GC> > Good to see another Dodge fan! You seem to a bit of an
GC> > expert on Hemi's so maybe you can help me. My
GC> > expertise only goes back to about the muscle car era,
GC> > and those Hemi's were 426's. Anyway my question is my
GC> > father in law has an old hemi in his barn, that he
GC> > pulled out of his old Dodge passenger car ( early 50's
GC> > I think) He says the  motor is a 2?? something, any
GC> > idea what it is and what kind of horse power it has?
GC> > It does say "Firepower" on the valvecover. I'm trying
GC> > to talk him out of this engine, but he keeps saying
GC> > he's gonna rebuild it. But it has been sitting for
GC> > about 25 years!
GC>Here is a little information on the early MOPAR hemi's.
GC>Sorry I did not put the factory H.P. here but if you have
GC>questions on one or two models I will look them up for you.
GC>It sounds like he may have either a 240 or 270 engine. An
GC>off the top guess for horsepower would be 190-225.
Hmm, only thing is..  He said it had "FIREPOWER" written on the vavle
covers which means it had to be a 331, 354, or 392.  As far as I know
there were no 200 anything "FIREPOWER" motors.
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