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Old 02-11-2004, 01:56 PM
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Default Re: Chevy Hemi

Not to be picky or anything, but why does everyone call the experimental 302 a "hemi"? Isn't it really a factory experimental/modified smallblock with a staggered valve arrangement like a big block? Shouldn't it be called a "porcupine" 302 engine instead? A true hemi would have the spark plug coming in from the top of the cylinder and the valves arranged on either side of the plug in a half circle domed design, one under the intake port and the other above the exhaust port. Just my 2 cents.
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