The Hemi name is derived from the hemispherical shape of the combustion chamber that Chrysler introduced on a V8 in 1951, and ...

Undoubtedly, you know a little something about HEMIs, but do you know what the name means? Here's where the high-performance engine got its name.

The Chrysler FirePower Hemi was the first Hemi engine that Chrysler designed for car use. It debuted in 1951 and was used primarily in Chrysler vehicles, including the Saratoga, New Yorker, and ...

When the Chrysler Hemi engine was first introduced back in 1951, there was just one size. The original FirePower featured 331 cu. in. of displacement and could deliver 180 hp.

FIRST-GENERATION HEMI ENGINES: 1951 TO 1958. Chrysler FirePower, 1951 to 1955 (Chrysler and Imperial only), 3.8125-inch bore x 3.625-inch stroke, 331ci.

The cast-iron, 331ci “FirePower” engine was rated at 180 hp. Some of Chrysler’s divisions created their own dissimilar inline-six and V-8 Hemi versions, although Plymouth did not incorporate ...

All the V-8 Engines You Missed! Hot Rod Powerplants From 1932 to 1951. What’s old is new again as a voice from the past explains the Ford Flathead, the Olds Rocket 88, the Chrysler Firepower ...

At this point the name "Hemi" is almost synonymous with V8s, but Chrysler's original Hemi engine had a different name—FirePower. The hemispherical combustion chamber was originally developed for ...

The Firepower! shows what time out for a little rational thinking can produce. We are certainly distracted. VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 3-door coupe ...

It started out as a FirePower engine back in the 50’s and for 35 years Chrysler has intermittently used the Hemi V-8 engine, short for hemispherical combustion chamber with dome-shaped ...

The Hemi engine, which dates to 1951 and the Chrysler Firepower V-8. The Chrysler 300 in 1955 was “one of the first muscle cars. ...