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2. Donovan hemi - Wikipedia

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   The Donovan hemi is an American Top Fuel drag racing engine, designed and built by Ed Donovan and first appearing in 1971. In the 1970s, it was the most popular engine in Top Fuel dragsters. In the 1970s, it was the most popular engine in Top Fuel dragsters.

3. Ed Donovan (engine builder) - Wikipedia

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   Ed Donovan (1928–1989), commonly called "The Mole" (or "Pachy"), [1] was an American racing engine and parts builder. Donovan developed the first all-aluminum- block hemi designed specifically for Top Fuel drag racing .

4. Funny Car - Wikipedia

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   The NHRA has strict guidelines for Funny Cars. Most of the rules relate to the engine. In short, the engines can only be V8s displacing no more than 500 cu in (8.2 L). The most popular design is a Donovan, loosely based on the second generation Chrysler 426 Hemi.

5. Chrysler Hemi engine - Wikipedia

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   Chrysler developed its first experimental hemi engine for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft. The XIV-2220 was an inverted V16 rated at 2,500 hp (1,860 kW). The P-47 was already in production with a Pratt & Whitney radial engine when the XIV-2220 flew successfully in trials in 1945 as a possible upgrade, but the war was winding down and it did not go into production.

6. Keith Black (engineer) - Wikipedia

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   Black's aluminum engine blocks would dominate the market by the end of the decade. The engines Keith Black produced were based on the Chrysler 426 Hemi, Chevy Big Block, and Oldsmobile Big Block designs, but cut from virgin aluminum castings and built to the customer's specifications. Keith Black died from complications due to brain cancer in 1991.

7. Land speed racing - Wikipedia

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   [18] Group IX, Class 3: [25] gas turbine engine, unloaded weight > 1000 kg [26] September 26, 2008: Bonneville Salt Flats, USA: Tom Burkland: Burkland 411 Streamliner: 2 x 8-71 [citation needed]-supercharged Donovan hemi V8 Engines 415.896: 669.319 Piston-engined record [18] Group I, Class 11: [25] 2 or 4 stroke engine with supercharger ...