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Old October 26th 05, 05:24 PM
Steve Mackie
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Default Does vortec engine mean good?

> > (Before this causes a ruckus, look it up. They are no longer true
"hemi's".
> > They are as much of a Hemi as my '95 GM 3.4L DOHC is.)

>
> The modern 5.7 Hemi is "more" of a Hemi than any quad-valve DOHC engine,
> though. Quad-valves are pent-roof chambers.


True, I should have thought it over before typing. My point was, which I
think was conveyed, is that the new 'Hemi' name is more marketing than
design. And as pointed out by a previous poster this is not 100% true of the
'Vortec' brand as I stated earlier.

Steve


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