Tex Smith�s �The Complete Chrysler Hemi Engine Manual� is the most complete book of the Hemis-pherical head engine that I have ever read. It was so complete that if you�ve never owned one, you almost want to get one and build it for yourself.
It was full circle as far as engines go from the block to the finished product. Even a chapter on the 318 Polysphere for anyone not ready for the Hemi.
One of the highlights for me was a forward by the number one Fuel Driver in the game, Don Garlits. He is the best AA fuel man in the business and responsible for making drag racing what it is today.
I first saw Don in 1959 in Sanford, Maine. The track record for speed was in the 140�s mph by an Olds Powered rail from Massachusetts. When he lit the fire in that old �Swamp Rat� it drew almost everyone there into the pits cause they had never heard anything like it. He then proceeded to make several runs in the high 170�s and it was then I became hooked on the sport. If your ever in Florida make it a point to go see the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing off interstate 75 in Ocala. I promise you won�t be disappointed.
it is full of info in all 20 chapters of the proper way to set your hemi up the way to best fit your needs. There is a section on all the aspects of the Chrysler, DeSoto and Dodge and info on where you can get about anything you�d ever need to build an engine.
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