I don't completely agree. They had to get the weight down. The smaller Hemis did run some great times, held the record for a short time, but it was the end of that era. The wedges could get more compression with a smaller dome piston (lighter weight), which gave them the rpm edge. The Corporation was hurting, factory support was gone, and the nhra really wanted the chevies to win anyway. Bob Glidden kept winning with his fords, which had to piss the nhra off to no end. Bob did win in 79 with the Arrow, small block. But the class was changing and Mopar just wasn't the main player anymore. Randy Humprey ran 8.46-159.01 at Fremont WWCS in 4/79 to set a new national ET record.
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Anyway I want a Hemi just to have the history to go with this car. If I find a small one, it's icing on the cake!