On a scale of 1 to 10 of things that could go wrong - with 10 being the worst. That wing nut coming loose was about a NEGATIVE 1 MILLION 🤣🤣🤣 Watching the very direct communication between two experienced brothers focusing on a common goal was fascinating to me. Loved it. Keep up the good work Nick. 👍
Born in 1959 my babby sitters had me hanging out at the dealership and sending me with the test drive to make sure cars came back. Spent more time sliding around the back seat
Thank you brothers that’s my favorite engine in the whole world someday I hope to own one I love the 70 barracuda friend of mine had one in high school go to 340 was like driving on ice I can’t imagine of 426 hemi that kind of power just amazing God bless
I wish me and my sons could meet you and your shop I live in US NJ state. My sons are 9-19 years old I build alot of engines from 4wheelers to sbc sbf and my new addition 6.2 LT1 gen 5. We enjoye every video. God bless you and it would be a blessing to meet you Mr Nick
I am watching Nick on July The 4th. Dynoing a Dual Quad 426 Hemi motor! That sound is deafening! I love the "Shaker" Hood in the car! Grew up in the 60's and 70's. Only saw a Hemi in a 32 Ford. You know a Hemi when you see and hear one! Shawn.
Awesome wish I could spend that much time with my brother (I only have one) but he's in Canada and I am in Florida you are a very fortunate man to have family and friends right close and y'all enjoy Muscle Cars! wish y'all all the best from down here
Great picture of Nick and his brothers! As an only child, I can only imagine the love and bond between brothers, especially when they share the same passion.
I love this channel. Born in 1966, I was too young to participate in the greatest era for muscle cars. I got into cars in the 80s, bought a few mustangs, and raced them up into the early 90s. Never owned something as cool as a Hemi. Thanks Nick, I appreciate the sharing of knowledge. From Idaho, my hat off to you and your shop.
Wonderful show. Thanks for the family history and pictures. Heart warming to watch you and your brother work together in the shop. And, some additional education imparted to us viewers about the headers. I've always been a Mopar man and have owned three 440 magnums a 383 and a 340. Always wanted a 426 HEMI. Back around 1976, Rick Finch the Bass Player for KC & The Sunshine Band bought 2 HEMI's that were for sale in Miami before I could. I met Rick but I never owned one. A 1966 HEMI Charger that belonged to a close friend of mine, and a 1970 HEMI Charger. Best Regards to you both and Keep On Winning!
@@spudthompson1414 Hi. Yes. Jimmy and I were close friends and we lived about 2 blocks apart. We used to cruise in that Charger often and in his HEMI 67 Dodge van prior to that. We went to Norland and North Miami Sr High together. Your name is familiar. Did you live in the Norland/Norwood neighborhood? Did Jimmy die?
For a guy like me, I might get a chance to see a hemi at a car show and admire from a distance. Thank you so much for showing us this legend up close, it’s a rare look at mopar royalty!
NHRA Stock class racing is THE best racing. Very interesting that the base plate was so effective. I’ll bet that Phil is one intense dude at the track. I had a Bracket car for several years. Loved the competition.
The air filter base keeps the air straight before it's pulled into the carburetor. The additional air gets the carburetor a better signal, causing a rich condition fixed by going down on the jet size.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY FROM THIS OL SOLDIER !!!!!!!!!!!🥳💥💥🗯💫💣💣💥💥💥💣💣💣💣💥💥💥💥💥 I send my Best Regards to Nick ,George, Manny, Melissa, and Krew at Nick's Garage... Watching 👀 the Fireworks from last nite and today still going on . Love the car , don't bother me if original or not . A beautiful car . Love the Big Hemi on the dyno !!!!!! Mannnnn what a Beast . When your racing 🏁, you NEVER give secrets away . They may figure something from you ,that they weren't doing any use it against u to win . I have to tip my hat to that Big Hemi with the 2 four barrels , just a beautiful engine and what a sound coming out of her !!!!!!!!!! Love it .
Found your channel about a month ago. GREAT STUFF!! This vid is special me. Chasing HP and 1/100th is 1/2 the fun. From 1967-1976 I raced an I/S '57 chev factory fuelie. Best years of my life. Then the family came along....... that was that. ;( . In 1970 I briefly set ET record. What a thrill. NHRA then changed rules and i could no longer use the dealer installed option of a 4 speed. Rules is rules . I changed to I/SA but did not have to much success. I will remember those years forever and you channel with your enthusiasm helps. Live chats are great.! Tom
Hey Nick and George! Another GREAT video! A few days late, but Happy Dominion Day to you Canadians! I'm from the US, but I never forget Dominion Day, because the 1st is also my birthday. Nick and I were born the same year.
Nick I love seeing the big orange air cleaner , reminds me of the air grabber I had on my old 69 roadrunner, 440 4 barrel. Love it. I was working under my hood one day facing the street and a guy drove by, stopped and backed up just to ask me if that was a hemi lol. He saw the big oval air cleaner top . Good old days
@@JD-fx1mb Really would like to see what the Boss 429 would do on the dyno horsepower and torque, Thank-You for all You Guys do and for the awesome info, and for the video!
