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Hemi Small Block Heads
« on: July 11, 2006 - 11:32:40 AM »
I saw the place selling small block hemi heads at Carlisle. After I stopped drooling on myself, I started wondering what the issues with these might be. Anybody know anything about them, or better yet have experience with them?


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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2006 - 06:17:37 PM »
do you remember the name of the company so we can see pics of them from their website?
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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2006 - 06:37:54 PM »
I guess that would help.

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I just took a look but didn't see any mention of small block heads. They had a sign that said "Turn any 318, 340 or 360 into a hemi." I wonder if they were just being metaphorical, like "You'll have power like a Hemi."
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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2006 - 11:04:04 PM »
I am guessing but could they be current production hemi heads like on the new Charger?WOuld they even fit?
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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2006 - 05:37:04 AM »
I thought about that last night when I was looking at the page, and that could be the answer. What they were showing didn't look like the new Hemi heads to me, but I only looked for a few seconds.


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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2006 - 09:18:35 AM »
ther is a company making small block hemi heads for LA blocks now , missed the display at Carlisle though , would have liked to have seen it

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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2006 - 09:21:23 AM »
So I'm not crazy. Or at least no crazier than I thought I was before Carlisle.

Thanks, Chryco. Do you know anything about them?


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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2006 - 11:26:51 AM »
NO, these are NOT the new 5.7 hemi heads. I saw these guys at carlisle also, saw them last year too. They have a head that bolts on to the small block, not sure what head it is, but its a hemi head. Definitly not the 5.7/6.1
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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2006 - 12:28:23 PM »
I don't remember the name of the company making the heads, but they have been out for at least a couple of years now. I seem to remember the conversion being pretty expensive too! The heads were based on the old 392 Chrysler head, as opposed to the 426 or new 5.7/6.1 hemis. Come to think of it, the small block conversion came out shortly before the new hemis.
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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2006 - 12:32:35 PM »
so these will replace U, J and X heads???? 
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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2006 - 04:00:43 PM »
There was a company making them for big blocks called Stage V. I don't know if they still are though, Their website hasn't been updated since 2001.

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/articles/mopar/bigblock/0506em_hemi/

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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2006 - 04:12:13 PM »
Stage V is still making heads.  Just got a pair for my motor.

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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2006 - 05:19:52 PM »
These guys make a small block conversion kit with a hemi head
http://www.rodandcustommachines.com/smallblockhemiheads.html

Couldn't vouch for it tho....
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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2006 - 05:57:53 PM »
They sure are selling them for a fortune!If I was going to put that kind of money in an engine,I'd just go buy a 426 hemi crate,or a new hemi crate SB from Ma Mopar
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Re: Hemi Small Block Heads
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2006 - 08:24:42 PM »
These guys make a small block conversion kit with a hemi head
http://www.rodandcustommachines.com/smallblockhemiheads.html




There you go!!! Those were the ones I remembered. Like I said, they were pretty high priced! :scared:
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