HEMI:-)

Niki Albury joelsmama at tpgi.com.au
Mon Apr 5 11:07:46 GMT 1999


no sorry i've found it and I'll look at it soon........thanks again cant wait to
see little cole

Niki & Joel

Tedscj at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/4/99 3:32:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> talltom at effectnet.com writes:
>
> > While all the hemi heads are here, I'd like to ask what's supposed
> >  to be in a 57 DeSoto Adventurer. A buddy's got one, and it's got
> >  the factory 2-4 barrel carbs. He sez it can run 140, I'd like
> >  to know what it sposed to be.
> >     I wanna keep from gettin my doors blown off by a 57 DeSoto...:-)
> >  (This thing IS the car in the SHOE cartoon)
>
> The book I have (although I'm not completely convinced of it's accuracy) says
> a 345ci Hemi v8 with twin quad induction, 9.25 to 1 compression ratio,
> hydraulic valve lifters, and 345 HP.  Also, it states that the '57 Adventurer
> was the first car have an engine with 1 HP per 1 CI as *standard* equipment.
> And I have read that a '56 Chrysler 300B (similar size car and Hemi engine
> with similar HP figures) could do 140, so I'd bet with the right gearing,
> your friends Adventurer could, too.  (at least according to Hemi lore!)
>
> Ted






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