I built a hemi way back when i was a teen. It took me 3 years to complete, having life commitments i bought every peice pay cheque after pay cheque when there was extra and saved from extra to buy the peices. I had the block gave to me. It had a peice broke on the pan flang where a rod went out. I welded in the three peices, too the block to the high school and durring my night classes i machined the pan flange, and the head serfaces. As well as drilled and treaded bigger bearing bolts and head studs. And the teacher machined cam ends and made caps so i had thrust bearings for end play loss. He als cast my blower box for me. I used a 671 gm blower on it with a 850 cfm carb. Having the school machine shop and teacher help the build was awesome. It began just a broke 1968 426 cast block.
@@peted5217 was strickly Straight line car. I run it in Prostreet modified for 3 full summers, and into the fourth year the car caught fire and had a complete melt down firel. When you hear the John Force stories ect. We all pretty much lived that way. It was to much to start over, so i just drove Glen's railer until the acident that crippled me for 7 months when his car broke in half and broke my legs.
I remember the kids I worked with at Gratiot Auto Supply 40 years ago used to call it "L de Brock". They also recommended "Percolator" air filters. And we carried "Hard Wood" hood scoops. Pronounced "Ed' ul brock" "Purr o lator"... and Harwood.
You probably raced at Sanair....I was there racing an H/S '68 Chevy II in 1971 at the NHRA WCS event. Our car was the record holder back then at 12.25.....I've watched a lot of your videos and recognized your name from seeing that Hemi Challenger somewhere. I just retired from racing myself.....74 years old and was racing a dragster for years. I have 5 NHRA Wally's. ! One National event win at Etown the Summernationals..........Your videos are great....love your passion for it all and your bulldog work ethic. I built engines for years and still do at home....Je vous souhaite bone chance....I cheated and looked that up in French on Google !LOL
I really admire Nick & Phil. Their knowledge and attention to detail is amazing. Nothing is cooler than a 426 Hemi and A good sense of humor. A few nostalgic stories keep these videos from becoming too technical.👍🐘
Nick , your Bless to have your Brothers and Family . Alot of great memories and knowledge for Racing ,parts , engine building, , and fixing cars . Love your channel and Garage. God Bless you and your Family Nick . Best Regards.
Love the sound of the over 7K scream a big block MOPAR makes-especially a hemi! I used them on dirt tracks, the strip, and the streets. All your dyno pulls are good, but these have me leaning forward listening. Thanks!!!
I wasn’t even born when you guys started !! My Uncle love the GTX 440 road runner !! I drive a Daytona 5.7 2017 would love if you could add 300 more hp to it !! Mopar ♥️
My other uncle Mack had a R/T both raced each other but Uncle passed Uncle Henry at 150 plus like he was standing still 🤣🤣!! This before I was born 🤣🤣!! Go Mopar
Love this! Nice your brothers there as well man! :D Oldskool!! Lot of knowlage! When I was in my early 20s, I used to wrench on chevys with a friend of mine in his garage, fixxing his 76 Nova, had a 455 Olds in it:D, preparing her for streetlegal racing, miss those days..Great vid again nick!
Sweet! Almost 20 years ago, I had a 1976 Chevy Nova with an Olds 455 under the hood too. Those cars have a 2nd gen F-Body subframe and components in the front, so off the shelf Trans-Am headers fit perfectly with an Olds big block in it. Mine was a 12 second street car, and was a blast to drive around in.
I really like that 70 Hemi Challenger 4-speed convertible, it may have not been born that way but it is an awesome car, you just gotta love a Hemi. Seeing you and Philip working together in the Dyno room discussing what you wanted to try next brought back a lot of fond memories from the 60's, working on engines, and trying to find those elusive few HP that would make the difference at the track. The new stainless steel headers should make a difference on the Dyno, and help get the Hemi the extra HP. I know that the HP & torque numbers were over 600, which is very good for an engine with stock specs. Great job Nick and Phil, I know that you will have a winner when the Hemi is done.
Larmo from laughlin.. thank you nick and Phil. I used to sit at the back of my 71 or 440, after an oil change. Start the car grab a beer and sit in between the exhaust. This was the best sounding motor on you tube. Hands down. It just doesn't get any hemier than that folks. Nick n Phil your efforts and knowledge n expierence is very apparent thank you gentlemen.. move over. Plymouth arriving rapidly...
He could learn a lot more if he would live in by 60s old school standards. Thinking he knows I've seen several things that I believe has been proven old school theory and not fact where it's been debunked. He is yet to have a real motor on there. His dyno couldn't handle one
Hello Nick & George whoop's thanks Phil for letting us see & hear the stock 427 hemi sounding real sweet too. That black RT with the red interior looks truly stunning Nick and I'm sure you will have the hemi sorted in no time too. Stay safe & well all from New Zealand
I had a friend who built dirt track engines and had an interesting technique. While an engine was running, he leaned his belly on the driver-side valve cover, placed his left hand on the passenger valve cover, turned his left ear towards the timing chain/gear, and looked down the carburetor. With one pull, he could quickly zero in on a problem. I saw him sort out a Hemi drag car that way. In a few seconds, he was able to show the owners that the builder had left break-in springs on the valves. Fortunately, it ran so bad it had not hurt itself on the track. Love your content Nick. My late dad was French Canadien. You remind me of him.
I love the street racing stories. I live that life. we pick spots from car meets and roll out from there. I run a 1989 turbo 5spd Supra with simple bolts ons. good for highway or dig racing. I'm 37 now. this my 5th supra since I was 21. I can't leave them alone. Now because of this channel I want to build a 440. I will probably put it in something light. definitely will be a 4spd RWD.
