Chrysler LA engine
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The LA engines are a family of pushrod OHV
90° V-block gasoline engines built by Chrysler Corporation and factory-installed in passenger vehicles, trucks and vans, commercial vehicles, marine and industrial applications from 1964 through 2003. The combustion chambers are wedge-shaped, rather than the polyspherical combustion chambers in the predecessor A engine
or the hemispherical chambers in the Chrysler Hemi engine
. All are cast iron, except for the Viper V10, which is aluminum. LA engines have the same 4.46 inches (113.3 mm) bore spacing as the A engines. LA engines were made at Chrysler's Mound Road Engine
plant in Detroit, Michigan
as well as plants in Canada and Mexico. The "L" in "LA" stands for light, as the older "A" engine was nearly 50 pounds heavier.
only, and the car so equipped was called the "D-Dart". A 235 hp version with a less aggressive camshaft and without the tube headers was available on regular production Darts, Valiants
, and Barracudas
from 1965 to '67, it was standard only in the Barracuda Formula S model.
for most of its production, though four-barrel Carter Thermo-Quad and Rochester Quadrajet carburetors were used in police applications starting in 1978. The 318 received roller lifters and a fast-burn cylinder head in 1985. Throttle-body electronic fuel injection was factory equipment on the 1981-1983 Imperial. From 1988 to 1991, another throttle-body fuel injection system was used for truck and van applications.
unit used in the 318. A 4-barrel carburetor was mated to a high-rise, dual plane intake manifold. This induction setup fed into a set of cylinder heads that are still considered one of the best of that era. The heads were high-flow items with big ports, and used 2.02 inches (51.3 mm) intake and 1.6 inches (40.6 mm) exhaust valves. An aggressive cam was fitted to take advantage of the much better breathing top end. 1968 4-Speed cars got an even hotter cam, but it was discontinued in 1969. The engine was equipped with hydraulic lifters. Power output was officially stated as 275 hp for the 4 barrel and 290 hp for the 6-pack version with triple 2-barrel carburetors. Using domed pistons, the 340's compression ratio was 10.5:1, placing it near the limit of what was possible on pump gasoline. The 340 also used heavy-duty parts such as a double-roller timing chain, windage tray and revised oil pump.
In 1970, Chrysler offered a special version of the 340 for use in the Challenger TA and Cuda AAR. The "TA" engine featured a heavy duty short block featuring additional webbing in block to allow for 4 bolt main bearing caps, double roller timing chain and 10.5:1 compression. The heads featured larger ports compared to a standard 340 and offset rocker arms that allowed the pushrods to be moved away from the intake ports for improved airflow. They featured an aluminium intake manifold with three two barrel Holley carburetors and a dual points ignition system.
Like many other performance V8's of the day, for insurance reasons, the 340 engine's power output was officially understated. In reality, either the 4bbl or 6bbl configuration could produce at least 315 to 320 hp (235 to 239 kW). The 340 developed a reputation for outperforming much larger and heavier engines, with the attendant handling benefits provided by the relatively light-weight 340. The engine was praised as a high-revving unit with good durability, making it popular with circle-track racers.
Due to the combination of rising gasoline prices and insurance companies' crackdown on high-performance vehicles, the 340 did not stay in production long. It was released in 1968, detuned with lower compression (via flat-top pistons) and smaller 1.88 inch intake valves in 1972, and was withdrawn from production after the 1973 model year.
This engine also powered the French
Monica 560
.
. The 360 used the large intake port 340 heads with a smaller intake valve (1.88 inch). In 1973, a 4-barrel version was released. In 1974, the 360 became the most powerful LA engine with the end of 340 production. After 1980, the 360 was primarily used in Dodge Ram
trucks and vans
. However, in some instances, the 360 was used in Dodge Diplomat police cars. Edit: With the possible exception of some rumored 'special factory cars', Diplomat police cars did not receive the 360 as factory equipment, however the 360 was available in civilian-package cars. The 1978-1979 Lil' Red Express truck used a special high-performance 360 4-barrel engine, with factory production code EH1 and was the fastest production vehicle in North America for those years.. The EH1 was a modified version of the E58 360 police engine (E58) producing 225 hp net @ 3800 rpm. Some prototypes for the EH1 featured Mopar Performance W2 heads, although the production units had the standard 360 heads. There was also a "lean burn" version of the 360. The 360 was replaced for 2003 with the 5.7 L Hemi.
