When I was kid, my dad had a blown 392 sitting in a Speedway Motors t bucket. Imagine riding in a go cart with this motor and about 50lbs of fiberglass to protect you. To top it off it had a beer keg gas tank as a rear bumper.
A friend of mine had a 392 in a Stevens hull, with Caselli V-drive. I put my foot in there and I left it. The boat just kept coming on, until it was leaping off the surface of the water. I backed out of it real slowly. 2X4 cross ram, Hunt Magneto, the only thing I can compare it to is a 427 side oiler In a Sanger hull 2X4 tunnel ram. 106 mph- for sure. Brutal.
You know, Dominic, the sound of a hot rod engine is something I’ve loved over all of my 73 years. I grew up building cars way back in the day when there weren’t a whole lot of commercially available parts … we built them. And, if this were 1958 there wouldn’t be much of an issue. Back then few families had more than one vehicle. But there are too many of us on this planet in 2022 and far, far too many cars. The climate crisis isn’t a joke, Dominic and denying it is not particularly rational. I don’t think the electric car is a solution at all. The answer is far fewer vehicles and far more public transportation, and then maybe we could all appreciate the odd beautiful 1958 blown hemi.
@@dougthomson5544 the “less cars, more public transportation” comment is as irrational as the electric cars comment for people who don’t live in the city. There is no public transportation for someone who lives in the country and drives an hour plus to work or the grocery store
@@paytonputteet4446 Ah, Payton, you’ve got to get back to school young man - comprehension is an important skill. I didn’t say, “… no cars,” nor did I say, “… less cars,” (the dune buggy I built when a kid was “less” than the original car - look up the difference between fewer and less). I said, “… fewer cars.” Now think about that Payton, review what I said and think again.
My first experience with noticing a car was when Dad bought a 1959 Dodge Sierra Spectator D500. Red and white, with a/c in the front and the back! As it turned out, I developed a love for long roofs because of it. My first HEMI experience came when I had the fortune of buying a 392 out of a 58 Imperial, along with the transmission and rear end assembly. It ran well [car was totaled from the rear] and was complete. With lots of help, that combination found its way into a 34 Vicky. Spent a couple years putting it together, never did get it painted. Owned it for 8 years. Sure do wish I'd kept it. Nice job on your engine. How did the EFI work? No such animal back in the 60s...that was practical. The MOPAR unit was unobtanium and didn't work well, anyhow...
You do it just how I would on a first start,get it idling,check rpm,check timing,check exhaust Temps.hope it,s still running sweet for ya, Best wishes to you all,from,Auckland,New Zealand.
we are rebuilding a 354 hemi right now for my 71 duster my grandfather worked at chrysler when these engines were built and he always swore by these motors
@@scottsmith5623 Actually his spelling is fine, it's the grammar that is poor. Maybe you should check your English comprehension skills first before being a dick.
@@ThunderAppeal that was a crate performance engine not a production engine installed in the assembly line the purchaser installed it or had it installed by a race shop
I am in the middle of a 392 build right now. It came out of a 57 Chrysler imperial and is a 4bbl block as well. It's going into a 59 D700 tow truck that looks just like mator.lol
@@jonathangriffiths9266 thanks we just got all the pieces back from the machine shop, and we took all the pieces so they could be cleaned in there cooker. I will upload a small video when I get her assembled.
@Rockin' Ross, A clutch that had several plates to handle the huge amount of torque that was needed to drive the blower, and a door with seperate tunnels to allow intake air & fuel to bypass the roots supercharger...
@@Anonymous_Music The word “Blown” of course is slang for “Supercharged” and this video is only of the engine break-in process.There was a small vacuum leak affecting the idle- that has long been fixed. It’s since been properly tuned and found a home in an old school ‘34 Ford. We appreciate the compliment! The look of the engine was inspired by the vintage dragster named “Vagabond.”
If all components are new, what is the break-in like for a motor and blower like that? Also, when blown, is there a rule of thumb or percentage of stock/standard hemi motor carburetor cfm that is added to these carburetor's specs for the blower to breathe well? 👍✌
No way the head temp was 102 after 20 mins. that must be some kind of a mistake, engine sounds real good idle means nothing, it's on a wood block stand great job
@@mikesmith5983 If you go to time index 2:44 on the video, you can actually see the hose on the right side of the cross feed exiting the motor and running off into the distance. But I assure you the water was flowing. I was there- in the black shirt.
392 had 3.906 stroke,331-354 had 3.63 stoke,the blocks on the 57-58 hemi's had taller deck,for increased stroke,all heads and intakes interchange with spacers,this is the ULTIMATE ENGINE,its based off a fighter plane engine,same as a harley,hemispherical combustion chambers,in and out valve arrangement,top end-----------UNLIMITED
I'm sure its headed there eventually...some guys build for others or build and test first out of car. I just re gasketed the 302 in my mustang and put it all back in the car and the rear main leaked..wish I could have had it out of car to find that out first instead of having to pull the trans again.
