You're absolutely right! It was my mistake to use the term Max Wedge. (And I
used that based on an article I have that outlined the Max Wedge cars and
inferred that they were the precursors to the 426 Hemi. It specifically stated
the progression as 392, 413, 426) I also had a Mopar engine re-build book that
listed the 392,413, and 426 as the same engine class for re-building. I read
that chapter many times and the way it was written it classified them all as
Hemis. But I was thinking of the same era when you could get Chrysler 300
letter cars with engines named "413 Red Ram" and "413 Golden Line". They
weren't billed as Hemis during that timeframe in the sales literature but
they were definitely Hemi's to the best of my knowledge. (Which is getting
more suspect the more I open my freakin' mouth !!!...) Sorry everyone, I'll
quit wasting badwidth...
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Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 19:50:42 -0400
From: "Ed" <ed@ithink.com>
Subject: DML: Re: RE: 4.7 Hemi
The 413 and 426 MAX WEDGE were just that .. WEDGE style heads, just like the
other B and RB blocks, 361,383,400,440 ... and the current small blocks
273/318/340/360 ... The MAX WEDGE heads had huge ports and a special intake
to match. The 413 and 426 MAX WEDGE engines did have 2 4BBL carters on
them, BUT the plugs were always where they are on all the above listed
engines, just above the block mating surface ... I used to race these,
spent a lot of time there ... 64 Sport Fury 426 MAX WEDGE, 4.30 rear, 4
speed ... ran 10 flat ... not bad for it's day. 68 R/T ... 70 RR, 71 440
6 pack Challenger, 62 Sport Fury ... and a host more ...
- --Ed
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