Hemi Question

[rockable]

I have a line on a '55 Chrysler 331 Hemi. I did some poking around on the internet and found this link.

http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Early_Hemi_engine_specifications

Is it true the Chrysler engine weighs 720 pounds? How come the DeSoto engines were lighter? What does a flathead 6 weigh? A 360?

Thanks for your inputs.

Rock

[Dodgeb4ya]

1951-3 Chrysler 331 Hemi's only had the integral 6" bell housing extensions. 1954 and later didn't and therefore are much more desirable. The chrysler hemi's are bigger than a DeSoto too- reason they weigh more.

Bob

[greg g]

The flat 6 is within a few pounds of 700 also.

[rockable]

The flat 6 is within a few pounds of 700 also.

Whoa! Dude! I would have never guessed that a flathead 6 weighed as much as a Hemi!

[Tim Keith]

Many builders replace the front cover with an aluminum cover

which accepts a Chevy water pump. An alloy intake manifold

also reduces the weight. Some replace the iron heads, but

most keep the iron heads. You can cut quite a bit of weight

by swapping out the iron front cover. Most of the V8 motors

in that era were heavy. A Studebaker V8 has a displacement

like a smallblock but weighs 650 pounds.

http://www.team.net/sol/tech/engine.html

Edited May 2, 2010 by Tim Keith
wrong link

[rockable]

Thanks, Tim. That's a great list of comparisons. Exactly what I had hoped to find. Thanks again.