So what are the hp/tq numbers in the trucks with the new cam profile? And I
think you mentioned four models that will be receiving the hemi, what else
besides the Rams?
-- Dave Bensalem, PA '02 R/T RC Flame Red http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/KECEE245JCKM.html"Stlaurent Mr Steven" <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL> wrote in message news:5F7587961057D211ABE9004095102F7803C5AD80@ex.mctssa.usmc.mil... > > Chevy has the 8100 Duratec. An 8.1 V-8 version that produces around 345HP. > This is the engine I will be dropping into the Astro Van. However, the 5.7 > Hemi is the most powerful engine in its class when you look at the specs. > Maybe this is why the little Suzuki Hayabusa 1300 Motorcycle, world's > fastest street production bike, took its design from Dodge - the hemi head > and castings. > > The true hemi when built was rated at 353/353. The truck cam profile was > changed for more torque vice HP. > > -------------------------------------- > Steven St.Laurent > C4i System Engineer > C4i Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA > MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps > Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365) > "Never be content with somebody else definition > of you. Instead, define yourself by your own beliefs, > your own truths, your own understanding of who > you are. Never be content until you are happy with > the unique person GOD has created you to be." > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Miller WB5OXQ [mailto:wb5oxq@clearsource.net] > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 7:09 PM > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > Subject: DML: 2003 Rams > > > I saw a 2003 Ram today with the Hemi engine badge on the fender. Sure wish > it could come in a Dakota R/T. Here is something I copied from an > advertisement; > "The Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty Pickups are completely redesigned with new > styling and new powerplants. The standard engine in all Ram Heavy Duty > trucks is a 5.7-liter HEMI Magnum producing a class-leading 345 horsepower > and 375 lb-ft of torque." I think GM has to have a lot more cubes than that > to make over 300 hp. 5.7 is only 350cid (aprox).
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