Why Won't This 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda Run Right? Tuning, Fixing Crappy Repro Parts, And More
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- I really like Hemis. Like, I really like them. Just the name strikes fear into the hearts of mortals. The Hemi has a presence like few other engines. But I'm starting to understand why so many people say they prefer the 440 for performance purposes. The Hemi is high strung, challenging to tune, and annoying to work on. But... Hemi.
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As I've told you before Jamie, when I had survived 2 tours in the 101st Airborne infantry, I came home had no ride but had banked all my GI pay, so I bought a '67 Dart six, three on the tree. It was in good shape lo miles and was part of my plan . I had to have a Hemi! I found a '69 GTX black red leather, Dual quad 426! At a chevy/ olds dealer on his back lot. It was covered in dust, wouldn't start and had had a bad owner. This was Chevy dealers opinion. So as it sat in '70 I ended up buying it for $800.00 cash. I had a tow truck bring it home for me, house I rented at the time had a nice garage ( fourtunate!!!)! I refurbished the car it took over a year, but she finally came to life!! I loved this car kept it for years I intended to never part with it but..... yeah I fell in love and I owned three mopars, GTX, Dart, pickup . Sooooo, to buy a house, the GTX was the most valuable so I sold it !!! End of my Hemi dream!
Dang. Unfortunately that does seem to be the way these things go.
This black hemi cuda is very similar in looks to my cuda at a quick glance I might even mistake it. Here's the difference. Mine is a 73. I also put a 383 in Mine which will out run that pesky hemi. I only say that because I've out ran a dual quad 70 hemi cuda. I never felt so good about my car. It's Bitchen 😊
I’m definitely a fan of the 383. There are a lot of factors at play comparing the two engines - but either way, the 383 is awesome.
You are so right about that. I have a 69 road runner 4 spd that I want to put a old 440 i scored into it but the 440 came out of a late 60s motor home the down side is the crank of the 440 is not drilled for the pilot bushing. Got any tricks to get around that if not i may 440 the cuda automatic car and use the 383 in the road runner 😮 help me out with some knowledge bro. I'm at a standstill on this one @@DeadDodgeGarage
I bet those cylinders furthest from the carb get a lot of A/F mixture... WTF? why have a 2 4 brrl set up and only use one carb? stupid, of course the cylinders furthest away aren't even getting 50% of the fuel the closest are getting HTFCT? gee, it doesn't run right?
There is definitely something to that, but I doubt it’s as serious as you might be thinking. For the most part, it will be cruising around on the primary side of the rear carb, which is at least close to the center of the intake. Under hard acceleration it will be pulling from all 8.
The only engine that still makes grown men silently stare 😎
Add a blower and we all start drooling
They do still look super cool all these years later. Damned shame they are so very expensive and tough to justify given the weight, physical size and the great many cheaper and easier routes you could take to make a whole lot more power for a whole lot less $$....still though eye candy when you do come across one.
@@stevejewell9263
Yup the originals carry that mystique tho. 😎
I was 15 years old in 1980. It seemed like Cuda's were ancient history. Geez I wish I would have bought a Hemi Cuda
Stop beating yourself up. If you were 15 in 1980 then realistically you didn't really miss this. Unless you were an extremely fortunate trust fund kid with access to the money far earlier than is common most of us have stuff we gotta do before we can really dive in hard on a "fun car" or collector car. So if I imagine you've got that great job and enough extra cash to take the shot to find and buy a Hemi Cuda at around 30 years old..... they were already 6 figure cars in 1995. If you look back at your own history are you sure you should be beating yourself up so badly or maybe you should just cut yourself a break on this one. The problem for all MOPAR guys always comes back to how few of the cars we really like were built. Ford and Chevy guys really do have it so much easier in that so many Mustangs and Camaros are still with us today. It keeps something of lid on prices that simply isn't there with the most desirable MOPARS and the super small original production numbers that so very severely limit the supply available to so much more demand today for those that are still out there.
