Engine to beat 'Hemi' Hans • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **dave-r** » 17 Feb 2004 21:44

Has anyone got a spare set of crank bearings to fit this engine I was thinking of using to beat Hans and his Hemi?

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

by **Doug444UT** » 17 Feb 2004 23:28

Dave, I know that Dodge claimed that the E-body was designed to handle almost any engine, in-line 6-cylinders included, but this one may require a bit of massaging of the firewall, don't you think?

by **dave-r** » 18 Feb 2004 8:38

Worse than that. I just realised it is a two-stroke. That rules it out then. I hate two-strokes.

by **dave-r** » 18 Feb 2004 11:36

Two other problems.

I would have to move the seats back 85ft.

Also when you do the sums. To get my car to go the same mph as it can go now you would have to gear up the output x66. That reduces the output torque to just 85,000lbs/ft torque.
That still sounds plenty until you look at the weight of the engine. It is over 5 million lbs!

So it is no good as a race engine.

by **dave-r** » 18 Feb 2004 12:28

Thanks to Bryan Eidins for the link to that web site.

by **Tim** » 18 Feb 2004 13:16

Plus you'd have to re-jet your carbs Dave.

by **72 Challenger (Hans)** » 19 Feb 2004 18:19

Hmmm, missed this one...

Nice link guys! Curious at how many NOS could it take before meltdown :lol:

Dave, don't forget to change your rearend for a .0065:1 as the diesel only runs 102rpm it says...

So Dave, tell me, looks like you're alraedy thinking how to beat the hemi...