and a replacement for the older, longer slant-6
. It is essentially a six-cylinder version of the 318 V8. Output was 125 hp (93 kW) and 195 lbft until it was replaced by the Magnum 3.9 starting in 1992. In 1987 it used a two-barrel Holley carburetor
and hydraulic tappet
s. In 1988 it was upgraded with throttle-body fuel injection and roller tappets which it retained until the 1992 Magnum update.
While the Magnum 3.9, Magnum 5.2, and Magnum 5.9 (1993-up) engines were significantly based on the 239, the 318, and the 360 — respectively — many of the parts will not directly interchange and are not technically LA engines (the only parts that are actually unchanged are the crankshafts and connecting rods). Magnum cylinder heads use a different oiling system and individually mounted rocker arms (AMC style) and a CCW rotation water pump with a much improved housing. The intake manifolds share basic dimensions but will not interchange without modifications. Chrysler's engineers redesigned the oil seals on the crankshaft to improve anti-leak seal performance. Although the pre-Magnum ('71-'92) and Magnum versions of the 360/5.9 are both externally balanced, the two are balanced differently (the 360 Magnum uses lighter pistons) and each requires a uniquely balanced damper, flywheel, drive plate, or torque converter. The valve covers on the Magnum have 10 bolts rather than the previous 5, for improved oil sealing.
Chrysler offers a line of crate engine
s based on the Magnum designed to bolt into older muscle cars and street rods with little modification. Some of the changes to facilitate this were using a 1970-93 water pump so that older pulleys and brackets could be used, as well as an intake manifold that uses a carburetor
instead of fuel injection. With a high lift cam and single plane intake, the crate Magnum 360 was rated at 380 hp with the Magnum heads. Later models equipped with "R/T" or aluminum cylinder heads produced 390 hp. A 425 HP bolt-in fuel injection conversion kit is also available.
, new cylinder heads with a closed combustion chamber, a new higher-flow valve angle, increased valve lift, and new intake and exhaust manifolds. Power up to 230 hp and 300 lbft. Production of the Magnum 5.2 ended with the 2003 model year Dodge Ram Van
. It was replaced by the new 4.7 L PowerTech
V8.
V8 began replacing this engine in production vehicles.
pickup. Starting in the 2004 model year it was entirely withdrawn from production and replaced with the 3.7 L PowerTech
V6 engine.
The Viper V10 is based on the rest of the LA family, and appeared with the Dodge Viper
in 1992. It was conceived and prototyped as a Magnum 5.9 with two extra cylinders and a longer stroke of 3.88 in (99 mm).
Chrysler engineers revamped Dodge's cast-iron block V10
for the Viper by recasting the block and heads in aluminium
alloy
. Prototype blocks were cast by Lamborghini, at the time a Chrysler division. Some felt that the pushrod two-valve design, while adequate for the truck application for which the engine was originally created, was unsuitable for a performance car. However, Chrysler was uncertain about the Viper's production costs and sales potential and so declined to provide the budget for the modification.
The first-generation Viper V10 engine has a displacement of 8.0 L (488 cu in) and produces 400 hp and 465 lbft. The second-generation engine, also displacing 8.0 L, produced 450 hp and 490 lbft. The third-generation engine, introduced on the 2003 Viper, has a displacement of 8.3 L (505 cu in) and produces 500 hp and 525 lbft. On January 8, 2007 Dodge released information at the Detroit Auto Show that the 2008 Dodge Viper engine's output would increase to 600 hp and 560 lbft via a slight displacement increase to 8.4 L (510 cu in) and the use of variable valve timing, among the first utilized in a pushrod engine.