@@stevejewell9263I’m 27 and I’m so greatful I have a 1973 Challenger I’m building with my 4 year old son. She’s rough but that’s great to make whatever I want.
I was 17 at the time. In two years time I would be in possession of a 71 Challenger RT with a 383. Next year I would be off to college so it sat in my parents car port hidden in the back of the house untouched for the next few years. During this time I drove a Ram Power Wagon. While I was in college I cruised around town and came across a Cuda with a 340 on a used car lot and the asking price was 2500. It was in very good condition and started and drove fine. Unfortunately 2500 was a lot at the time since I was a poor college student.
Ahhh. The only Engine that I always wanted that I don’t have or have ever owned. I drove a 66 HEMI Charger one time. Only for about 10 minutes. But I remember every minute😁. Thanks Don for allowing me to drive your pride and joy. And thanks Dead Dodge Garage for letting me look over your shoulder.
I’m surprised the tubes didn’t get damaged from tightening the spark plugs down with those O rings jammed under them. I’m always suspect of Petronix ignitions. Do you know that in 1966, at least early 66, that flexy #7 plug wire hadn’t been invented yet, all 8 wires had the same rigid insulators, you had to fully remove both the booster and master cylinder just to pull the plug wires off 5&7, on a car with solid lifters! Isn’t that special.
I was too. I checked all of the ends expecting to find them pulled down or cracked, but didn’t. Oh wow. That’s nice of them… I haven’t had to learn that one yet. Can’t wait. Haha.
Nailed it, first gen Chargers are just plain mean looking, the Hemi in the fastback rocks!
Yesssss!
I feel sooper cool cause I also picked those same free orange picks at harbor freight for my freebie two weeks ago….. now if I only had mechanical skills… or knowledge…. or wasn’t sick of my ramcharger….
You have to love the sound of that starter!
Oh no! Once again your video reminded me of something I did, or happened to me. Soooo, it's "story time!" At the age of 17, I bought a real H-code 1966 Hemi Satellite. The engine was long gone, but I installed a 440+6 with a big cam and headers. It was the first engine I rebuilt. It also had 4.30 gears and a 4 speed. At that age, not many people had a car that could beat me. The cops heard my glass packs, but all they saw was a blur! Anyway, you know how those cars came with that plate holding the solenoid mounted on the inner fender. Hemi's had the white rubber on the end of the dipstick, and the 440's did not. Every time I checked the oil, well, you know the rest! Additionally, one of your subscribers replied to my desire to start my own TH-cam channel to showcase my three custom Mopars and my crazy antics. Well, he said, "Do it! I'll subscribe to it!" Wow! That's cool! Bad Ash Garage! TH-cam will never be the same!
Oh, I’m *very much* looking forward to that! Just try not to let all of the smoke out…
A triple black cuda with steel wheels is always going to pin the needle on the Mopar meter 👍🇺🇸
Awesome car. I always wanted a hemi car too but never owned one. Problem is I would probably opt for winged car or a b body with a four speed instead. My life evolved from what I could afford and how much fun I could have with it. As more and more cars passed through my possession I kept the ones I wanted until I had way to many cars. Then I limited it to eight personal cars and religiously kept it that way. Now I have five personal cars. If I chose a hemi car it would have to replace one of my cars. I probably would do it but it would have to be the perfect car at the perfect price to get me to buy it to replace one of my personal cars. Same with a wing car, 70 Super bee four speed as possibly two examples. I just don’t know how bad I really want one, my friend had one in an old Satellite and I would have bought it if he wanted to sell it but he loved it and didn’t want to trade or sell. Takes a hunt when you really want something and because the cars are old and scarce it takes the right one. You are young and smart, I see you with a hemi car for sure.