My favourite V8 of all time being dyno'ed by my favourite engine man, Thanks You Nick and co. From a Fellow Greek abroad in Melbourne, Australia. Oppa !
That hemi is loud and strong sweetest sound I've ever heard with my ears your heart starts racing with the rpms. Thank you for sharing the elephants powerful muscle on the Dyno machine. Love your love for American muscle car engines and your teaching experience of years of knowledge of building engines.
36:20 - You answered one of the questions I had right there Nick. You said earlier that you couldn’t add lift to the cam but didn’t say you couldn’t change the ramp on the cam and/or add duration. You confirmed here that the cam in the engine has more duration than stock.
So you said you are running the original cast iron rockers. Is there anything in the rules that would prevent you from using OE style rockers made from lightweight components like titanium? Lighter valve train components typically allows the engine to rev higher and therefore means more power on the top end.
That is correct. As long as the max intake lift is .490, any lobe design is ok in the Stocker class. In many cases they do not allow titanium yet. And now we are allowed to use after market rockers. But we are still running the factory cast iron rockers for now.
It's awesome to see so much experience and passion between brothers. Although I have to say I've never seen anyone sit in Nick's chair😄big bro privileges
As usual thanks for posting your video on the Hemi, Nick. Your videos are very informative and I learn something new each and every time I watch what you post.
Boy Ill bet theres some gems up in that loft...always are in old school garages. I recently found a 1970 18 SPLINE A8333 and right next to it on the floor still in the box was a HURST shift for it. When I asked the old man how long its been up there he said ''Well...dumbass Jeff wrecked that Roadrunner in '83 so...'83'' I sold the transmission and shifter but the black 4 speed ball I keep on my desk
Nice day @ the track you had with your brothers top 4 out of 6 top racers in the end that's one special day you had with your brothers Thanks for sharing that.
I'm very lucky to have an original 1970 N96 Shaker Challenger 440SixPack 18 splined 4 speed Dana 60 Track Pak car. That one shown by Nic is absolutely gorgeous even if not an original N96 car. BTW. Dodge only made a total of 184 Shaker challengers for 1970.......very rare cars. Around 85 or so left
Larry: Front street and out by the airport was was an access road off Island avenue in an industrial park. Back then we could race for hours and the cops didn't car by the airport industrial park.
Nick- Yeah the airport road was cool, Front St. was sort of hectic with the train tracks and all. I saw a head on there one night and the turned the fire hydrants on and flooded it. The s... really hit the fan that night. Too bad cause Grumpy's old 67 Nova was kicking serious ass.
@@blinkie1523 Thank you blinkie, I think that the only thing hotter than Philip's Hemi is the weather here in Texas, over a 100 F today, and for the rest of the week too.
So this being a stock engine with over 600 h.p. in yours and other guys in your class making a bit more,is it safe to say that Chrysler may have under stated the real horsepower numbers?🤔 Just a little bit?😁 LoL! Thanks again guys. So is George behind the camera one of your brother's?
Very disappointed you didn't show the data, and that car is far from class competitive I don't understand why the secretive stance. Carry on...............
Love your videos Nick. You are I are the same age, and where I grew up we had our street races too. Our "strip" too was a dead end pretty much by itself and nothing close. Kind of comical now because our county courthouse sits about where our starting line was.
If you don't have boatloads of cash and a Ray Barton engine it's tuf to run with the big dogs. NHRA Hemi Challenge cars now run in the 8.4s @ 160mph 1/4mile
That’s awesome horsepower from a carbureted Engine without any help from nitrous turbo chargers Hey Nick as always awesome video and to all the United states happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸
That in car video at track the sound of that engine reving changing gears to redline ABSOLUTE MUSIC TO MY EARS NOTHING BETTER NATURALLY ASPIRATED HEMI POWER
David Vizard just had a vid on his channel about unequal length headers. For 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 V8s he shows you the formula. There's more power than you might think in it. For a Hemi this might be worth trying. He explains why too.
In 1964 on a secret five mile long test track in Texas, Chrysler Corporation had been testing a new version of its hemispherical-head 426 V-8 engine. Word had leaked out that on the strait ways the massive power plant was pushing the the slippery Plymouths and Dodges at unheard of speeds of of over 185 mph, about 20 mph better than the competition was running at super speedways at Daytona. The Petty's installed the new engine in their 1964 Belvedere and promptly found out after a few practice laps that the head gasket was leaking. The crew discovered the block wasn't quite big enough to cover the gasket on the cylinder head. They quickly set about heating brass and welding it to make the block fit up with the gasket and cylinder head. Richard Petty went on to win his first Daytona 500 with the only available Hemi to them at the time. Richard Petty later went on to win his first Grand National Championship for the 1964 season with the new Hemi engine.
