I know a lot of you people hold a 426 hemi in high regard...why is this? Don't you ythink a comparable built Chevy motor is just as good? I lived in Long Island, NY , for 10 years and have seen a lot of street racing. The talk was always hemi this, and hemi that, mainly because of 1 guy who had a hemi dart i think...it was fast! My buddy had a 67 impala with a stock LS7 he purchased from chevrolet for about 3000$. Fitted with an Offenhauser manifold and a big holly, this puppy ran. Needless to say he made a name for himself and eventually lined up with the hemi. Money was flying, tires burned, and the little hemi that could, lost! They raced 2 more times with the same outcome( 1/2 car lengh ) For a couple of weeks the hemi guy was nowhere to be seen then suddenly in a flash one Friday he reappeared. " He's got a new motor...rebuilt the whole thing. He wants to race the impala again" Supposedly this guy( who was a jeweler in NYC-money to burn) assumed something had to be wrong with his motor and spent 10000$ to get it right....need i tell the rest of the story? He lost again by a car length this time. He just could not understand how. Anybody on this board from LI who watched street racing extensively during the late 80's-mid 90's has seen this big white car pull the front wheels and win some money....for 3000$!!!! go figure
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