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February 03, 2015 at
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Will we see dodge 6.1 hemis in sprints someday like they allow LS engines. I think they'd have potential.
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February 03, 2015 at
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Posted By: Peahead on February 03 2015 at 07:21:02 PM
Will we see dodge 6.1 hemis in sprints someday like they allow LS engines. I think they'd have potential.
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Have you ever seen the size of a Hemi engine? No way would that thing fit in a chassis.
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February 04, 2015 at
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You could go back to the single tube/truss frame of the 60s/early 70s and the hemi would fit. Wouldn't be competitive, but it'd "have a hemi in it"
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February 04, 2015 at
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Posted By: Peahead on February 03 2015 at 07:21:02 PM
Will we see dodge 6.1 hemis in sprints someday like they allow LS engines. I think they'd have potential.
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I thought that when they first came out, but haven't seen them used successfully in ANY form of racing
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February 04, 2015 at
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Years ago, sometime in the mid 60's, a Hemi showed up at Little Springfield, Illinois and an unknown (at least to me) driver was driving the sprint car. It never had much success as no one could beat it down the straights but it just didn't make the turns very well. Probably a weight distribution issue. Do any of you old farts remember this car? If so, please comment. During the same period there was also a sprint car with a blower that showed up a few times. Does anyone remember anything about that one? One of the hotshoes at time was running an injected buick engine. I don't recal his name, maybe Hollingworth?? These were the days of Larry Cannon, Storman Norman Jones, Don Branson, Jim Moehaun (sp?), Dick Gains, Sheldon Kinser and a host of others.
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February 04, 2015 at
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I liked that "run what you brung" era
I've seen a blower car at Knoxville Museum & also a Chrysler hemi at Kville & EMMR. I think it was driven by an African American woman who was fairly successful. But that was the old hemi
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February 04, 2015 at
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The new "Hemi" doesn't look any bigger than an LS. The Ford modular on the other hand with it's OHC's. I think it'd be cool to introduce new engines.
http://www.bpeusa.com/6.1Hemi%201%20BPE.jpg
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February 04, 2015 at
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A 360 hemi would fit. A 426 Hemi would not without mods. But there have been chassis with mods for decades.
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February 04, 2015 at
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Right, the 5.7 or 6.1, but not the old 426. That thing is a drag racing boat anchor.
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February 04, 2015 at
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Posted By: revjimk on February 04 2015 at 02:25:37 PM
I liked that "run what you brung" era
I've seen a blower car at Knoxville Museum & also a Chrysler hemi at Kville & EMMR. I think it was driven by an African American woman who was fairly successful. But that was the old hemi
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My brother said Ron Shuman used to race a car in CRA years ago with a blown engine.
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February 04, 2015 at
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Posted By: nd2rc on February 04 2015 at 03:54:53 PM
The new "Hemi" doesn't look any bigger than an LS. The Ford modular on the other hand with it's OHC's. I think it'd be cool to introduce new engines.
http://www.bpeusa.com/6.1Hemi%201%20BPE.jpg
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It would be nice to see more variety in engines in sprints. I think the rules at a lot of tracks and sanctioning bodies kill experimenting with the newer engines.
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February 04, 2015 at
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Not sure about sprint cars, but in the 60s dirt modifieds (jalopies, coupes, "hotrods") were "run what you brung" with points leader starting all the way back. It was great.
My intro to dirt track racing was at Eastside Speedway in Waynesboro Va. All sorts of different homebuilt cars, variety of engines. Smokey Stover ran a 33 coupe with Corvette 327, factory fuel injection, starting from the back, he won something like 22 out of 24 races in 1962. Fought his way thru almost every time...
Run whatcha brung, total inversion.... if you can spend a fortune on your engine, you will have your work cut out for you as a driver....
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February 04, 2015 at
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Kieth Black had a Hemi House Car at Ascot, Skagit had a hemi with Limited success in the 70s early 80s
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February 04, 2015 at
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They're heavy
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February 04, 2015 at
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Posted By: CentralPaPosse on February 03 2015 at 07:43:43 PM
Have you ever seen the size of a Hemi engine? No way would that thing fit in a chassis.
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Yep......No way a little 'ol 6.1 would fit....
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February 05, 2015 at
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Cool thought!
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