A rare 6 cylinder rod: It is rare simply because it's not a V8 (I think it's the only 6 cyl rod I've seen). It's a Chrysler 265 Hemi & although it has plenty of get up & go, it lacks...

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

It is rare simply because it's not a V8 (I think it's the only 6 cyl rod I've seen). It's a Chrysler 265 Hemi & although it has plenty of get up & go, it lacks that gorgeous V8 exhaust note. Downloading is recommended.

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imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

DOOK wrote:

It is rare simply because it's not a V8 (I think it's the only 6 cyl rod I've seen). It's a Chrysler 265 Hemi & although it has plenty of get up & go, it lacks that gorgeous V8 exhaust note. Downloading is recommended.

Very sharp ! - I like the processing on this also. But, it is NOT a hemi - I do like the 3 side draft Webers !

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Nice work and nice photo.
It's interesting that after all that gorgeous work, they'd have not put the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car.

--Bob

DOOK wrote:

It is rare simply because it's not a V8 (I think it's the only 6 cyl rod I've seen). It's a Chrysler 265 Hemi & although it has plenty of get up & go, it lacks that gorgeous V8 exhaust note. Downloading is recommended.

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Great shot Earl...I've seen quite a few 6's over the years...some of the early ones had the good old Holden grey motor and later ones, the red motor...

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Nice shot, Earl.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

imagemeister wrote:

Very sharp ! - I like the processing on this also. But, it is NOT a hemi - I do like the 3 side draft Webers !

Actually it is a hemi (hemispherical combustion chambers) and known as such. It was sold in the Australian market complete with the triple 45DCOE Webers. I did a double take also the first time I encountered one because we rarely see this engine in the US. I know what you mean - you’re referring to THE classic (and legendary) 426 Hemi I believe...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Hemi-6_Engine

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

TriX wrote:

Actually it is a hemi (hemispherical combustion chambers) and known as such. It was sold in the Australian market complete with the triple 45DCOE Webers. I did a double take also the first time I encountered one because we rarely see this engine in the US. I know what you mean - you’re referring to THE classic (and legendary) 426 Hemi I believe...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Hemi-6_Engine

Thanks for the link, TriX--that covers it pretty well. Earl.

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

That motor is most likely out of a 60s-70s Chrysler Valiant...most likely the "Charger"...from memory, 265HP...they also did a 245HP version...

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

TriX wrote:

Actually it is a hemi (hemispherical combustion chambers) and known as such. It was sold in the Australian market complete with the triple 45DCOE Webers. I did a double take also the first time I encountered one because we rarely see this engine in the US. I know what you mean - you’re referring to THE classic (and legendary) 426 Hemi I believe...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Hemi-6_Engine

Thanks for the link ! - learn something new everyday ! - but here is an excerpt from the link -

"The Hemi-6 is a pushrod O.H.V. (overhead valve) engine, with combustion chambers comprising about 35% of the top of the globe. This creates what is known as a low hemispherical shaped chamber. Although the Hemi-6 does not contain truly hemispherical combustion chambers, the "Hemi" moniker was used primarily for its marketing cachet based on the reputation of Chrysler's 1950s-1970s (true) Hemi V8 engines."

So, it is a "hemi" mostly in name only ........not a TRUE hemi . Still, love those carbs !

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

imagemeister wrote:

Thanks for the link ! - learn something new everyd... (show quote)

Point taken. Love those Webers also - fitted a pair to my ‘71 BMW 2002 using a pair of 1800 TISA maniflods. Over time, I got very good at jetting and setting up Webers. The beauty of the DCOE is that almost everything you need to change (main, air correction, emulsion tube, etc.) is easily and quickly accessible under the cap on top - you can change jets in a couple of minutes on a pair. Very handy when you’re tuning.

Btw, 302 BHP from 265 cu in seemed like pretty good efficiency in the day, but now it’s commonplace to see 300 BHP from 3.5 Litres from tractable (non turbo) street engines with no mods. Fuel injection, electronic engine management and high compression ratios are giving us BHP/cu in. on street engines that would have been race car territory 25 years ago, and the trend is toward small (2L) turbos making similar power.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

TriX wrote:

Point taken. Love those Webers also - fitted a pai... (show quote)

..........I believe the 2002 Tii came stock with two webers .....? I always lusted for them.