Eat My Dust-er
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When I see the hood callouts some have wedge on them, what exactly is a wedge?
Every chrysler v-8 engine is a wedge except for the 426 hemi and the 318 poly. The word "wedge" on the hood means nothing.
A wedge is an engine with its valves side by side in a straight line with the valve stems tilted at an angle to the center of the bore. This results in a combustion chamber whose profile is wedge shaped as opposed to a hemi whose profile looks like half a ball. Know that's about as clear as mud but it's the best I can 'splain it in 100 words or less. Hope it helps.