2024 is a sad year for many engine enthusiasts because it will see Dodge discontinue production of its famed Hemi engine. Car companies have long been trying to adhere to ever changing emissions ...

Chrysler is known for building Hemi engines, and it even trademarked the HEMI (all caps) name to signify to buyers that its vehicles have a unique powertrain. However, one of the interesting facts ...

The first hemi engines were invented in the early 1900s to power the nation's first automobiles. In the 1940s, improved versions were developed for use in the airplanes of WWII. However, Chrysler ...

Only 58 Dodge Chargers came with a 426 Hemi and a four-speed manual transmission during the 1967 model year production run ...

Two HEMI engines from sources outside Direct Connection ... On our list is the company's 465-horsepower Chrysler small block compatible 408-cubic-inch carbureted crate engine, with 494 lb-ft ...

Changes in NASCAR regulations meant that Chrysler devoted the engine to NHRA drag racing, and to this day the Gen II 426 Race Hemi is still used in Funny Car and Top Fuel dragsters. It's that long ...

though with proper rotating components and ancillary parts the sky’s practically the limit with what this engine can produce. The Chrysler 426 Hemi’s brute performance won its advocates many ...

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Since his departure, insiders at the company have blamed Tavares for ending production of the Hemi engine, saying, "Everybody wanted to keep [it]," while Tavares pushed for its removal.

For peak performance, an all-new 300 SRT8 arrives in 2012 powered by a 6.4-liter HEMI engine. Generating 470 horsepower, 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 sedan is also outfitted with a two-mode adaptive ...