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Difference between a 354 and a 426 Hemi?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by KevinS, Mar 20, 2010.

  1. benji2714
    Joined: Feb 23, 2010
    Posts: 73

    benji2714
    Member

    Blown 354 I have had that in my all steel Willys for 15 years. Mild enough for the street. Play with it at the track, (mainly for pics) carberated engine. You can get anything for them at HOT Heads, Check the swapmeet, engines show up there often.
     
  2. Hot Rod Willys
    Joined: Nov 10, 2006
    Posts: 1,700

    Hot Rod Willys
    Member
    from Ohio

    I sent you a PM saying that I dont think your car ever had a Hemi in it, the last race motor was a 426 wedge not a Hemi. If you tried to stuff a Hemi in the car you will have to do some cutting and from the looks of it I would never cut on that car. I have several pictures of the car back in the day in race trim. My coupe is a carbon copy of yours back then.
     
  3. KevinS
    Joined: Mar 17, 2010
    Posts: 270

    KevinS
    Member
    from Ohio

    After further research/finding documentation and speaking to other guys that knew the car I found out that in the early 60's it ran a Cadillac motor. It then had a 426 Wedge in it at the 65 NHRA Nationals when it won Best Engineered award. I had another person tell me that it later switched to a Hemi. Not sure if this is documented or not. I know that when Pfeifer had the car it had the Cadillac and then wedge motor. I am looking to put an injected wedge back in it again. The car can also be seen in the #46 issue of The Rodder's Journal. There is a 2-page spread of it when Pfeifer ran it.

    I am south of Dayton, OH.
     

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