Just a suggestion, I'd use a fender cover for those cables. The air cleaner base is heavy because it's not made out of plastic. Is that a real Hemi 'Cuda? I like the cow milker spark plug tubes. The valve covers are a pain in the a$$. Those rocker arm rails are a work of art. I bought a junk set to frame and hang on the wall. All the muscle cars I know of are cold blooded, temperamental and awesome! Worth the trouble and they know it.
my low deck-383 dodge 69 wasn't ( started rather nicely, staying running/not-cold-start-problem's/*water-yes*-temperature fluctuations-yes-ish as well ( aka dizzy's plug-main liked poping off ect after getting home/next day starting or fun after car-wash or light-drizzling rain 🌧ect ) was the real challenge as my dizzy/battery liked being fussy, im not using the 1970-80's stuff again it was hit or miss, hence why im using 2008-25 spec'd parts/design like COP/CNP ignition ) ( 727 wanted a 833 and 400-500+ci ( as that's something ( got it around 2009-14, i was about 21 years old ) that modern cars don't have, and v8s/sub-410ci are getting more special/rarely opportunities ) but didn't have $$/find the right vin, anyways im mostly happy with my vin nowadays ) to bad but also it was driving it to school every morning/night and work ( ish as i tried not to trash my charger's body any further aka fresh snow+salted road's ect )
yep new new combo is a D8-hemi 1960-70-SS/frankenstined spec* but with modern sealed/water-resistant engine controls ( plus additional TR6060 transmission ect ) aka EFI, i knowledge of the carbs and dissy and oil/droll-toobs, but not the plugs and wires being so stubborn, now i have something to look/add to my list on startup and daily maintenance ( yes the size and weight and maintenance and daily activity experience was on my mind when i decided on changing combo out, the shops/insurance pointing to me modifying my 383 ( block-9"in~ is about 9-200lbs lighter and D8's-pair is about 160"lbs heavier than the G-code/906's ) wasn't as good of a $$ in ROI or HP-vs-$$ ect and im not going LSX/hell-cat/smog-magnum that's a stupidity move in my vin, if it was a beater-bomb mopar maybe 🤔 but it's not it just needs some TLC/full-restoration and thence it would be muscle-car royalty ) as im trying to setup for 50k-100k sparkpulgs/rebuild's, no wonders the 1970 440/572 did better on the average the spark+carb+low-oil-PSI ( more than one old timer told me they burned a rod/big-end at a stoplight doing normal driving aka pan-sucks and if i was you dry-sump it, wet sump on your car sucked and you will regret it or at least i did ) was terrible aka full v8/572ci vs maybe 1-8 hemi-cycling-cylinder's but probably only hitting 4 on average hemi-cylinders, hopefully i do better than that and get average 400-1200HP/500-900ft of torque aka max-out the TR6060 stock internals ( putting around im aiming for 25+ to 33+ MPG, my older combo was 14~lazybones and 18~mpg tuned correctly 17-23 try-hard-club/eco-roding ) i have as it's similar or the same as a hellcat-manual spec'd/vibes car
As cool as the hemi is I would have ordered a 440 6 pack if I could have
As your friend I will trade you my '70 Challenger R/T with a 440. It starts well and easy to maintain. I won't even charge you any difference since we're such good friends. I will take that troublesome Hemi 'cause I'm just that good of a guy. What was your name again?
Haaahaha. Hell of a deal.
Been watching a lot of your videos lately u know your shit and you actually work on the cars keep them coming
Thanks! I’m on it!
The hemi was known for having issues.
Rare and expensive collector cars are definitely not for me .
I drive the crap out of my mopars
Me too!
BL1 Sand Pebble Beige originally
You know, other than the shaker, I bet it would have made a heck of a sleeper back in the day. Steelies, tan, bench seat, column shifter. Almost seems like a "don't look at me" car.
Thanks Jamie
How good is the black on black e body!
Great hemi diagnostic skills ,
Jamie . I learned a few things 🤝
Couldn't help but notice ,
You sighed at the ,
Pertronics Ignition 🤔
Is "dirt nasty low" when the seat has a broken hinge ? (Asking for a friend )
Dirt nasty low is a silly term the kids may or may not refer to lowered cars with. Haha. Pertronix is fine - just would prefer to see the dual points in there on a numbers Hemi car.