HEY NICK, Tim here again......i need ur help...my shop has a '69 GTX Hemi/727/Air Grabber, #'s matchin car....high dollar resto done (1 of 98)....its GORGEOUS!!......rear main leaks horribly, we were tasked to try to fix it......we took the pan off, and it has an aftermarket cap for the rear main seal......(we've heard bad things about it).....we're tryin to do this with motor staying in car.....it's like brand new.....when we took the cap off, there was no rtv on the side seals....so we thought we found the culprit.....main seal looked good, and even had assembly lube on it (outside)...so we thought it was ok.....we bought a new rearmain seal, put rtv on the sides, all over, and put it back together, fired it up, still leaks like a sieve......local MOPAR guru said alot of the billet caps leak bad, so we had him find a stock one in his archives......if we go that route, what are we missing, or what did these engine dudes do?......YOU DIDNT RUN IT ON AN ENGINE STAND/DYNO FIRST???, B4 PUTING IT IN THIS HIGH $, #'S MATCHING RARE CAR??......i said the motor has to come out to do it rite......they all think we can fix it without doin so.......PLEASE, if you read ur comments, PLEASE give insight to our problem....the car is BEAUTIFUL, and the HEMI's rear main leaks horrid!!!...HELP!!
A.R.H (American Racing Headers) makes a VERY nice set of Stainless 304 headers for popular Chassis/Engine combos. They are $1500, but worth it. They have merge collectors built in, nice thick flanges, and come with band clamps for collector extensions. I got a set for my G-Body Cutlass with a big block Olds, 2" tubes, 3.5" collectors, and they are the nicest fitting and performing set of headers I've ever installed on the car. With the starter out, and the oil filter off, they both slid right in from the bottom with no effort. They are WAY better than the goofy $900 Hooker Super Comp 1 7/8" with the 2-piece design that has the one tube that wraps around the frame. Being stainless, it'll be the last set of headers you'll ever buy also.
A fine stocker Hemi there Nick! I still have the original hyd. cam out of my brothers 70 Hemicuda 10,000 original miles on it from 1970-71. I set it up on my lathe with a lifter fixture and checked it out. .311-.314 lobe lift on all the lobes with 284 duration checked at .006 lobe lift. .050 lobe lift check was 228 degrees and a 112 LCA.
Yes, I am aware of the wing nut that went loose.
I was panicking when I saw it rotating.
Not like it could go anywhere on that 3”+ long stud!
Let ‘er spin…..
Wing nut gonna wing it….
Shweeeeeeew 🥵🥵🥵 I Was Sweating Bullets Nick When I Saw That
On a scale of 1 to 10 of things that could go wrong - with 10 being the worst. That wing nut coming loose was about a NEGATIVE 1 MILLION 🤣🤣🤣
Watching the very direct communication between two experienced brothers focusing on a common goal was fascinating to me. Loved it. Keep up the good work Nick. 👍
I bet y'alls Mama could barely contain herself she was so proud of her boys!
Between these two you got a half century of mopar knowledge...love to have Nick build me a sleeper....
Being Canadian, these guys make me miss the Nordic drawl when I lived in the U.P. of Michigan....ya knowh........yah eh.....you betcha!
Nick you have the most intense look when you are firing up the first test… burning holes in the glass… keep up the good work!!!
Born in 1959 my babby sitters had me hanging out at the dealership and sending me with the test drive to make sure cars came back. Spent more time sliding around the back seat
Oh how I wish my old 1971 340 duster had that Hemi!!!! Now kids are addicted to cell phones.
You are correct.
Thank you brothers that’s my favorite engine in the whole world someday I hope to own one I love the 70 barracuda friend of mine had one in high school go to 340 was like driving on ice I can’t imagine of 426 hemi that kind of power just amazing God bless
Brilliant video Njikos!
There's nothing better than family drag racing tradition😁💞
I wish me and my sons could meet you and your shop I live in US NJ state.
My sons are 9-19 years old I build alot of engines from 4wheelers to sbc sbf and my new addition 6.2 LT1 gen 5. We enjoye every video. God bless you and it would be a blessing to meet you Mr Nick
That would be a pleasure. Thank you Shawn.
He Nick don't forget that what is NOT in the rule book is more important than was is in it ;) ;)
Right.👍
What a rich history I can't imagine the memories all the best to your family, Nick and we need you for the next hundred years so don't go anywhere.❤
I am watching Nick on July The 4th. Dynoing a Dual Quad 426 Hemi motor! That sound is deafening! I love the "Shaker" Hood in the car! Grew up in the 60's and 70's. Only saw a Hemi in a 32 Ford. You know a Hemi when you see and hear one! Shawn.
Nooo. Thank you for showing us your beautiful engine!!!
i remember late seventies when phil took me for my first ride in the 1971 hemi cuda , i felt like the king of the world that day :)
Awesome wish I could spend that much time with my brother (I only have one) but he's in Canada and I am in Florida you are a very fortunate man to have family and friends right close and y'all enjoy Muscle Cars! wish y'all all the best from down here
Great picture of Nick and his brothers! As an only child, I can only imagine the love and bond between brothers, especially when they share the same passion.
George that was some good tension building music you chose......I agree
Having all your brothers together with common passion
A 426 hemi at 7300 rpm is a sweet sound ..
Afew years ago we went to 8,000 RPM,s.
It's nice that you and your brothers share a common interest. Keeps the family together.
I love this channel. Born in 1966, I was too young to participate in the greatest era for muscle cars. I got into cars in the 80s, bought a few mustangs, and raced them up into the early 90s. Never owned something as cool as a Hemi. Thanks Nick, I appreciate the sharing of knowledge. From Idaho, my hat off to you and your shop.