Production of the V10 engine started at Mound Road Engine
before moving to Conner Avenue Assembly
, where the Viper itself is built, in May 2001. In addition, the Viper V10 was installed in the Dodge Ram
SRT-10, earning the truck the Guinness World Record for fastest production truck (later bettered by an Australian production car; the Holden HSV
Maloo
that uses the LS2 Corvette
engine). The Dodge Tomahawk
concept motorcycle also uses this engine.
The V10 is also sold to British luxury car manufacturer Bristol Cars
. The Bristol Fighter
is powered by a front-mounted V10, modified to produce 525 hp increasing to 550 hp at high speed. In the more powerful Fighter S the engine is tuned to give 628 hp (660 hp at high speed using the ram air effect). Bristol Cars has recently announced the Fighter T, in which the V10 is further modified to produce 1012 hp bhp at 5600 rpm.
Overhead valve
An overhead valve engine, also informally called pushrod engine or I-head engine, is a type of piston engine that places the camshaft within the cylinder block , and uses pushrods or rods to actuate rocker arms above the cylinder...
90° V-block gasoline engines built by Chrysler Corporation and factory-installed in passenger vehicles, trucks and vans, commercial vehicles, marine and industrial applications from 1964 through 2003. The combustion chambers are wedge-shaped, rather than the polyspherical combustion chambers in the predecessor A engine
Chrysler A engine
The Chrysler A engine is a small-block V8 automobile engine from Chrysler Corporation. It was produced from 1956 until 1967, when it was replaced by the wedge-head LA engine. The A engine's combustion chambers are polyspherical, and it is not related to Chrysler's Hemi engines of the same era.The...
or the hemispherical chambers in the Chrysler Hemi engine
Chrysler Hemi engine
The Chrysler Hemi engine, known by the trademark Hemi, is a series of V8 engines built by Chrysler with a hemispherical combustion chamber. Three different types of Hemi engines have been built by Chrysler for automobiles: the first from 1951–1958, the second from 1964–1971, and the third...
. All are cast iron, except for the Viper V10, which is aluminum. LA engines have the same 4.46 inches (113.3 mm) bore spacing as the A engines. LA engines were made at Chrysler's Mound Road Engine
Mound Road Engine
Mound Road Engine was a Chrysler Corporation automobile engine factory in Detroit, Michigan. Chrysler purchased the Mound Road Engine Plant from the Briggs Manufacturing Company in 1953. The plant was closed by DaimlerChrysler in 2002, with production shifting to the Mack Avenue Engine Complex...
plant in Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
as well as plants in Canada and Mexico. The "L" in "LA" stands for light, as the older "A" engine was nearly 50 pounds heavier.
273 V8
The 273 (4.5 L) was the first LA engine, introduced in 1964 and offered through 1969, rated at 180 BHp. It had a 3.625 in (92 mm) bore and 3.31 in (84 mm) stroke. It had a mechanical solid lifter valvetrain until 1968 when hydraulic lifters were introduced. A special version was also available in 1966 only - it used a 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) lift solid-lifter camshaft, fabricated-steel-tube exhaust, and a Holley 4-barrel carburetor, producing 275 horsepower (1 hp/cu in). It was available in the Dodge DartDodge Dart
The Dodge Dart is an automobile built by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1960-1976 in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets. The Dart was introduced as a lower-priced, shorter wheelbase, full-size Dodge in 1960 and 1961, became a...
only, and the car so equipped was called the "D-Dart". A 235 hp version with a less aggressive camshaft and without the tube headers was available on regular production Darts, Valiants
Plymouth Valiant
The Plymouth Valiant is an automobile manufactured by the Plymouth division of Chrysler Corporation in the United States from 1960 to 1976. It was created to give the company an entry in the compact car market emerging in the late 1950s...
, and Barracudas
Plymouth Barracuda
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from 1965 to '67, it was standard only in the Barracuda Formula S model.