You used the term dykes to refer to that type of pliers. You could do an episode on how the name was coined. Or maybe not since we don't want you cancelled. A local guy had a Ford 427 SOHC motor on a stand in his living room while he tried to find something it would fit into as the heads were massive. I like how you show your troubleshooting process and not just Shazam to the part where you solved the problem. Do you ever use a smoke machine to check for vacuum leaks ? Keep the interesting episodes coming 👍
I don’t have and have never had a smoke machine. I probably should… but I have gotten on ok without it so far. Yeah! I’m really trying to convey my process and how I find problems, because I think that’s probably worth more to people than a lot of the knowledge I have to share. Things to listen for, things to check, etc. Hopefully people find it useful - or at least entertaining. Haha. Thanks!
I am an old guy who did almost nothing but Mopar in my youth, especially Hemi. They LOVE timing. Lots and Lots !
Yes , 2nd gen hemis do love lots and lots of timing !
What an absolute beast, but a 340 4spd would defintley be my choice. Same exact look though, that triple black with steelies and dog dishes is just mean.
Standard dash in a Hemi?? With bench and column shift? Never even heard of that let alone see one before
Absolutely! Isn’t that cool? Beige, with a bench seat and a column shifter. It kind of tells you that the person who ordered it had exactly one thing on their mind…but somehow it has survived.
Looking forward to your 20k sub celebration show. Cool hemi stuff!
*Have you tried reaching around and cupping the Hemispherical balls from behind while the Cuda coughs?*
*#HemisHaveBigBalls*
Damn it. I’ll try that next time.
@@DeadDodgeGarage *lol thats a mighty fine Mopar you have there* 😆👍
Because somebody didn’t know what they were doing when they swapped the 318 out.
Not this time. Haha.
You know I keep forgetting the Plymouths were spared that god awful that R/T badge.
@@carebear2272 ahhh come on! Everybody knows the R/T badge triples the value of every car it’s stuck on! And that’s why I don’t plan to ever own one.
Just seen the video, I had a 1964 Polaris with a 426 Hemi with a solid lifter cam. Tuning can be cumbersome. A friend of mine once said, it's a complicated motor it should come with a shrink in the trunk.
Hemi problem's I'll take em. With a 4 speed that calem shift is unsightly. Great Car
I have nice Challenger 70Se 440cui sixpack Wedge Alu Heads CNC Ported, Weiand Tunnel Ram intake, 727 GW Overdrive 4.10 3-Member.Real Street car.Power Windows,6Way Adjusterbal chear thats rely rare,Chaker hood..100Solid Californian Car..(Clone car) Thes Engine are new bay 2014 Grate Engine the Block are made in Canada...Have the Sticker on the Block still...Yoy can noth bay thes Engine no more..
I'm simple man, I see ddg post I like
If you find a hemi block that's slung a rod through the block ,,,, you can drill it ,,,, and bolt a plate to the inside and out . And use a lot of silicone . Just an alternative idea . Or get a 3rd gen . Soon as I can I'm gonna use plate steel and weld up a block in a configuration to I guess 500 cubic in's . So I can put the cam tunnel where I want ,,,, and shroud the crank for strength. Thanks man .
Awsome car , I would drive one with anything under the hood long as it's a 4 speed car. Like you Said, 340 would be perfect
Jamie are you going back to hippie look?
Well it is growing on me. Haha. Everyone at dinner last night informed me that I should be clean shaven. Interesting
You had to learn how to tune it or a shop that doesn't tune everting to chevy specs, 426 hemi was good on full 1/4 mile but not that good from stop light to stop light ,most well tuned and modified would spank it
The sputter makes me stutter.....oh start it again....better make sure that rear carb still works correctly......lol.