Wonderful show. Thanks for the family history and pictures. Heart warming to watch you and your brother work together in the shop. And, some additional education imparted to us viewers about the headers. I've always been a Mopar man and have owned three 440 magnums a 383 and a 340. Always wanted a 426 HEMI. Back around 1976, Rick Finch the Bass Player for KC & The Sunshine Band bought 2 HEMI's that were for sale in Miami before I could. I met Rick but I never owned one. A 1966 HEMI Charger that belonged to a close friend of mine, and a 1970 HEMI Charger. Best Regards to you both and Keep On Winning!
Was the guys named Jimmy Lee I am Spud Jimmy Lee and I built a nother 66Hemi charger Red with a white interior Jimmy's was black interior and yellow!
@@spudthompson1414 Hi. Yes. Jimmy and I were close friends and we lived about 2 blocks apart. We used to cruise in that Charger often and in his HEMI 67 Dodge van prior to that. We went to Norland and North Miami Sr High together. Your name is familiar. Did you live in the Norland/Norwood neighborhood? Did Jimmy die?
My first car was a 36 Plymouth coupe it had a 331 hemi at 411 my father gave it to me he brought it off a car lot in Modesto California in 1958
For a guy like me, I might get a chance to see a hemi at a car show and admire from a distance. Thank you so much for showing us this legend up close, it’s a rare look at mopar royalty!
Nice to see the historical context, thanks Nick.
Thanks!
Thank YOU, Mooseman. We really appreciate your support. 😃
Great content deserves it. 😎
NHRA Stock class racing is THE best racing. Very interesting that the base plate was so effective. I’ll bet that Phil is one intense dude at the track. I had a Bracket car for several years. Loved the competition.
Yep. I love bracket racing also...
Heads up is for guys with the biggest wallet. Not for me.
The air filter base keeps the air straight before it's pulled into the carburetor. The additional air gets the carburetor a better signal, causing a rich condition fixed by going down on the jet size.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY FROM THIS OL SOLDIER !!!!!!!!!!!🥳💥💥🗯💫💣💣💥💥💥💣💣💣💣💥💥💥💥💥
I send my Best Regards to Nick ,George, Manny, Melissa, and Krew at Nick's Garage...
Watching 👀 the Fireworks from last nite and today still going on . Love the car , don't bother me if original or not . A beautiful car . Love the Big Hemi on the dyno !!!!!! Mannnnn what a Beast . When your racing 🏁, you NEVER give secrets away . They may figure something from you ,that they weren't doing any use it against u to win . I have to tip my hat to that Big Hemi with the 2 four barrels , just a beautiful engine and what a sound coming out of her !!!!!!!!!! Love it .
Right on Sarge. Happy 4th.
@@NicksGarage You too Bossman, Take It Easy !!!
Found your channel about a month ago. GREAT STUFF!! This vid is special me.
Chasing HP and 1/100th is 1/2 the fun.
From 1967-1976 I raced an I/S '57 chev factory fuelie. Best years of my life. Then the family came along....... that was that. ;( .
In 1970 I briefly set ET record. What a thrill. NHRA then changed rules and i could no longer use the dealer installed option of a 4 speed. Rules is rules . I changed to I/SA but did not have to much success.
I will remember those years forever and you channel with your enthusiasm helps. Live chats are great.!
Tom
Oh that Hemi plays one heck of a sweet tune, especially after 6K on up. Ty for the video.
Hey Nick and George! Another GREAT video! A few days late, but Happy Dominion Day to you Canadians! I'm from the US, but I never forget Dominion Day, because the 1st is also my birthday. Nick and I were born the same year.
Happy birthday Douglas! And happy 4th.
Nick I love seeing the big orange air cleaner , reminds me of the air grabber I had on my old 69 roadrunner, 440 4 barrel. Love it. I was working under my hood one day facing the street and a guy drove by, stopped and backed up just to ask me if that was a hemi lol. He saw the big oval air cleaner top . Good old days
Beautiful shop, beautiful cars, beautiful engines and,,,HEMIS,,,that's hard to beat !
would like to see an 427 LZ1, 427 Tunnel port, 427 Crammer and a Boss 429 on Nick's Dino
@@JD-fx1mb Really would like to see what the Boss 429 would do on the dyno horsepower and torque, Thank-You for all You Guys do and for the awesome info, and for the video!
I built a hemi way back when i was a teen. It took me 3 years to complete, having life commitments i bought every peice pay cheque after pay cheque when there was extra and saved from extra to buy the peices. I had the block gave to me. It had a peice broke on the pan flang where a rod went out. I welded in the three peices, too the block to the high school and durring my night classes i machined the pan flange, and the head serfaces. As well as drilled and treaded bigger bearing bolts and head studs. And the teacher machined cam ends and made caps so i had thrust bearings for end play loss. He als cast my blower box for me. I used a 671 gm blower on it with a 850 cfm carb. Having the school machine shop and teacher help the build was awesome. It began just a broke 1968 426 cast block.
Did you ever get to use it in a driver....? Or run it in a drag race car....?
@@peted5217 was strickly Straight line car. I run it in Prostreet modified for 3 full summers, and into the fourth year the car caught fire and had a complete melt down firel. When you hear the John Force stories ect. We all pretty much lived that way. It was to much to start over, so i just drove Glen's railer until the acident that crippled me for 7 months when his car broke in half and broke my legs.
@@karriefalon7779 Happy you got to enjoy all your hard work and perseverance til Murphy's law prevailed.
