Why?

Can you say HEMI. its an ego thing. "Yeah it's a Hemi". It was a sales pitch from day one. And it worked.

The new hemi's are junk. Try and replace a rod and bearing set and see what you run into. They get them in at the machine shop from dealers quite often. They are not what you think they would be when it comes to longevity .

They are throwaways. See how many are still on the road 30 years from now as you see LA's with abused high miles. You won't. Rebuild them . I don't think so.