331 Hemi In A 49 Chevy Coupe?

I was just wondering if anyone on here has put a 331 Hemi in a 49/50 chevy coupe before?
I hope i posted this in the right place.

 

I've got a couple of pictures of an early fifties Chevy with the hemi transplant. I'll see if I can find them later tonight.

 

Thanks

 

I think YOU should do it, post lots of pictures, do a good job, and drive the hell out of it!! If a 454 can fit in there (which I've seen) then you can fit a hemi. You just might have to be a little creative.

DO IT!!

 

OK now you have got me thinking!!!!! a HEMI in my CHEVY would be really cool!!! OK I need to start looking for one!!

John

 

I had a 331 Hemi in my '54 about 44 years ago. Just take out those inner fenders and you'll be good to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

a Hemi on a 49 chevy would be like putting ketchup on a bannana.

just plain wrong.

 

Why is that? Because nobody else does it?

 

Why??? Its better than a boring SBC which I have in my 51....and its boring!

 

Hemi's make everything better.......

 

i agree with 49 rat fink. doing some just to be different doesnt make it right.

 

Awful idea.

























Why waste a Hemi like that?

 

Its way better than wasting a POS 289 on a Dodge

 

Plymouth

 

Ok picture you're at a car show and you are walking down the isle of Chevys lets see 350,350,350,350,350,350,350,350,350,327,350,350,Hemi ...wtf!! Get the point?
Why is putting a hemi in a chevy wrong? Just because its different does'nt mean its wrong.... its just.....different. Im a diehard Chevy fan always have been always will be but like the man said a Hemi makes everything better.

 

DO IT!!!! It will be cool

 

Maybe I like cheese wiz on my oreos...DO IT!

 

No question that a Hemi has max cool factor, but for a shiverlay even I would not use a Hemi, well except for the 62 Nova that I ran in B/Gas a lifetime ago..... I vote for a Cad 500.

 

Anyone else around here got a 49/50 chevy?

 

i happen to like ketchup on bananas, and hot sauce on my icecream also.

 

i say Do It!!! the cool factor would be phenomenal!!!!

 

Exactly why I run a BBC. Hemi would be cool

 

Guy in Clarkston, WA had a 50 Olds with a 331 Hemi and B&M Hydrostick. Went like stink - very clean swap.

"the three most useless things to a pilot are the al***ude above you, the runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago"

dj

 

I think it would be cool and thats what Hot Rodding is all about right? Its all about what you want and thats rare around here with a wife and three youngens, very seldom is about what i want.Ya dig?
Does anyone know how much the 331's cost.I just want a complete buildable engine and it does'nt have to run.
Later

 

Oh yeah all the guys that hammered me for thinking about putting a hemi in a chevy, atleast im not driving a import with a weed eater under the hood and a fartcan out back! Most of the guys around here that are 16-33 are all ricers,they're all like whats a hemi?I tell them its like V-TEC but the difference is you win the race.LOL!
Later Matt

 

dare to be different ..

 

I've seen one in a straight-axle 59 T-bird and it was pretty decent, so have at it.

 

go for it buddys got a big blk chev in his 54 chev fitting nice! like ya say theres got to be some thing else than a sbc a cad would be cool also

 

If you do not yet own a 331 then you have some choices at different price levels. Also, keep in mind that these things are expensive to rebuild and there will be gobs of very pricey eye candy available.
There are three distinct versions of the 331 Hemi and one 331 Poly which can be converted to a Hemi. There are also truck, marine, and industrial versions with some similarities and lots of overlap.
1). 51-53 has the ½ bellhousing/extension at the rear of the block. 51-53 have small-ish ports and valves. All 51-53 have 2-bbl carbs. There is no correct 4-bbl intake for the 51-53. Generally, these will be the least money.
2). 1954 block looses the extension, gains large ports and valves. All 54 versions have 4-bbl carb. Compression remains at 7.5:1
3). 1955 changes water pump and intake manifold design, comp goes to 8.5:1. This will be the highest value engine.
Note; There have been 54 engines found in early 55 cars with 55 stampings.
4). 1956 331 is the poly engine. Do not let the poly head fool you, it can run as had as you like, it just does not have the cool factor.

Hard to say what the values should be in AL. Around the NW I have seen prices continue to escalate; asking prices start around $600 and go over $2000 for a complete '55, which is 354 territory, touching on the 392 doorstep.
Also be sure to look through the Hemi tech index for more details or send a pm if ya want.

 

A hemi in a Chevy is the only engine other than another Chevy engine to put in a Chevy. Chevy in a Chevy or a hemi in a Chevy, there is no other choice. If you can do it, do it.