Tom Slick North wrote:
> The Buzz from Detroit is that the larger displacement HEMI is once again
> on the production schedule. One of my Ace Buzz patrollers reports that the
> 6.1 will be showing up in Dodge truck and Jeep applications in 2005 or
> 2006. Like the 5.7 it will feature a cast iron block and aluminum cylinder
> heads.
Wow, 2005, 2006. Remember when partying like it's 1999 seemed to be an
eternity away?
> The new 5.7 liter HEMI that will be used in the Ram and other applications
> beginning next year will be rated at an impressive 320 horsepower. That's
> ten more ponies then the 8.0 liter Magnum V10! The Buzz is that the final
> rating for the 6.1 liter will be around 350 ponies and that it will put
> out a whooping 450 lb. ft of torque. In addition to being used in the Ram
> truck expect to see the 6.1 show up in a special limited edition version
> of the next generation Grand Cherokee (WK).
The V10 was never meant to be a big HP beast in the trucks, it was there to
be a gas-powered TQ monster (at 450, same as this 6.1L V8) for those who
didn't want the Cummins. Can't wait to see the TQ/HP curve on this bad boy.
A Jeep w/o a J in the codename? Anyone else think that new GC will be a
more radical departure from Jeep tradition than the KJ (Liberty) is?
> here's the link to the actual article...
>
> http://www.car-truck.com/chryed/buzz/b100901.htm
>
> Later,
> Tom "Slick"
> "Just think, a 6.1L Hemi in a Dakota...I'm starting to drool!"
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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