The Hemispherical combustion chamber brings big power, but is that all there is to the iconic Hemi engine?

The term Hemi used to be synonymous with performance, and Ford's new 1.6-liter 4-banger may soon renew that association compound valve hemispherical (cvh) engine The Ford Compound Valve Hemispherical ...

For nearly seven decades, Chrysler has built the baddest performance engines on the street, and that's a true statement as long as we can forget about the years between 1972–1992. Truth be told, ...

In gearhead terminology, the word hemi refers to the generally hemispherical shape of an engine's cylinder head combustion chamber. In the truest sense of the word, no automobile engine actually has a ...

Performance gains through a hemispherical combustion chamber were proven on a racetrack decades ago. The world of NASCAR racing was put on its ear when a Hemi-powered car blistered Daytona in 1964, ...

Hemi engines aren't perfect. Sorry. Half-grapefruit-shaped combustion chambers sure do let designers increase valve sizes, and in the larger displacement Hemis, these valves could probably pass golf ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Hemi engine has dazzled and impressed automotive enthusiasts for decades. The unique hemispherical combustion chamber (Hemi) powers many ...

The history of the first Hemi engine from Dodge is pretty straightforward, but it turns out that the tale behind the first engines with hemispherical combustion chambers requires going down a much ...

Though they're the only engines officially named after their hemispherical combustion chambers, Chrysler's legendary V8s aren't the only mass-produced automotive engines to feature this technology.