I remember the kids I worked with at Gratiot Auto Supply 40 years ago used to call it "L de Brock". They also recommended "Percolator" air filters. And we carried "Hard Wood" hood scoops.
Pronounced "Ed' ul brock" "Purr o lator"... and Harwood.
You probably raced at Sanair....I was there racing an H/S '68 Chevy II in 1971 at the NHRA WCS event. Our car was the record holder back then at 12.25.....I've watched a lot of your videos and recognized your name from seeing that Hemi Challenger somewhere. I just retired from racing myself.....74 years old and was racing a dragster for years. I have 5 NHRA Wally's. ! One National event win at Etown the Summernationals..........Your videos are great....love your passion for it all and your bulldog work ethic. I built engines for years and still do at home....Je vous souhaite bone chance....I cheated and looked that up in French on Google !LOL
I really admire Nick & Phil. Their knowledge and attention to detail is amazing.
Nothing is cooler than a 426 Hemi and
A good sense of humor.
A few nostalgic stories keep these videos from becoming too technical.👍🐘
Maybe a bored and stroked 572 Hemi. But yeah, I get it.
Yeah . Nick puts up with a lot in that dyno room . I aporeciate he has openmindedness ford on the dyno 1 day chev the next..
Nick , your Bless to have your Brothers and Family . Alot of great memories and knowledge for Racing ,parts , engine building, , and fixing cars . Love your channel and Garage. God Bless you and your Family Nick . Best Regards.
Thank you.
Love the sound of the over 7K scream a big block MOPAR makes-especially a hemi! I used them on dirt tracks, the strip, and the streets. All your dyno pulls are good, but these have me leaning forward listening. Thanks!!!
Greatings from South Carolina guys. Enjoyed the show. Hemi king of the jungle. Dyno room is my favorite part of your shows!!! MORE POWER!!💪👍✌
My mother is an "original" and I love her none the less.....Love you ma'! Cool episode with cool stories!
One of the best show's yet. Great to see the passion from a couple of HEMI brothers.. thanks Phill for you're input.. the 426 HEMI what a engine..
Great to see brothers working together and there similarities and differences. Excellent dyno video!!!
What a great video! Love to see and hear the Hemi sing at that big RPM. Thank you both for sharing and letting us all enjoy.
I wasn’t even born when you guys started !! My Uncle love the GTX 440 road runner !! I drive a Daytona 5.7 2017 would love if you could add 300 more hp to it !! Mopar ♥️
My other uncle Mack had a R/T both raced each other but Uncle passed Uncle Henry at 150 plus like he was standing still 🤣🤣!! This before I was born 🤣🤣!! Go Mopar
Love this! Nice your brothers there as well man! :D Oldskool!! Lot of knowlage! When I was in my early 20s, I used to wrench on chevys with a friend of mine in his garage, fixxing his 76 Nova, had a 455 Olds in it:D, preparing her for streetlegal racing, miss those days..Great vid again nick!
Sweet! Almost 20 years ago, I had a 1976 Chevy Nova with an Olds 455 under the hood too. Those cars have a 2nd gen F-Body subframe and components in the front, so off the shelf Trans-Am headers fit perfectly with an Olds big block in it. Mine was a 12 second street car, and was a blast to drive around in.
Great to see a camaraderie between brother’s what a good live to be in racing fast car. Bravo!👍👏😎💪🇨🇦
Sure can tell you guys are brothers.Hemi on the dyno a good 4th of July present.
I really like that 70 Hemi Challenger 4-speed convertible, it may have not been born that way but it is an awesome car, you just gotta love a Hemi. Seeing you and Philip working together in the Dyno room discussing what you wanted to try next brought back a lot of fond memories from the 60's, working on engines, and trying to find those elusive few HP that would make the difference at the track. The new stainless steel headers should make a difference on the Dyno, and help get the Hemi the extra HP. I know that the HP & torque numbers were over 600, which is very good for an engine with stock specs. Great job Nick and Phil, I know that you will have a winner when the Hemi is done.
We will do our best. Thanks.
Larmo from laughlin.. thank you nick and Phil. I used to sit at the back of my 71 or 440, after an oil change. Start the car grab a beer and sit in between the exhaust. This was the best sounding motor on you tube. Hands down. It just doesn't get any hemier than that folks. Nick n Phil your efforts and knowledge n expierence is very apparent thank you gentlemen.. move over. Plymouth arriving rapidly...
Nick, The King of Hemi!
I grew up at the machine shop here in canada that builds record setting hemis for Wendell Howes
Thank you Nick and your brother for sharing your Hemi Dyno session.
Very impressive.
I can see your going for every last Horse power.
Take care, Ed.
He could learn a lot more if he would live in by 60s old school standards. Thinking he knows I've seen several things that I believe has been proven old school theory and not fact where it's been debunked. He is yet to have a real motor on there. His dyno couldn't handle one
Favorite engine ever, thank you Nick keep the 426 Hemi videos coming!
The Brothers Mopar at it again 👍
Hello Nick & George whoop's thanks Phil for letting us see & hear the stock 427 hemi sounding real sweet too. That black RT with the red interior looks truly stunning Nick and I'm sure you will have the hemi sorted in no time too. Stay safe & well all from New Zealand
Thanks for being here, Blinkie!