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318 V8
The LA 318 was a 318 cu in (5.2 L) relative of the A 318. Like the A 318, it has a larger bore at 3.91 in (99 mm) as well as a stroke of 3.31 in (84 mm). It appeared shortly after the 273, in 1967, and proved tremendously successful. A version of this engine was available until 1991 when its was superseded by the Magnum version (See below). It used hydraulic lifters and a two barrel carburetorCarburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....
for most of its production, though four-barrel Carter Thermo-Quad and Rochester Quadrajet carburetors were used in police applications starting in 1978. The 318 received roller lifters and a fast-burn cylinder head in 1985. Throttle-body electronic fuel injection was factory equipment on the 1981-1983 Imperial. From 1988 to 1991, another throttle-body fuel injection system was used for truck and van applications.
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340 V8
As the Detroit power wars heated up in the mid-1960s, Chrysler decided to produce a small block V8 specifically designed for high-performance applications. The goal was to have a lightweight, high output engine equally suited for the drag strip or an oval track. The result of this decision was the 340 cu in V8. Chrysler's engineers increased the 318's cylinder bores to 4.04 inches (102.6 mm) while keeping the 318's 3.31 inches (84.1 mm) stroke. Anticipating higher loads resulting from racing operation, the engineers fitted a forged steel crankshaft instead of the cast nodular ironDuctile iron
Ductile iron, also known as ductile cast iron, nodular cast iron, spheroidal graphite iron, spherulitic graphite cast iron and SG iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis...
unit used in the 318. A 4-barrel carburetor was mated to a high-rise, dual plane intake manifold. This induction setup fed into a set of cylinder heads that are still considered one of the best of that era. The heads were high-flow items with big ports, and used 2.02 inches (51.3 mm) intake and 1.6 inches (40.6 mm) exhaust valves. An aggressive cam was fitted to take advantage of the much better breathing top end. 1968 4-Speed cars got an even hotter cam, but it was discontinued in 1969. The engine was equipped with hydraulic lifters. Power output was officially stated as 275 hp for the 4 barrel and 290 hp for the 6-pack version with triple 2-barrel carburetors. Using domed pistons, the 340's compression ratio was 10.5:1, placing it near the limit of what was possible on pump gasoline. The 340 also used heavy-duty parts such as a double-roller timing chain, windage tray and revised oil pump.
In 1970, Chrysler offered a special version of the 340 for use in the Challenger TA and Cuda AAR. The "TA" engine featured a heavy duty short block featuring additional webbing in block to allow for 4 bolt main bearing caps, double roller timing chain and 10.5:1 compression. The heads featured larger ports compared to a standard 340 and offset rocker arms that allowed the pushrods to be moved away from the intake ports for improved airflow. They featured an aluminium intake manifold with three two barrel Holley carburetors and a dual points ignition system.
Like many other performance V8's of the day, for insurance reasons, the 340 engine's power output was officially understated. In reality, either the 4bbl or 6bbl configuration could produce at least 315 to 320 hp (235 to 239 kW). The 340 developed a reputation for outperforming much larger and heavier engines, with the attendant handling benefits provided by the relatively light-weight 340. The engine was praised as a high-revving unit with good durability, making it popular with circle-track racers.
Due to the combination of rising gasoline prices and insurance companies' crackdown on high-performance vehicles, the 340 did not stay in production long. It was released in 1968, detuned with lower compression (via flat-top pistons) and smaller 1.88 inch intake valves in 1972, and was withdrawn from production after the 1973 model year.
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This engine also powered the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Monica 560
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.
360 V8
The LA 360 (5.9 L) has a 4.00 in bore and a 3.58 in stroke. It was released in 1971 with a two barrel carburetorCarburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....
. The 360 used the large intake port 340 heads with a smaller intake valve (1.88 inch). In 1973, a 4-barrel version was released. In 1974, the 360 became the most powerful LA engine with the end of 340 production. After 1980, the 360 was primarily used in Dodge Ram
Dodge Ram
The Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by the Chrysler Group LLC. As of late 2010, it has been sold under the Ram Trucks brand. Previously, Ram was part of the Dodge lineup of light trucks...
trucks and vans
Dodge B-series van
The Dodge B-Series was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation and later DaimlerChrysler...
