A TRUE MOPAR NUT would know that the only TRUE HEMI are the 50's Chrysler, De Soto, and Dodge Hemis. The 426 IS NOT a true Hemi because both the intake and exhaust valve were tilted 12 degrees toward the intake so the head could be narrowed to fit the "B" block. The new generation Hemi uses less that a true HEMISHERE, Half of a SHERE, because it has been found, by NASCAR engine builders, that a SMALLER combustion chamber with less piston dome makes more power, is more fuel efficients, and has lower emissions than the BIG combustion, big domes used on both the 426, and the 50's Hemis. A point of trivia. The first production Hemi, 1951 331 CID Chrysler only had a 7.1 to one compression ratio.. On the 426 NOT being a true hemi with the valve tilt. That said NO ONE can argue with the power they produced in late 60'/early 70's PRO STOCK racing trim.
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Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
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