Gene Adams has been working on this for awhile...Wanted to improve on the 392 block he has been working on for over 50 years...Claude is helping with the business end of the project...The molds are done and the picture in this Drag Racing Online article is the first casting....
Lavoie and Adams making a new 392 Hemi
Veteran nostalgia racer Claude Lavoie and legendary Hemi engine builder and tuner Gene Adams have collaborated to develop and produce a brand new, improved version of the old Chrysler 392 block.
Adams told DRO that the block will feature “Siamesed” cylinders, thicker main webbing, splayed main caps and other improvements. Any aftermarket Hemi cylinder head except a Donovan will bolt onto the block as well as all of the stock Chrysler parts. They plan to cast both steel and aluminum versions with the aluminum coming in 40 lbs lighter than the steel version.
Look for these blocks to make their debut at next year’s March Meet. (Darr Hawthorne photo) [10/18/10]
Lavoie and Adams making a new 392 Hemi
Veteran nostalgia racer Claude Lavoie and legendary Hemi engine builder and tuner Gene Adams have collaborated to develop and produce a brand new, improved version of the old Chrysler 392 block. Adams told DRO that the block will feature “Siamesed” cylinders, thicker main webbing, splayed main caps and other improvements. Any aftermarket Hemi cylinder head except a Donovan will bolt onto the block as well as all of the stock Chrysler parts. They plan to cast both steel and aluminum versions with the aluminum coming in 40 lbs lighter than the steel version.
Look for these blocks to make their debut at next year’s March Meet. (Darr Hawthorne photo) [10/18/10]