. However, in some instances, the 360 was used in Dodge Diplomat police cars. Edit: With the possible exception of some rumored 'special factory cars', Diplomat police cars did not receive the 360 as factory equipment, however the 360 was available in civilian-package cars. The 1978-1979 Lil' Red Express truck used a special high-performance 360 4-barrel engine, with factory production code EH1 and was the fastest production vehicle in North America for those years.. The EH1 was a modified version of the E58 360 police engine (E58) producing 225 hp net @ 3800 rpm. Some prototypes for the EH1 featured Mopar Performance W2 heads, although the production units had the standard 360 heads. There was also a "lean burn" version of the 360. The 360 was replaced for 2003 with the 5.7 L Hemi.
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- 1974–1976 Dodge DartDodge DartThe Dodge Dart is an automobile built by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1960-1976 in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets. The Dart was introduced as a lower-priced, shorter wheelbase, full-size Dodge in 1960 and 1961, became a...
- 1978–1979 Dodge DiplomatDodge DiplomatThe Dodge Diplomat is an American mid-size car made from 1977 to 1989. It is substantially identical to the Chrysler- and Plymouth-branded versions of Chrysler's M-body cars, including the Chrysler LeBaron and New Yorker Fifth Avenue and the Plymouth Gran Fury in the U.S. market and the Plymouth...
- 1978–1979 Dodge MagnumDodge MagnumThe Dodge Magnum name has been used on a number of different automobiles. The most recent is a large rear-wheel drive station wagon introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year and produced through to 2008. This new Magnum is Dodge's first car to use the new Chrysler LX platform, shared with the...
- 1971–1978 Dodge MonacoDodge MonacoThe Dodge Monaco was a full-size automobile built and sold by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation between 1965 to 1978, and 1990 to 1992.-A Grand Prix competitor:...
- 1971–1973 Dodge PolaraDodge PolaraThe Dodge Polara was an automobile introduced in the United States for the 1960 model year as Dodge's top-of-the-line full-size car; after the introduction of the Dodge Custom 880 in 1962, the Polara nameplate designated a step below the full sized best trimmed Dodge model; the Polara that year had...
- 1971–1980 Dodge D SeriesDodge D SeriesThe D Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by the Dodge division of American automaker Chrysler from 1961-1980. After 1980, the trucks were renamed the Dodge Ram and the same basic design was retained until the 1994 introduction of a completely redesigned Ram...
- 1981–2002 Dodge RamDodge RamThe Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by the Chrysler Group LLC. As of late 2010, it has been sold under the Ram Trucks brand. Previously, Ram was part of the Dodge lineup of light trucks...
- 1979–2002 Dodge Ram VanDodge Ram VanThe Dodge B-Series was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation and later DaimlerChrysler...
/Dodge Ram Wagon - 1971–2001 Dodge Sportsman/Dodge Tradesman
- 1974–2001 Dodge RamchargerDodge RamchargerThe Dodge Ramcharger is a large sport utility vehicle built by Dodge from 1974 to 1993 , and based on a shortened-wheelbase version of the Dodge D Series/Ram pickup truck chassis...
- 1974 Plymouth BarracudaPlymouth BarracudaThe Plymouth Barracuda is a 2-door car that was manufactured by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1964-1974.The first-generation Barracuda, a fastback A-body coupe based on the Plymouth Valiant, had a distinctive wraparound back glass and was available from 1964-1966.The...
- 1974–1976 Plymouth DusterPlymouth DusterThe first Plymouth Duster was a semi-fastback version of the Plymouth Valiant automobile, produced in the US from 1970 to 1976.The Duster name was later revived for optional trim packages on certain versions of the 1979-1980 Plymouth Volare, 1985-1987 Plymouth Turismo, and 1992-1994 Plymouth...
- 1971–1978 Plymouth FuryPlymouth FuryThe Plymouth Fury is an automobile which was produced by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1978. The Fury was introduced as a premium-priced model designed to showcase the line, with the intent to draw consumers into showrooms....
