Folks Of Interest The Glory that is the Hemi, picture thread

Wow. That is impressive.

 

Just to stir the pot a little!

 

Bird's eye view of a 426 HEMI without the intake manifold....

 

Mine is in this mass of pic's somewhere and I miss working with it and giving it some love. Edit: Found it on page (2)
So..................... I've been thinking about, (oh no, oh no) increasing the compression ratio with new pistons. I have no idea what they are now as I didn't do the last rebuild, but I did have the cam reground last time around thatI had it apart, so all that would have to be rediscovered all over again. I do not want to pull the motor, clean the cylinders up as they were good at that point. I'd of course check the inserts and mains, and seals etc. go with new gaskets and all and pretty much just enjoy myself. I'd maybe go with a larger cam also from the same Delta guys here in Tacoma, something streetable to match what they would recommend with the compression ratio choice. I am aware of valve piston clearance ofCourse and wrist pin cautions Now it is your turn for advice to this 85 year old what to do and if it's a smart move. I'd be taking my time; I like building much better than driving and this would most likely be my last time inside this guy I'm thinking. Then also I have my back up man, Jim who helped me put this on the road back in '17 and has his own stable of Resto rides, (5), he rents out on the weekends through Hemmings.

 

This is just a heads up so you can plan accordingly if you should decide to go ahead with this project. If you need pistons that aren't off the shelf parts, you better plan ahead for the looooong lead time. I don't know if things have gotten better in the last year, but last year lead time was between 6 and 9 months.

 

Thanks for the heads up slayer. My partner in crime at our regular neighbor Saturday morning breakfast asked "Why would you do this to a perfectly tuned and running motor? I just said, "Cause I love It" He said " "Your nuts. This from a guy who has a full stable of rentable Resto rides.
I'm going on line to check into this as I post this now.

 

Happy 4/26 Day.