Dodge Street Hemi Specs: 4.25 x 3.75 in, 425 hp

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Dodge Street Hemi specs: 426 ci (7.0L) 8-cylinder, 4.25 x 3.75 in (108 x 95.3 mm) bore and stroke. Rated 425 hp, 1966. OHV. Rod ratio and piston speed.

The Dodge Street Hemi is oversquare — the 4.25" bore exceeds the 3.75" stroke by 13.3% — a layout that favors airflow and RPM over leverage at the crank. The 3.75" stroke puts mean piston speed at 4,000 ft/min around 6,400 RPM, which is where a production bottom end is generally considered at its limit. Each of the 8 cylinders displaces 53.3 ci (873 cc).

It is one of 7 engines in the Dodge 426ci family, all of them 426 ci — the differences between them are in compression, heads and rating, not displacement.

Dimensions

Displacement426 ci / 7 L
Bore4.25"
Stroke3.75"
Cylinders8
ConfigurationV8
Bore/stroke ratio1.133

Construction

Block materialcast iron
Head materialcast iron
ValvetrainOHV
Fuel typegas
Advertised HP425 hp
Years1966

What these numbers mean

Bore/stroke character1.133 — oversquare — bore exceeds stroke, which favours higher RPM and larger valves
Mean piston speed at 6,000 RPM3,750 ft/min — in the range typical of performance street engines
Displacement per cylinder53.3 ci

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