I had a friend who built dirt track engines and had an interesting technique. While an engine was running, he leaned his belly on the driver-side valve cover, placed his left hand on the passenger valve cover, turned his left ear towards the timing chain/gear, and looked down the carburetor. With one pull, he could quickly zero in on a problem. I saw him sort out a Hemi drag car that way. In a few seconds, he was able to show the owners that the builder had left break-in springs on the valves. Fortunately, it ran so bad it had not hurt itself on the track. Love your content Nick. My late dad was French Canadien. You remind me of him.
I love the street racing stories. I live that life. we pick spots from car meets and roll out from there. I run a 1989 turbo 5spd Supra with simple bolts ons. good for highway or dig racing. I'm 37 now. this my 5th supra since I was 21. I can't leave them alone. Now because of this channel I want to build a 440. I will probably put it in something light. definitely will be a 4spd RWD.
That was really nice seeing you and your brother it was very nice seeing you too working on the hemi
Nick, good to see you and Phil working together. George that was some good tension building music you chose. Thanks guys! Enjoyed the show!
Glad you enjoyed it Meower.
Sounds ANGRY, like a HEMI should!!! Love it!!
My favourite V8 of all time being dyno'ed by my favourite engine man, Thanks You Nick and co. From a Fellow Greek abroad in Melbourne, Australia. Oppa !
That hemi is loud and strong sweetest sound I've ever heard with my ears your heart starts racing with the rpms. Thank you for sharing the elephants powerful muscle on the Dyno machine. Love your love for American muscle car engines and your teaching experience of years of knowledge of building engines.
36:20 - You answered one of the questions I had right there Nick. You said earlier that you couldn’t add lift to the cam but didn’t say you couldn’t change the ramp on the cam and/or add duration. You confirmed here that the cam in the engine has more duration than stock.
So you said you are running the original cast iron rockers. Is there anything in the rules that would prevent you from using OE style rockers made from lightweight components like titanium? Lighter valve train components typically allows the engine to rev higher and therefore means more power on the top end.
That is correct. As long as the max intake lift is .490, any lobe design is ok in the Stocker class. In many cases they do not allow titanium yet. And now we are allowed to use after market rockers. But we are still running the factory cast iron rockers for now.
A lot more duration and the ramp angle is changed
It's awesome to see so much experience and passion between brothers. Although I have to say I've never seen anyone sit in Nick's chair😄big bro privileges
LOL.
That’s right, good catch!
Thanks for the new video. I have really enjoyed catching up to the most recent over the past couple of months.
Glad you like them!
As usual thanks for posting your video on the Hemi, Nick. Your videos are very informative and I learn something new each and every time I watch what you post.
i enjoyed this video with your family history of racing, and yousll still have the competive edge, years later, great content
Great video Nick, nice to meet your brother!!
Boy Ill bet theres some gems up in that loft...always are in old school garages. I recently found a 1970 18 SPLINE A8333 and right next to it on the floor still in the box was a HURST shift for it. When I asked the old man how long its been up there he said ''Well...dumbass Jeff wrecked that Roadrunner in '83 so...'83'' I sold the transmission and shifter but the black 4 speed ball I keep on my desk
Nice seeing your brother Nick! Love that Hemi!
I used to love watching the hemi E bodies back in the day. Mostly 4 speed cars. Great show
My ear dyno tells me that it's making some serious hp! I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Thanks.
Nice day @ the track you had with your brothers top 4 out of 6 top racers in the end that's one special day you had with your brothers Thanks for sharing that.
Yes it was! ❤️
@@NicksGarage Awesome brother
I'm very lucky to have an original 1970 N96 Shaker Challenger 440SixPack 18 splined 4 speed Dana 60 Track Pak car. That one shown by Nic is absolutely gorgeous even if not an original N96 car. BTW. Dodge only made a total of 184 Shaker challengers for 1970.......very rare cars. Around 85 or so left
Nick: Ironically in my hometown in the mid and late 70's we too had our "safe" street racing spot by the Airport in Philadelphia. Great video btw👍.
I remember many nights on Front St.
I remember Front St., can't recall name of St. by airport. They never flooded that one👍🏽😂
Larry: Front street and out by the airport was was an access road off Island avenue in an industrial park. Back then we could race for hours and the cops didn't car by the airport industrial park.
Nick- Yeah the airport road was cool, Front St. was sort of hectic with the train tracks and all. I saw a head on there one night and the turned the fire hydrants on and flooded it. The s... really hit the fan that night. Too bad cause Grumpy's old 67 Nova was kicking serious ass.
Sorry Victor, must have been a senior moment.
Hi Nick and George, It's the 4th of July, and a Hemi on the Dyno, it doesn't get any better than that, let her rip!!!
The sound of freedom! And the smell of racing fuel. Happy 4th of July, sir. Here we go!
Older brother has the haha. That is fantastic
So true Eugene, and A Happy 4th of July bro.
@@blinkie1523 Thank you blinkie, I think that the only thing hotter than Philip's Hemi is the weather here in Texas, over a 100 F today, and for the rest of the week too.
All good and lucky you, could do with some of that as ours is currently 54f or 12c and wet as. That hemi is a beaut though!
Its a priveledge seeing a man sharing his passion and livelihood. Thanks Nick and team
Thanks Nick. I really enjoyed the conversation betweeen you and your brother, you're both a couple of real experienced "gear heads". Keep on smiling.
Now THAT'S some beautiful music!