Your channel IS growing like crazy (congratulations!) Sometimes I see your channel like an indie music snob sees his favorite band, and I don't want posers to start liking your channel. Then I remember that I dont have to worry about not being able to see you play a small club because you now play a 40,000 seat stadium and charge $500 a ticket. I can enjoy your content with or without everyone else liking it, too!
For the record, I watched the Hemi carb rebuild video last year, so not exactly "nobody watched it." 😁
Haaahaha. Well at least there’s that. I sure recognize your name and picture! You’ve definitely been around these parts a while. Nice. Thanks!
Lube on the plug wires ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I usually spit on it but vaseline works .
HEMI cudas are cool no doubts ! I'd still pick the L6 454 chevelle over the cuda ! NO loss either way ! 👍👌
I really enjoyed the video watching somebody work on a car of that value in today's world as if they were just working in their own driveway outside in the good weather
It was such a beautiful day - and all of the inside spots were taken. Haha.
HATE the tubes! Just begging to hide a bad wire "light show"....
I was in high school back when this car was new and the cops would definitely watch these cars very closely because they knew that it would be just any time and the driver would get on it hard and tickets would be given.
Yo, if a tall old dude shows up and starts throwing big ball bearings at you, run.
My 528 is very cold blooded.
hates temps below 50 deg
Sure they're temperamental, high maintenance, cold natured, require constant attention, and beautiful. Kinda like a trophy wife. I'd rather have the hemi
You can check the resistance of the plug wires. I usually measure about 5K to 20K ohms.
The same length should have about the same resistance. Wiggle them to see if there is a break.
I once had a 354 first gen hemi in my living room.
I actually did that during the course of this diagnosis. Niiiiice! I never had a Hemi in my bachelor-era living room, but I did have small block heads lined up on the carpet at one time.
Just a great car! Hemi's have their issues, but when they run right they are awesome. I thought of Phantasm when I saw this car as well. The car they used in that movie was the actors own private car if I remember correctly(at least for the glam shots).
Cuda is the most awsome mopar muscle car.
Nice work, thank you.
LOL shaker delete. They are a PITA but they sure look cool.
"E-Z Tune Hood" ™👍Hard to beat triple black. Congrats on the continued growth - 20,000 here we come.
Haha. Yep. Thanks!
There's probably a lightning storm going on under the dizzy cap, the cracked wires going to the Pertronix unit will do that. The whole dizzy is bad and needs rebuilt with dual points. I like the Hemi GTX, personally. AAR 'Cudas are awesome, too.
Huh. That’s an interesting theory.
Bitchin car, great to hear that the owner actually drives his cars!!
Hemi but no rally cluster, 😆. A friend of mine up by Everett has a Hemi car recently restored on Graveyard Cars. It is a 71 hemi Cuda automatic it also does not have a rally cluster, apparently it was only a $35 option.
Hey, if all you wanted was the cheapest Hemicuda money could buy…
Champion plugs that's what they came with
Yep! They were good enough for Chrysler for half a century and more, so they’re good enough for me! We used the Autolites because it’s what was available locally. We actually have a stock pile of over the counter Mopar replacement plugs (which I believe are rebadged Champions too,) but we didn’t have the correct heat range for the Hemi.
Yup gotta be same heat range 👍
Well engine didn't get the nickname Hemorrhoid for nothing
Thanks Jamie. That was cool!
Take that Pertronics and throw it into the weeds.
Far into the weeds.
I would almost feel bad for beating on this car, almost.
Same, probably. Haha.
I live on the moon, but that looks like a great engine!!!🤪🤪
I raced a 66 plymouth with a 439 hemi engine. Built by akron arlen vanke. It was tuned by arlen. Guess what? We never took the plug washers off the plugs. Car ran high 9.40s in ss/ ea. Trim . Guess the washers could be used or not.
I guess so!
Every time I watch you now I can’t help but hear @moparsareeverything1980 saying in a high pitched Mickey Mouse voice “Hi, I’m Jamie!!” 😂
Oh yeah! Good times.
THE HEMI NEEDS STEEP GEARING TO GET THE RPM'S IN THE PROPER RANGE....
