HEMI engines?

[Tom W]

Son in law asked what hemi meant and I was stuck for an answer. I am thinking it has something to do with the combustion chamber shape but I am not sure. Will some expert clue me in?



Thanks, Tom

 

[Bova]

Tom you hit the nail on the head. The combustion chamber is shaped HEMIsphereical. Or HEMI.

 

[TowPro]

and every hemisphericial compustion chamber I have seen has the spark plug in the center, between the intake and exhaust valves. So a hemi has the spark plugs installed in the center of the valve covers.

Originally posted by Jarhead

Tom you hit the nail on the head. The combustion chamber is shaped HEMIsphereical. Or HEMI.

 

[Tom W]

Thanks, now I can impress son-in-law.

 

[Rams-n-Hogs]

The new Hemi also has 2 plugs per cylinder.



Jim

 

[lizzyhermit]

is it really so ?

I read somewhere that you can get the OMNI with the HEMI !



Is it really so ?????

 

[Shovelhead]

Re: is it really so ?

Originally posted by lizzyhermit

I read somewhere that you can get the OMNI with the HEMI !



Is it really so ?????

It's available in the NEON, but it a little tough to get repairs covered under warranty.

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And the gas milage is pretty poor. :-laf

 

[Eric_77]

Yeah the old 2. 2L 4 cylinder was a hemi head but I don't think Dodge advertised it much as it would have detracted from the "real" hemi's 340,426