It s National HEMI Day - Time to Celebrate One of the Most Loved Engines Ever Built
April 26 is the day set aside to honor the mighty HEMI engine. Welcome to #426hemiday, celebrating the engine that powers some of today s most powerful vehicles like the 2021 Ram TRX and the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
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From Dodge Chargers, to Challengers, to the mighty 2021 Ram TRX, the HEMI engine commands respect. The second generation of the popular, powerful HEMI engine displaced 426 cubic inches and that is why muscle car fanatics celebrate 4/26 as HEMI Day.
What is a HEMI?
HEMI gets its name from the engine’s hemispherical shaped head. The engine itself was huge and it required more room in the engine compartment than other engines. Some called it the “elephant engine” because of its size and weight.