Elsewhere today you’re going to see a video from Uncle Tony’s Garage on the A-925 dual overhead cam Hemi that Chrysler was putting together during the height of the NASCAR war with Ford in the mid-1960s. The potential that lay within that one piece of kit would’ve been a game-changer early on and the repercussions that could’ve radiated out into the Musclecar Era machines of the day are enough to cause a mouth to water. It’s a dream unit, that you’ll only see on display at big shows across the country.
The dream of an engine that nobody else has is a tempting offer. When I got to tour Ryan Falconer Racing Engines back around 2012 at the encouragement of my painter friend Dave Bernheimer, it wasn’t so much the Falconer V-12 that had grabbed my attention, but a small little compact engine nearby that looked like it was meant for war. It was…the short explanation is that it was a 2002 Chevrolet Indy motor that was re-worked to be put onto the street using MoTec components and a new cam profile. Looking at it’s size, I would’ve been scouring every classified ad I could to locate the perfect Monza to shove one into.
Photo: Ryan Falconer Racing Engines
Then there’s today’s lesson of the day for myself: the 209 cubic inch turbocharged V8 that was built to run at Indy by, of all manufacturers, American Motors. After figuring out that there was a way to run a larger engine if they used a stock-block setup, American Motors got to work on the 209ci mill and shoved them into Eagle chassis…no, not the wagon, Indy Cars. 900 horsepower out of 3.4 liters of AMC V8. Figure out how to make that somewhat streetable and once again, I’d be ready to put an Eagle SX/4 on a crash diet of epic proportions. Remember yesterday’s AWD Hurst/Olds? Something like that. For sure.
The Cammer Hemi never made it to production. The Chevrolet and AMC Indy blocks were produced in small forms and except for the Chevy mills that Falconer re-works for street duty, don’t see much outside of the track walls. But any of those engines we’d like to see. Can you come up with others?
Chevy’s 427 Cammer
Ford’s 289 Cammer
Oldsmobile’s DOHC 700HP Hemi 455 (W43)
Roger Rager’s bus-block engine.
As a crate motor.
Offy Turbo
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Ford 421 ci. 24-valve Calliope two-cam-in-block V-8. Originally intended for the 1968 Ford GT program, and seen only briefly in the Can-Am.
Gurney/Weslake small block Indy MOPAR
Chrysler A-925 “Doomsday Hemi”
BRM V-16
Mazda 787 26b and Penske Ilmor Mercedes pushrod V8 that won Indy in 1994.
DOHC Pontiac
There is only one correct answer: Novi
BRM H16 with four turbos!