- 1975–1977, 1980 Plymouth Gran FuryPlymouth Gran FuryThe Plymouth Gran Fury is an automobile manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation to signify Plymouth's largest full-size automobile from 1975 to 1977. The nameplate would be used on successive downsizings, first in 1980, and again in 1982, through what would originally have been intermediate and...
- 1974–1983 Plymouth VoyagerPlymouth VoyagerIn 1984, the Voyager name was applied to Plymouth's variant of Chrysler's all new minivan. This Voyager used the Chrysler S platform, which was derived from the K-platform . In addition to using a derived platform, the Voyager shared many components with the K-cars, most notably the interior...
- 1979–1981 Dodge St. RegisDodge St. RegisThe Dodge St. Regis is a full-size Dodge automobile built from 1979 to 1981. The St. Regis was based on Chrysler's rear wheel drive R-body platform, itself based on a modified version of the circa 1971 B-body design that provided the underpinnings for such cars as the Dodge Charger and the...
- 1976–1980 Plymouth Volare and Dodge Minivans
- 1978–1979 Dodge Lil' Red Express
- (in Bristol-modified form)
- Bristol 603Bristol Type 603The Bristol Type 603 is a car which was launched in 1976, by British manufacturer Bristol Cars to replace the 411.With the 603 – introduced along with the Zagato-built 412 – the Bristol car underwent its first major facelift since the introduction of the 406 in the late 1950s...
- Bristol 412Bristol 412The Bristol 412 is a car which was built by British manufacturer Bristol Cars.-First model:Along with the Bristol 603, it was one of two concurrent successors to the long-serving 411 that had carried Bristol Cars through from the late 1960s to the late 1970s...
- Bristol 603
- (in Bristol-modified form with turbochargerTurbochargerA turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...
)- Bristol Beaufighter
- Bristol Brigand
- Bristol Beaufort
239 V6
The 239 V6 is a 239 cu in (3.9 l) V6 released in 1987 for use in the Dodge DakotaDodge Dakota
The Dodge Dakota is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram division. From its introduction through 2009, it was marketed by Dodge. The first Dakota was introduced in 1986 as a 1987 model alongside the redesigned Dodge Ram 50...
and a replacement for the older, longer slant-6
Chrysler Slant 6 engine
The Slant-6, known within Chrysler as the G-engine, is one of Chrysler's better known automobile engines. The engine is an inline-6 piston engine specifically designed such that the cylinders are inclined at a 30-degree angle from vertical...
. It is essentially a six-cylinder version of the 318 V8. Output was 125 hp (93 kW) and 195 lbft until it was replaced by the Magnum 3.9 starting in 1992. In 1987 it used a two-barrel Holley carburetor
Carburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....
and hydraulic tappet
Tappet
A tappet is the noise made by a worn cam follower, however the term is widely used to represent the cam follower itself. In mechanical engineering it is a projection which imparts a linear motion to some other component within an assembly...
s. In 1988 it was upgraded with throttle-body fuel injection and roller tappets which it retained until the 1992 Magnum update.
- 1987–1991 Dodge DakotaDodge DakotaThe Dodge Dakota is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram division. From its introduction through 2009, it was marketed by Dodge. The first Dakota was introduced in 1986 as a 1987 model alongside the redesigned Dodge Ram 50...
- 1988–1991 Dodge RamDodge RamThe Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by the Chrysler Group LLC. As of late 2010, it has been sold under the Ram Trucks brand. Previously, Ram was part of the Dodge lineup of light trucks...
- 1988–1991 Dodge Ram vanDodge Ram VanThe Dodge B-Series was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation and later DaimlerChrysler...
Magnum engines
The LA family was updated and branded as the Magnum V6 and V8 in 1992.While the Magnum 3.9, Magnum 5.2, and Magnum 5.9 (1993-up) engines were significantly based on the 239, the 318, and the 360 — respectively — many of the parts will not directly interchange and are not technically LA engines (the only parts that are actually unchanged are the crankshafts and connecting rods). Magnum cylinder heads use a different oiling system and individually mounted rocker arms (AMC style) and a CCW rotation water pump with a much improved housing. The intake manifolds share basic dimensions but will not interchange without modifications. Chrysler's engineers redesigned the oil seals on the crankshaft to improve anti-leak seal performance. Although the pre-Magnum ('71-'92) and Magnum versions of the 360/5.9 are both externally balanced, the two are balanced differently (the 360 Magnum uses lighter pistons) and each requires a uniquely balanced damper, flywheel, drive plate, or torque converter. The valve covers on the Magnum have 10 bolts rather than the previous 5, for improved oil sealing.