Big Daddy hated 426 when released & racers used the smaller Hemi until Don Garlits tried blowing his 426 Hemi with tons of timing but that's how they all figured out the 426 was from Big Daddy & 426 Hemi loves lots of timing according to Don on resent video. Thought you'd like the story if you didn't see Big Daddy's video ?
I’m well familiar with that story.
Hmm, How bout stroking a 360 out over 400cubes and build THAT Hemi killer?? That engine will run over most stock 426's with no problem.
408s are great. Not my thing really.
In 2005 went to Columbus national trail drag way car show with my 1972 green cuda . When what parked next to me a 1970 hemi cuda convertible. He said to me some one offered him a million dollars for his car .
They’re worth a truly ridiculous amount.
Why aren't all the "matching black oxide bolt" crowd gnashing their teeth? I thought one might be tossed into the eternal flames of Gehenna for installing anything but Champions in a Hemi ... And, if you like dual quads, you'll soil your underwear with a six pack! 😁
You must not have seen my AAR or Roadrunner videos. Haha. As much as I love the look of the six pack / six barrel setup, I can’t say I’m a fan of the massive and obvious secondary lag effect of the factory tuned outers. I think I’ll keep the eight barrels! Funny enough, I run Champions in all of my stuff, but Tom bought Autolites for some reason. I’m guessing it’s all they had. Can you even believe the only other spark plug comment I’ve had so far is when one said “ONLY USE NGK!” That guy really missed the memo. 😅
Consider using a regular ratchet with a shorter extension and a universal on #7 and leave the booster in place - that’s what I need to get #8 in and out on the 392 in my ‘57 NY’er - the shop manual says to pull the blower motor (hard “no”). I enjoy your channel - the increased views are well deserved.
We pulled the booster to pull the valve cover. I tried my damndest to get the cover out without loosening it too, thinking I’d be well prepared after all of the 5.7 pickup trucks I’ve worked on. No such luck. What you described is how I do the back plugs on those 5.7s - so I’ve kind of been there and done that. I didn’t have the right length combination to get the ratchet under the booster on this, so I was using two “wobbly” extensions instead to just barely angle around the booster. I do have a set of those u-joints but I’ve never been a big fan of them. I have many more tool options in my box at home. So many more… Thanks Rick! I appreciate it.
Add marvel mystery oil in fuel helps lubricant everything i also use VR1 Valvoline racing oil 30 wt high zinc content wix filter or Napa gold same manufacturer
I use premium fuel with 100LL on occasion with marvel in the mix i own hemi vehicles from 54 to 70 plus you have to exercise them
I also run VR1 and Wix filters. Marvel is good stuff.
Keep 'em coming, Jamie !
How about the Other Valve Cover did you pull it and ck for Oh Rings inside it too I don't think i seen that part Iffn 1 side was wrong don't ya think they did the right Bank Wrong too ?
The tubes were actually seated all the way down on the passenger side and were not oil swimming pools like the driver side, so I don’t think there are O rings in there. I only removed the cover to look for potential mechanic issues causing the weak cylinder anyway - and time was limited.
Man! I can't wait to get up there one day and actually see what all magic happens.
Had charger 500 same year 440 dual point ign was constant problem good electronic upgrade will help
This one has Pertronix already
I like looking at a Hemi, and I like watching someone else work on them, and I'm sure I'd love to drive one, but I have a feeling I'd develop a very complex love/hate relationship with one if I owned it and had to work on it. But, still there is nothing like them, and especially in a 70 Cuda.
By the way, I noticed it has the standard gauge cluster. Isn't it supposed to have the full rally gauge cluster with the 4 large round gauge sets if it's a Hemi car? Or maybe that was an option? Still nice in any case, even the standard cluster is cool.
A 120 mph speedo in a Hemicuda doesn't seem right. A column shift auto and bench seat don't help either.