So this being a stock engine with over 600 h.p. in yours and other guys in your class making a bit more,is it safe to say that Chrysler may have under stated the real horsepower numbers?🤔 Just a little bit?😁 LoL! Thanks again guys.
So is George behind the camera one of your brother's?
Very disappointed you didn't show the data, and that car is far from class competitive I don't understand why the secretive stance. Carry on...............
Great show again. I hope you do another video from the drag strip.
Love your videos Nick. You are I are the same age, and where I grew up we had our street races too. Our "strip" too was a dead end pretty much by itself and nothing close. Kind of comical now because our county courthouse sits about where our starting line was.
This is why I love NHRA Stock Eliminator. It's the constant search for improvement; if you standstill, you'll be run over by the competition.
If you don't have boatloads of cash and a Ray Barton engine it's tuf to run with the big dogs. NHRA Hemi Challenge cars now run in the 8.4s @ 160mph 1/4mile
That’s awesome horsepower from a carbureted Engine without any help from nitrous turbo chargers
Hey Nick as always awesome video and to all the United states happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸
Right on! Thanks Kenny.
Thank you sir.
_"nitrous turbo chargers"_ ?
Always important to be close to your family, siblings. You’re good folks. 👍
That in car video at track the sound of that engine reving changing gears to redline ABSOLUTE MUSIC TO MY EARS NOTHING BETTER NATURALLY ASPIRATED HEMI POWER
David Vizard just had a vid on his channel about unequal length headers. For 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 V8s he shows you the formula. There's more power than you might think in it. For a Hemi this might be worth trying. He explains why too.
I wouldn't waste my time with it..
Good evening Nick. On vacation in the UK but still won't miss an episode.
That is so kind of you Steve! We hope you have a great vacation.
In 1964 on a secret five mile long test track in Texas, Chrysler Corporation had been testing a new version of its hemispherical-head 426 V-8 engine. Word had leaked out that on the strait ways the massive power plant was pushing the the slippery Plymouths and Dodges at unheard of speeds of of over 185 mph, about 20 mph better than the competition was running at super speedways at Daytona.
The Petty's installed the new engine in their 1964 Belvedere and promptly found out after a few practice laps that the head gasket was leaking. The crew discovered the block wasn't quite big enough to cover the gasket on the cylinder head. They quickly set about heating brass and welding it to make the block fit up with the gasket and cylinder head. Richard Petty went on to win his first Daytona 500 with the only available Hemi to them at the time. Richard Petty later went on to win his first Grand National Championship for the 1964 season with the new Hemi engine.
Nick knows exactly why Chrysler built the Hemi🤠
You know these 2 got some serious trick moves they can put on a motor. That old school trick stuff. Love this video.
HEY NICK,
Tim here again......i need ur help...my shop has a '69 GTX Hemi/727/Air Grabber, #'s matchin car....high dollar resto done (1 of 98)....its GORGEOUS!!......rear main leaks horribly, we were tasked to try to fix it......we took the pan off, and it has an aftermarket cap for the rear main seal......(we've heard bad things about it).....we're tryin to do this with motor staying in car.....it's like brand new.....when we took the cap off, there was no rtv on the side seals....so we thought we found the culprit.....main seal looked good, and even had assembly lube on it (outside)...so we thought it was ok.....we bought a new rearmain seal, put rtv on the sides, all over, and put it back together, fired it up, still leaks like a sieve......local MOPAR guru said alot of the billet caps leak bad, so we had him find a stock one in his archives......if we go that route, what are we missing, or what did these engine dudes do?......YOU DIDNT RUN IT ON AN ENGINE STAND/DYNO FIRST???, B4 PUTING IT IN THIS HIGH $, #'S MATCHING RARE CAR??......i said the motor has to come out to do it rite......they all think we can fix it without doin so.......PLEASE, if you read ur comments, PLEASE give insight to our problem....the car is BEAUTIFUL, and the HEMI's rear main leaks horrid!!!...HELP!!
Great video, Nico¡. Love the fact you didn't share the power figures!!
KEEP EM GUESSING!!!!
A.R.H (American Racing Headers) makes a VERY nice set of Stainless 304 headers for popular Chassis/Engine combos. They are $1500, but worth it. They have merge collectors built in, nice thick flanges, and come with band clamps for collector extensions. I got a set for my G-Body Cutlass with a big block Olds, 2" tubes, 3.5" collectors, and they are the nicest fitting and performing set of headers I've ever installed on the car. With the starter out, and the oil filter off, they both slid right in from the bottom with no effort. They are WAY better than the goofy $900 Hooker Super Comp
1 7/8" with the 2-piece design that has the one tube that wraps around the frame. Being stainless, it'll be the last set of headers you'll ever buy also.
Nice Nick! NOTHING like a Big engine screaming at 7,000......sweeet!
Great info about the stock class! You have a nice family Nick, some amazing history. Your videos are better than any TV show!
Wow, thanks!
A fine stocker Hemi there Nick! I still have the original hyd. cam out of my brothers 70 Hemicuda 10,000 original miles on it from 1970-71. I set it up on my lathe with a lifter fixture and checked it out. .311-.314 lobe lift on all the lobes with 284 duration checked at .006 lobe lift. .050 lobe lift check was 228 degrees and a 112 LCA.
Good job.
@@nickpanaritis4122 Thanks...I had to machine up a correct size tappet to get the numbers.