The Hemi Test bed... [PIC]

Rich Sufficool · 2024-11-02T18:27:38Z

This 1964 Dodge 330 Conpetition #980-1053 became the new 426 Hemi V8 test bed for Chrysler looking for a winning engine for NASCAR and Daytona. They gave it to 'Head of engine development' and Ramchargers team member Tom Hoover. The engine was loosely based on the 426 wedge block, now strengthened and featuring "Hemispherical Combustion Chambered Cylinder Heads".The engineas supplied, didn't offer anything more than the 426 wedge. The secret involved replacing the Carter 4bbls with Holleys and then rotating the intake manifold 90° for better flow. By the time they were done, the Hemi dyno'd at an unheard of 550+ HP. Hoover couldn't resist turning this Dodge into the iconic Ramchargers 1053 drag car. While the sorted out Hemi went on to provide bullet-proof power at NASCAR and Daytona, Hoover took his drag car to debut at the April '64 Detroit Dragway event. With their driver having retired, Roger Lindamood stepped in to win Class Eliminator with a, A/FX record time. The Ramchargers team then took #1053 on the road for match racing (where the money was) where Lindamood became their chief adversary driving the famous "Color Me Gone" car. 1964 turned out this car's sole year of dominance as the Altered Wheelbase configuration was good for a whopping 2 seconds off the ETs in the A/FX class.... and once again Tom Hoover & Co were on the cutting edge with their '65 Dodge Coronet AWB "Ferndale Candy" (last pic)

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Christopher Moroni

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03/11/2024 12:45 pm

@rich-sufficool I've seen vintage RC photos with red/white rims on the front OR the rear but never both. My real issue, however, is with the rim design itself. HW61 did tool the proper rim design (see pics ) but put it on the rear.

I need to take that HW61 rear rim, painted red/white then install it on the front (with a whitewall tire ) and then get a deeper-dish black rim for the rear.

- BTW: Here's a vintage pic of the RC car set-up like ours (the original HW61 release ).

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Marty Johnson

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03/11/2024 6:09 pm

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Totally out of my depth, I ask if one would use automatic transmission for competition - and why ?

Professor Moroni is correct. The early to mid-sixties saw the emergence of the efficiency of the automatic transmission. The auto was quicker for fuel-injected (and supercharged) running on nitromethane fuel drag racing applications.

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