440 hemi conversion??

[lordofrc]

alright, im pretty new to big blocks so bear with me. I have been looking at the 440 i have and ive seen hemi blocks and they look exactly the same. Is it possible to put Hemi heads on a 440? If so how come they didnt have a 440 hemi back in the day?

 

[696pack]

alright, im pretty new to big blocks so bear with me. I have been looking at the 440 i have and ive seen hemi blocks and they look exactly the same. Is it possible to put Hemi heads on a 440? If so how come they didnt have a 440 hemi back in the day?

The Hemi block upon closer inspection IS quite different than a 440 block. The mains are cross bolted in a Hemi and not on a 440.

The factory never built anything like you are asking about.

Back in the days when the Hemi blocks were not available there was a company that made Hemi heads or a retro fit that would allow them to be used on a 440. However it is cost prohibitive in comparison to just buying the new Hemi engines or even buying a good older original Hemi engine.

 

[Redpolara]

There's descrepancies with oil return holes and pushrods, I think there might??? also be something to do with misaligned water jackets.

 

[chooch]

I believe this should answer your question.
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/articles/mopar/bigblock/0506em_hemi/index.html

 

[rdrunner1974]

Hemi

As 696pack say's COST. Here's info.:eusa_boohoo:
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/articles/mopar/bigblock/0506em_hemi/index.html

 

[rapidtransitric]

alright, im pretty new to big blocks so bear with me. I have been looking at the 440 i have and ive seen hemi blocks and they look exactly the same. Is it possible to put hemi heads on a 440? If so how come they didnt have a 440 hemi back in the day?

stage v engineering has what you are looking for

stage v .com

 

[iraqivet01]

Here's a few words I found about the Stage V conversion

http://www.moparchat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112354