Rooster has been playing with blown Hemis for ages, and love/hate is exactly what he said… the Rallye cluster was standard on Challenger R/T, but it was not standard in the ‘Cuda. You had to order it. Someone appears to have ordered this car as a no frills deal, but checked the boxes for 426 Hemi and shaker hood. It’s a really interesting car. I mean, it was literally beige. Haha.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Yeah, no power steering, no rally gauges, column shift, bench seat, beige..definitely no frills. But strangely enough, I think the Shaker Hood was standard with the Hemi on the Cuda (and probably the Challenger).
Mmmmmmm corn dawg n hemi 😂
Aint they supposed to beat on ?
Hemi, why can't you be normal?!
* Falls on his knees *
WHYYYYYYYYY!!!
*screams in valvetrain noise and fouled spark plugs*
I don't think you realize what you have there. That's a super rare car especially if it's a tan Hemi Car with Hardly no options you should sell it to somebody who appreciates it
You think I could afford a Hemi car? Ok 🤣 brother, I am a mechanic at a Mopar restoration shop. I understand if you don’t watch all of my videos and understand that. But like most of my videos, I make obvious references to *the owner* who is not me. Also, I fully realize how rare and special the car is. I said so… thanks!
I’m sorry, I just can’t stand a steering wheel automatic ! It just doesn’t look right.
Oh! I disagree.
I got plug tubes if you need them. Up here in Seattle. Maybe some ceramics too, gotta check.
Appreciate that! I got it together with what we had and it’s gone home for now. There will definitely be a round two eventually…
Alright Jamie hear me out… take that pile of Hemi parts you have and build a fully functional engine and turn it into a coffee table. That way you get to look at it all you want and nit have to deal with it being a finicky pain.
I don’t have any Hemi parts. Tom does / did. He sold the block, but the rest is still around in places. That would be a really, really expensive coffee table.
So base price for a 70 Hemi Cuda is about 200,000 and goes up from there.
Somewhere in that neighborhood, yeah. But somehow they still let me touch one.
Bar ra ra ra coo coo da da.mmmm
Thanks
I guess this is close to what you want. Cancel that. Won't let me add a picture dammit!
Nahhh they don’t let us have that kind of technology. Haha. You should be able to drop a link though.
Very cool car. I would still rather have a bored and stroked 440 than a 426 hemi. I could actually have 2 or 3 of them. Keep up the good work Jamie. Thanks for the video man.
I’ll still have my big block in 383 flavor. I just love them for some reason. Thanks Tony!
without computerised helping yes max-wedge products/program
efi-hemi
but kings 👑mopar engine for me/sibling is turban engine, even know im currently a 2g 426-540ci hemi guy
You mean .......Mopar guys would probably trade their wife and daughter for a hemi cuda
And a 4 spd...theyd probably
I really like my wife and daughter…
@@DeadDodgeGarage watch a Barrett Jackson auction.....you'd see it ...
Remember...this is the crowd that gave 1.3 for one ..... CAUSE IT WAS BLACK AND WHITE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ..
Seek Help , call NICK's Garage , he'll help you out !!!!
Nah, I’m good.
I graduated in 81, first car I built was a V8 Pinto, local speedshop owner built a 426 Hemi 73 Cuda more strip than street that ruled the city the only fight was#2 as he had king sewn up, the hemi pretzels the unibody in time and hemi removed
So one of the last cars I worked on at a shop on the Eastside was a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, it was a Hemi 4 Speed car that only had 1200 something miles on it because it was drag raced. We sent the Hemi out for a refresh and he wanted to drive it without being a pain just like you mentioned about those carbs...I found that the Marine Dual Quad Manifold has the Holley bolt pattern. We installed dual throttle bodies and went fuel injection on it. Put the good headers on it and aftermarket wheels that look factory but were 17" or 18" if I remember correctly...as it turns out its 1 of 24 cars ever ordered like it. Naturally we kept all the parts it came with.
Personally, I don’t think I would prefer dual bolt on EFI units - I would prefer that my hypothetical Hemi car be true to its original form. And I’ve had enough bad times with those things already. But I get it.
