I remember going to the Iowa State fair and watching Derr And Stott race... My dad loved watching those two battle. Unfortunately the state fair track is gone.
mopars unlimited has a 383 hemi for sale somebody modified a 383 block to use hemi heads if the new owner of keith black was smart he would buy the motor and mass produce the block the shorter deck with shorter stroke winds up a lot faster on the streets . its a superior street motor
the borders and delivery fees i get it but, we can't dyno an engine here in canada? we don't have climate control inside or you dyno test outside, engine and bare ass on a bank of snow tabarnack?
I have had good results with BAE engines and heads. KB too. Wish you were making the big valve heads too. I have a couple KB's with the 9/16 head studs and they are pretty early production. The BAEs have been really good to me. I haven't had any issues. The new KB facility is local to me which I like. We don't have decent machine shops in the Tampa Bay area. True story. It's getting BAD
Rick want to buy a block don’t want to have the problems you had with KB what’s the best block to buy cast or aluminum doesn’t matter just want a block with right specs I’m not a machinist just a back yard mechanic.
Nick's Garage in Canada is a big Mopar guy and he rebuilds many factory hemis and 440 cu in engines and rear main leaks is always something he looks for. He has a engine dyno room and everything that he rebuilds goes on the dyno and tuned for max HP before going to the customer you should check his channel out it's awesome if your into Mopars he does other brands too but Mopars are the main thing he does and has many Americans that bring their car to him www.youtube.com/@NicksGarage/videos
Ultra-rare in that there were only two of these demos ever made, and even Chrysler/Plymouth execs didn't know where this one was, my grandfather ran that classroom for decades and won the Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest with his students so many years that the competition ultimately told him they hoped he'd never come back, RIP Waymon Wray. Did my heart good to see that classroom again...mixed feelings about it leaving the school but it's a neat piece of history for sure. One thing they don't mention is it plugs into the wall and runs on an electric motor, you can see the pistons turning, etc.
Such great guys ....wow. I learned so much new interesting stuff and i loved how clean & neat absolutely every car was ! The stories how he got the cars were all great !!
Go watch Rick Seaman's videos on his KB Hemi build. He says the dowel pins for the heads are off by .006" and the stock 426 Hemi used Ø.246" dowels instead of the more common Ø.250" used on his KB block. Maybe get a set of production drawings from Chrysler if they will sell them to you.
Used to be good friends with Wes Cerny KB shop Forman and engine builder for the Coors Lite Blown Alcohol Hydro, while I was engine builder and Crew Chief for "Ofixco" #172 Blown Alcohol Hydro.....
Very cool I worked at KB in late 80s with Wes Cerny and John Garrison we did some bad ass HEMI engines 636ci tractor pull and 557ci Big Willie off shore boats too
