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COMP Cams®
Hosted The Inaugural Hemi Challenge
It’s
the ultimate engine shoot out – seven streetable high
horsepower “elephant” engines fighting it out
for top honors as the ultimate Chrysler 426cid Hemi. Playing
center stage is the COMP Cams® R&D engine dyno facility,
which will host the first ever Royal Purple Hemi Engine Challenge.
Featuring an assortment of 426cid engines, participants will
create power-packed Hemi engines, using the most creative
assemblage of parts and technology at their disposal in an
attempt to generate the ultimate in horsepower and torque
for the dollar.
For this
first of what could become an annual event, Mopar Muscle Magazine,
creator of this contest, chose to feature the 426 Hemi. All
of the parts used in the build-up of these engines must be
available over the counter, through any supplier. Each engine
will be scored using a simple composite system that, when
tallied, will demonstrate affordability of Hemi horsepower
through a cost per horsepower final result.
“With
all of the buzz surrounding the modern Hemi engine, we felt
that it was great to be involved in an engine contest that
compares legendary 426cid Hemi engines,” said COMP Cams®
Marketing Manager Chris Douglas. “We have done a great
deal of development work with the new Hemi 5.7-liter engine,
creating new camshafts and valve train parts that greatly
increase horsepower and torque, but many enthusiasts forget
that we have a great number of high-tech camshafts and valve
train parts for the classic 426 Hemi. We are pleased to be
involved in this inaugural event.”
Winner
to be announced at this year's PRI Show taking place in Florida.
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