Dodge Cummins Engine Concern

[mikehaugen]

Yes!!! The mower on the left has the hemi and the one doing the wheelie has the ecoboost (obviously), and didn't take tax dollars to build.

:laughing:

 

[Egon]

Yes, but at the same time, the 426 in street trim was not a big performer; the 440 Six-Packs were faster. It was when you started doing mods when the 426 really shone brightly. Sure, the same could be said of other motors, like the FE427, or Boss429. But not like the 426....

Once warmed up a bit, the FE427 could not keep up in NASCAR. Even the Talladega's. That is part of why Ford only had to make 500 Talladega's in '70, and none of them were 429 or 427 4spd cars. They put those in Mustangs. All the Talladega's were 428 auto's. Mopar had to make a full 500 426 4spd Superbirds, AND make a whole bunch more(2 per dealership). Then on the track, they had addition restrictions.

Drag racing restricted them heavily too

Let's not bypass the 413 even though it was a wedge.

 

[RobertN]

the 413 and 426 wedge's were very dominate at the strip. Ramchargers!
Spotted! 1962 Dodge Dart 413ci Ramcharger, Woodward Ave, MI | Mind over Motor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSYZ-lVttbY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7spGvaUyn0c

Let's not bypass the 413 even though it was a wedge.

 

[RobertN]

Of course, I like this Hemi 6-Pack Charger E49 package. Never seen one in person, but would sure like to test drive one!

If an inline-six is good for a Cummins, why not a Hemi?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZLMLVXjSOw

 

[aczlan]

Let's not bypass the 413 even though it was a wedge.

Especially since the Beach Boys did a song about it:

Aaron Z

 

[dodge man]

I love the vintage Mopars. I've owned three of them, the fastest being a 70 440 six barrel Road Runner. The vintage stuff is where my heart is, but the truth is the newer stuff is faster and better.

My 2004 Ram with the Cummins and a mild chip on it would have given the 383 Challenger I used to own a run for the money. My 2010 Challenger would put the hurt to Road Runner I used to own. The Road Runner might have beat it if it was running slicks. The new Hellcat has clocked low 11's on the drag strip.

It's not just Mopars either, Ford and Chevy both are making some wicked quick cars, but I do love all the talk about vintage Mopars and the cool engines they made.

 

[dodge man]

BTW the shut down song is wrong. Several years ago a mag recreated the shut down song. The 413 max wedge beat the fullie Vet. In my opinion the Vette wasn't any where near stock either.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I beg to differ. I've had my Challenger on the dyno, its the 5.7, and I have a few simple bolt ons, exhaust, tuner, cold air intake, and pulled 370 hp at the rear wheels. That's either more or equal to the original 426 hemi. The newer hemis also take well to mods to get even more horsepower. If you get into either the 6.1 or 6.4 hemi, the ones in the SRT8's, they make even more power, and if that's not enough look at the Hellcat, it makes 707 hp. They have had the Hellcat on the dyno and its UNDERATED at 707 hp. They are all pretty special if you ask me. They are just a lot more common then the original 426 hemi, 392 hemi etc.

I guess I should restate that. In nothing special I mean a dime a dozen. About everyone is making some sort of Hemi engine. Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

Thanks for the entertainment. Now you are trying to run down Dodge by comparing their engines to your lawnmower? LAffin. You sir are hilarious. I remember last week when you said a eco boost out tows a 1 ton diesel dually and that a eco diesel is equal to a mid size SUV. And now this. I need to keep track of these and do a greatest hits list for you. It would be hilarious. Top it off with at least 100 posts where you remind us that Ford didn't' take tax dollars from the government, which we all know because you put it on your avi as well. Thanks again for the entertainment.

Glad I can entertain you. Must be hard stepping off your soap,box and putting down your crayons....

Chris

 

[MossRoad]

A 20 year old V-8 gasser pushing a huge 4x4 vehicle that gets almost 18 mpg?

I get 12 around town, but 18+ on the highway. I've had it for about 5 years. It was an old EMT vehicle for a fire department. It just turned 100K about a month ago.