Thread: a motor my proffeser refered to as a fordhemi
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Old 12-01-2006, 10:59 AM
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The hemi head engine has 2 big advantages over a wedge head engine. The first is it breaths better, the second is the fuel burn (flame progression) is even through the whole power stroke. When the plug is off to the side, some power is lost due to uneven burn.

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