; the good bottom end makes it easier to drive, and the power is close enough to the Hemi's for the 440 to win.
My best friend in High School bought a Plymouth Road Runner. I had gotten married and had a Plymouth Duster, and bought a '74 Bug for my running around in college. It irked my buddy that the horn on my bug sounded more like the Road Runner than his horn.
Any multi carb setup needs to be fiddled with and properly set up. They can be a bitch. I never really got the hang of it but I had friends. I never met a 440 my hemi couldn't whup. Just memories now.
Was there ANY reason a 440 was better than a 426 hemi?
ReplyDeleteMore torque with the 440 at lower RPMs. I had the 440 with 4v carb in a Cuda. There were faster and quicker Cuda's.
DeleteYes. The 426 Hemi was a very temperamental engine - good at high rpm but not so much at the low end. The (usual) twin 4-barrels made it hard to tune. Set up properly, on the track the Hemi wins, but only if properly set up. On the street, the 440 works better; the good bottom end makes it easier to drive, and the power is close enough to the Hemi's for the 440 to win.
ReplyDeleteI'd have to check, but I think the 440-6pack had more hp.
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My best friend in High School bought a Plymouth Road Runner. I had gotten married and had a Plymouth Duster, and bought a '74 Bug for my running around in college. It irked my buddy that the horn on my bug sounded more like the Road Runner than his horn.
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ReplyDeleteAny multi carb setup needs to be fiddled with and properly set up. They can be a bitch. I never really got the hang of it but I had friends. I never met a 440 my hemi couldn't whup. Just memories now.
ReplyDeleteHe did it in 1969!
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