Chrysler offers a line of crate engine
Crate engine
An automobile engine replacement is an engine or a major part of one that is sold individually without any other parts required to make a functional car...
s based on the Magnum designed to bolt into older muscle cars and street rods with little modification. Some of the changes to facilitate this were using a 1970-93 water pump so that older pulleys and brackets could be used, as well as an intake manifold that uses a carburetor
Carburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....
instead of fuel injection. With a high lift cam and single plane intake, the crate Magnum 360 was rated at 380 hp with the Magnum heads. Later models equipped with "R/T" or aluminum cylinder heads produced 390 hp. A 425 HP bolt-in fuel injection conversion kit is also available.
Magnum 5.2
The Magnum 5.2, released in 1992, was an evolutionary development of the 318 with the same displacement. The Magnum development included the multiport fuel injectionFuel injection
Fuel injection is a system for admitting fuel into an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in automotive petrol engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....
, new cylinder heads with a closed combustion chamber, a new higher-flow valve angle, increased valve lift, and new intake and exhaust manifolds. Power up to 230 hp and 300 lbft. Production of the Magnum 5.2 ended with the 2003 model year Dodge Ram Van
Dodge Ram Van
The Dodge B-Series was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation and later DaimlerChrysler...
. It was replaced by the new 4.7 L PowerTech
Chrysler PowerTech engine
The PowerTech was a new engine family for Chrysler, and was not based on the Chrysler A engine as existing Chrysler V8s were. A 4.7 L V8 came first, fitted in the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and a 3.7 L V6 version debuted in 2002 for the Jeep Liberty. The PowerTech V6 and V8 were direct...
V8.
- 1992–1999 Dodge DakotaDodge DakotaThe Dodge Dakota is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram division. From its introduction through 2009, it was marketed by Dodge. The first Dakota was introduced in 1986 as a 1987 model alongside the redesigned Dodge Ram 50...
- 1992–2001 Dodge RamDodge RamThe Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by the Chrysler Group LLC. As of late 2010, it has been sold under the Ram Trucks brand. Previously, Ram was part of the Dodge lineup of light trucks...
- 1998–1999 Dodge DurangoDodge DurangoThe Dodge Durango is a full-size crossover SUV from the Dodge division of Chrysler. It was introduced in 1998 as a mid-size SUV, and as a replacement for the Ramcharger discontinued in the North American market in 1993, and was redesigned to full-size for 2004....
- 1992–1993 Dodge RamchargerDodge RamchargerThe Dodge Ramcharger is a large sport utility vehicle built by Dodge from 1974 to 1993 , and based on a shortened-wheelbase version of the Dodge D Series/Ram pickup truck chassis...
- 1992–2003 Dodge Ram VanDodge Ram VanThe Dodge B-Series was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation and later DaimlerChrysler...
- 1993–1998 Jeep Grand CherokeeJeep Grand CherokeeThe Jeep Grand Cherokee is a Mid-size SUV produced by the Jeep division of Chrysler. While some other SUVs were manufactured with body on frame construction, the Jeep Grand Cherokee has always used a unibody chassis.- Development :...
Magnum 5.9
The Magnum 5.9 is an evolution of the 360. It got the Magnum V8 name with the same new manifolds, heads, and fuel injection as the 5.2 for 1993. Engine output that year was 230 hp and 330 lb·ft (449 N·m) . The engine eventually produced 250 hp and 345 lb·ft (469 N·m) on the version used in the Dakota RT. Starting in 2003, the 5.7 L HemiChrysler Hemi engine
The Chrysler Hemi engine, known by the trademark Hemi, is a series of V8 engines built by Chrysler with a hemispherical combustion chamber. Three different types of Hemi engines have been built by Chrysler for automobiles: the first from 1951–1958, the second from 1964–1971, and the third...
