what gave it away?
<< YAWN and a hemi can be modded up to 2500 - 3000 hp, so whats your point >>
LOL!
better yet he coulda bought a Hemi Dart! they're fast as all hell! they can hold 2500-3000HP easy! LOL
Seriously, they have got to be the fastest cars in the world! Probably the most reliable cars with the best handling too!! Oh wow..they put all cars down to shame..
better yet he coulda bought a Hemi Dart! they're fast as all hell! they can hold 2500-3000HP easy! LOL
Hmm.. let's see what the search engines came up with:
http://www.rodfathers.com/SCHEIBS57PLYMOUTH.html
"The horse power is 2,500 bhp at 7,200 rpm on fuel and the maximum torque, now hold onto your hat dudes, is 2,250 lb-ft at 4,200 rpm."
http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/features/2001/April/200104_feature_sport_oldmaster.xml?&page=2
"When Ford lost interest in 1969 in its Top Fuel SOHC engine, and its racing program in general, Pink concentrated on the supercharged nitro 426 Hemi engine and became one of the busiest engine builders in the business, along with south-L.A. rival Keith Black.
The supercharged 500-cubic-inch, 2500-hp nitro-burning engines, made from modified 426 Hemis, were so big in size and power they were dubbed Elephant motors, and if you wanted to win, you had either a Black Elephant or a Pink Elephant."
http://www.hekimianracing.com/alky.html
500+ Inch Blown Alcohol KB Hemi 3000 HP
Yes, these are pretty much race only engines, but you really can get that amount of power from them with some mods.
I don't know what kind of blocks are used for the 5000+ HP top fuel drag race cars, but I've heard that they were based on the hemi. If I remember correctly, the heads are also based on the old hemi heads. Actually, I'm real sure of the heads because I can see the spark plug wires going to the center of the valve covers, unlike a typical wedge head design.