I get that, the owner was in his 80's and just wanted an easy to start ride. Me personally...Blown dual carb.@@DeadDodgeGarage
The 426 Hemi in general is an absolute bitch to keep properly in tune. It was a NASCAR racing engine that was tuned to be used for the streets after all. The stock camshaft profiles in them are pretty radical for a street engine (hence why you'll never see an original 426 Hemi equipped with air conditioning). Keeping both carburetors tuned and the timing dialed in properly is a constant chore. Changes with ambient air temperature, humidity, and air pressure affect these engines. I was lucky enough in my automotive career and racing career to get the opportunity to work on these engines. They are quite the finicky beasts.
This brought back memories. I bought a 70 Hemi Cuda in 76. All that engine wants is fuel & spark. Direct Connection had a rebuild kit for the Carters for much better flow and then with the higher compression pistons & cam I could watch the fuel gage move... ;) It may have had the idle upgrade you mentioned. Also got a rear suspension kit (Dick Landy approved) that had longer front leaf hangers that moved the spring inboard so you could fit wider tires in the stock wheel wheel wells.
I still miss that car as it was nice to drive but the cost was prohibitive when I was going to college, so I sold it. :(
On the street I think that the wedge engines are superior. Great video BTW!
The hemi is well suited to a C body. With 3.23 and 235/70R15 you can do 160 at 6000 rpm. And will not need to remove the booster to service # 7 plug.
Oh hell yeah. And yet they didn’t do that. Unless the one or two “test” cars are to be believed to be original.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Building a C body hemi cannot be that expensive. One could get a 68 300 for under 3K for a non runner. Maybe less. There should be many in Texas where I live. I would think one can build a hemi for about $10K. For under 20K, you have one hell of a highway screamer.
I have an Imperial with a good running 440 (super budget built), probably around 400 hp. That is doing real well on the open road when all 4 carburetor doors open. The hemi 300 will be much faster.
Hemis hate everybody. Don't take it personal.
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1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda in black, with black vinyl roof, black interior, 4-speed manual, and black steel wheels with dog dish hubcaps is my one of my dream cars. One of my “Hemi Powered” dream cars that is
ahahah I already know what it is, its the cable between the two carbs, Nick of Nick's garage showed how to fix it on his video with the hemi cuda clone he had on
as he had one of the originals and used to drag race it, turns out they used the wrong part and keeps them out of synchronicity
its this one little stupid little wired up cable, and he was pulling in damn good ETA times with a stock one in the 11s, should be able to find it on his channel
as I was a big fan of the 440 and used to hear, know that a GS 455 beat the hemi cuda convertible that the nash bridges car was based on, and the average time was a 13.9
so its kinda like that one stupid part slows it down that much, maybe part of the detuning thing they were doing back then
as they purposely kinda detuned them after the 67/68 year, and that might have been one of the ways they did, after all look how many L88's got ruined and wrecked by people reving them too hard at GM
also his cuda, was actually a legit 71, coupe, like the guy is a straight mopar god
There is no cable between the carbs. There is a linkage - and all of those parts are factory correct.
@@DeadDodgeGarage yeah its one of those linkages, like the damn thing is too short, look up the video titled 1971 hemi cuda finally runs like new
he goes into it there,
Make mine the AAR Cuda LOL , thats why I bought my 22 Challenger, the similarity is awesome
Like pushing an elephant through the eye of a needle :-) Back in the day on Woodward Ave, the 440 was preferred.
Valve adjustment or dist I have had to weld plate on advance much
Checked valves, seemed to be ok. I’ve done a lot on distributor recurves in various videos. This is a stock engine and the stock curve should be workable, but it would probably benefit from modification.
Nice very nice but a hemi challenger is nicer much nicer but the cost is ridiculous but she is NICE
I did really, really like the purple ‘71 Hemi Challenger I got to work on that belongs to the same gentleman. The four speed was a pretty big selling point there…