• teegus@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Pardon my ignorance but is driving a Hemi a “good” thing or a “bad” thing and thus an insult to be passed by?

    • mean_bean279@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Dudes that say “hemi” still are stuck in the past and stupid. I say this as someone who owns and drives a Ram 2500 “Hemi” (don’t worry, no DUIs). It’s a marketing term at this point that dumb grunts (and I don’t just mean in the military) buy into because they feel special. It’s like dudes that say they drive a Cummins or Power Stroke (yes all of these are as erotic as they sound). It’s an engine. At the end of the day it’s kind of a crappy one too. Most Dodge Hemi’s have what’s known as Hemi-tick that is this sort of constant clicking on idle, they’re incredibly inefficient, they make mediocre power compared to their competition and the reliability on them is questionable at best. Overall good maintenance will keep these motors working fine and running for a long time, but the paint on every Ram will fade and chip, the clear coat will crap out, and the interior will eventually start to rattle and fall apart faster than the competition. 10/10 vehicles.

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      11 months ago

      It’s supposed to be a good thing. I don’t get the context of the stickers either unless it’s just supposed to be a useless explanation of the situation.

      • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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        11 months ago

        It’s supposed to be a good thing

        What part of it is good in any way?

        • Guy’s in the military: yeah war. Yeehaw…
        • He’s proud to drive a gas guzzling truck
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          11 months ago

          I didn’t say I think it’s a good thing, just that the truck guy probably think it is.

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      11 months ago

      A Hemi engine has a hemispherical dome, which was a new design that increased efficiency and power output over others, in 1901.
      Chrysler popularized the term for their engines in the 1950’s, and the name has a positive image in some circles because Chrysler-built Hemi engines were used in WW2 fighter planes and NASCAR racecars.