You're right Tom. I was just making the point with the same gearing/tranny, etc. Now, if both the wedge & the hemi are set up tougher, the hemi wins even in the quarter. Part of the problem, a large part, is that if the owner fooled with the linkage between the two Carter 4 barrels on the Hemi, they generally messed it up by thinking they need to be put exactly in sync as regards when the primarie's opened. That is not the case. The rear carb primarie's, if I remember correctly, provide more of the fuel at idle due to their location relative to the cylinder banks. Just comparing the 440 wedge with the 426 Hemi as regards potential, well, the 440 was a tough engine to beat compared to any stock Detroit Iron, but the Hemi with a more appropriate camshaft, properly configured tube headers, is a Monster.