572 Hemi / Is it Worth it?

Actually, in some ways it's easier to put a Hemi in than an RB motor. With the Hemi the headers come out the bottom, while the RB they come out the side necessitaiting all sorts of weird bends sparklug access annoyances. Yes, you can now make good power with an RB motor with todays heads & yes, the RB can be less finicky but it'll take more effort & more technology to get the power a Hemi naturally produces,
And if you're thinking of simply using the old fenderwell style headers to simplify the swapp you're now limiting yourself to wheel size & increasing your turning radius......

very true... hemi's with sure big ports like a lower duration high lift for good street use... it helps with fuel puddling...

Watch out for those World blocks dakotafarmer. My dad (Greg Fernald of SS and AFX) has built a lot of them and has come across defective blocks from world industries on several occasions. Yes, World is the manufacturer for the new Mopar branded hemi blocks. problems like blocked off oiling passages, and pinholes in the rear of the block are but two of several examples he has encountered using their blocks. Most have turned out ok but that is one expensive motor to build so quadruple check everything! Stage 5 is a great source for heads and valvetrain.

hear the latest? the "New" block we got because the old one was leaking oil out the water jackets... so now the new one has such bad core shift it we took it to 528 (4.5" bore) we would have been in water by about .150"!!! had as bad as .3" core shift down to a .1"...

as for fitting the hemi i apologize to ink as yes, the hemi will hit without fender mods but you cant get the Passenger side valve cover off lol...