Hemi 6 cylinder

[1941Rick]

I saw a Dodge hot rod at the West Yellowstone Rod Run with an Aussy Hemi 6 cylinder. Anyone know of any for sale in North America....Would be an interesting fit into my 41 P12

[Dodgeb4ya]

There is a high horse power version too- around 300HP I think. A friend has 2 of them. One the std and the other the HP 265CI version. None for sale though.

Bob

[eh dubya]

I kicked one out of bed in my P7 for a 4.0 Jeep. The only thing the semi hemi has over the Jeep is a cool name. Both are longer than the flathead and require some firewall and toe board surgery.

[Roger the Dodger]

But with a Hemi 6 the cool factor is off the scale

My 1976 Dodge/Valiant Ute has a 245ci Hemi 6. That is the next project after I finish converting my D40 to 12 volts.

Roger.

[Andydodge]

The Hemi 6 is not all its cracked up to be...sure the E37/38 & E48/49 versions with the triple webers would be nice but it is a VERY long engine........in the late 70's I sold my Oz 1940 Dodge Coupe to a mate, he wanted it rodded with a Hemi 6, & he had no mechanical or rodding experience so got me to install it.........I had to recess the firewall about 3" to fit it, he wanted the Valiant 3 speed & mechanical clutch setup.....what a pain, lol.......anyway he ended up selling it before it was finished and virtually everything apart from the bare body & rolling got "lost"........I ended up buying it from the new owner, no bolt on sheetmetal at all, bought another 40 sedan for parts but ended up not finishing it......attached pic of my exact car in the magazine was b4 I bought it, the other pics are the day I sold it with basic sheetmetal on a rolling chassis with a 302 Cleveland/C4 installed........never seen since.......personally unless you MUST havea Hemi 6 , go for it......me, nah........lol...........andyd

[Andydodge]

Couple more......andyd

[1941Rick]

It sure would have "Cool Factor" written all over it. HMMMM wonder what the shipping costs would be to Vancouver BC from Aus?

I would go with a 5 spd trans. As for fitting it in, no problem for me....Afterall we have long winters up here.

[Young Ed]

Get out your credit card

http://www.hemiperformance.com.au/store2/p_887_Hemi-6-265-Performer-Special-Crate-Engine

[Plymouthy Adams]

with the fuel injection that would be a nice way to go..it's just money..the ole pay to play at its best..I expect to see about 8 or 9 of the guys showing up in Elko with these units installed now that Ed let the source loose on the forum..

[1941Rick]

Anyone loan me their credit card....Cool Factor only 8000 aus dollars plus shipping.....

maybe a crate 5.7 is in the cards

[Plymouthy Adams]

in todays economy and the wanting to drive these cars when finished..feeding ponies usually does not come on the cheap..guess I am the odd man out as i try to buld with a bit of economics not only int he build but in the opertion..I know I know some going to say my cars must be super economical as I don't drive them...you right..ah but if I choose too..and keep my foot out of the 4bbl on the Tiger..not so bad..

[bbbbbb99]

I kind want to go the other way on a build some day and use a early 70 ford 4 cylinder and make a roadster body out of a 61 Dodge PU (heavily chopped, channeled and sectioned).

Fantasy land tho

[Plymouthy Adams]

1600; 2000 or 2300 engine..I was always a tad fond of the 171 V6 especially when equipped with the Ford carb and not the Weber..got one with a 4 speed here and one with a automatic..always thought they would power a Truimph Spitfire really well (Weber reminds me of a grill and somehow fire comes to mind)

[greg g]

Doesn't look much different from the 4.0 Jeep engine. Do that swap, add som Aussie Dress up items, and tell folks its a OZ Hemi.

[Andydodge]

Greg, interesting pic........the story here in Oz was that the Hemi 6 was originally develpoed as a truck engine by Dodge in the US, they decided they dedn't want it so it migrated to Oz. It first got use here in the 1970 Valiant VG series as a 245cube engine as a replacement for the 225 Slant 6. In its 1st yr it came with a 2barrel carb but an optional hipo version had a single 4barrel and headers.The next year, 1971 Valiant let all the bells & whistles out, it came as a 215/245 and 265, the 215 was a single barrel carb economy engine, the 245 & 265 had a 2 barrel standard but the hipo had the 4 barrel deleted and triple webers in its place. The peak was the 1972 version, still 265 & webers but bigger cam & a 4 speed instead of the 3 speed in 1971.....the "track pack" version put out 302hp.............nice engine then.....lol.........andyd

[Daliant.]

Other than the oil filter and distributor location it would be hard to tell the difference between the 4.0L jeep engine and the aussie "hemi" if you looked at it quickly, just put hemi stickers on the valve cover and paint the block orange and most people wont know the difference.

I don't think it would be cost effective to run an aussie motor in north america, if you needed something like a water pump or starter or gaskets you wont find them at your local parts store.

[1941Rick]

Then there is the problem of the header location.....the engine is best suited for right hand drive cars....

[Frank Elder]

It's a "poly" engine at best........not a true hemi.

[Andydodge]

Frankie, you're being generous there....lol..........andyd

[Frank Elder]

Honest to goodness guys I was hoping to see a real hemi head on a slant six...I think that would be the feline's rear end!

[Young Ed]

Forget a /6 you need one of these

[Frank Elder]

WOW!

[eh dubya]

Wow indeed, the mother of them all.

Greg, that's an impressive bundle of snakes. What's the trans?

-Andy

[eh dubya]

  1941Rick said:

Then there is the problem of the header location.....the engine is best suited for right hand drive cars....

Not really, in my P7 the distributor was too close to the footwell and modifying the footwell would have made it uncomfortable, even minimal rear spark plug access is intrusive. I looked at the cost of direct firing and the low mileage 4.0 and trans was less, cheap and plentiful like the oz hemi had once been

The exhaust was still on the wrong side so I moved the battery box.

[greg g]

The article I took the pic from sai it was a 5 speed. the engine is going into a Jeep Comanche pickup that is running at Bonneville.