V8 began replacing this engine in production vehicles.
- 1998–2003 Dodge DakotaDodge DakotaThe Dodge Dakota is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram division. From its introduction through 2009, it was marketed by Dodge. The first Dakota was introduced in 1986 as a 1987 model alongside the redesigned Dodge Ram 50...
- 1992–2002 (and early 2003 models) Dodge RamDodge RamThe Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by the Chrysler Group LLC. As of late 2010, it has been sold under the Ram Trucks brand. Previously, Ram was part of the Dodge lineup of light trucks...
- 1992–2003 Dodge Ram VanDodge Ram VanThe Dodge B-Series was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation and later DaimlerChrysler...
/Dodge Ram Wagon - 1998–2003 Dodge DurangoDodge DurangoThe Dodge Durango is a full-size crossover SUV from the Dodge division of Chrysler. It was introduced in 1998 as a mid-size SUV, and as a replacement for the Ramcharger discontinued in the North American market in 1993, and was redesigned to full-size for 2004....
- 1992–1993 Dodge RamchargerDodge RamchargerThe Dodge Ramcharger is a large sport utility vehicle built by Dodge from 1974 to 1993 , and based on a shortened-wheelbase version of the Dodge D Series/Ram pickup truck chassis...
- 1998 Jeep Grand CherokeeJeep Grand CherokeeThe Jeep Grand Cherokee is a Mid-size SUV produced by the Jeep division of Chrysler. While some other SUVs were manufactured with body on frame construction, the Jeep Grand Cherokee has always used a unibody chassis.- Development :...
5.9 Limited LA BESTIA
Magnum 3.9
The 239 cu in (3.9 l) V6, like the 5.2 and 5.9 V8s, received the new Magnum cylinder heads, induction and engine management system as well as the Magnum name in 1992. It is essentially a Magnum 5.2 with two cylinders left off, just as with the old 239 V6 and 318 V8. Power increased substantially to 180 hp (134 kW)and from 195 lbft to 220 lbft. In 1994 the exhaust manifolds for this engine were reduced in size to save money. This reduced the engine's output to 175 hp, but it retained its torque rating which later grew to 225 lbft. This engine was last produced for the 2003 Dodge DakotaDodge Dakota
The Dodge Dakota is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram division. From its introduction through 2009, it was marketed by Dodge. The first Dakota was introduced in 1986 as a 1987 model alongside the redesigned Dodge Ram 50...
pickup. Starting in the 2004 model year it was entirely withdrawn from production and replaced with the 3.7 L PowerTech
Chrysler PowerTech engine
The PowerTech was a new engine family for Chrysler, and was not based on the Chrysler A engine as existing Chrysler V8s were. A 4.7 L V8 came first, fitted in the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and a 3.7 L V6 version debuted in 2002 for the Jeep Liberty. The PowerTech V6 and V8 were direct...
V6 engine.
- 1992–2003 Dodge DakotaDodge DakotaThe Dodge Dakota is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram division. From its introduction through 2009, it was marketed by Dodge. The first Dakota was introduced in 1986 as a 1987 model alongside the redesigned Dodge Ram 50...
- 1992–2003 Dodge Ram VanDodge Ram VanThe Dodge B-Series was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation and later DaimlerChrysler...
/Dodge Ram Wagon - 1992–2001 Dodge RamDodge RamThe Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by the Chrysler Group LLC. As of late 2010, it has been sold under the Ram Trucks brand. Previously, Ram was part of the Dodge lineup of light trucks...
8.0 Viper V10
Dodge Viper
The first prototype was tested in January 1989. It debuted in 1991 with two pre-production models as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 when Dodge was forced to substitute it in place of the Japanese-built Stealth because of complaints from the United Auto Workers, and went on sale in January...
in 1992. It was conceived and prototyped as a Magnum 5.9 with two extra cylinders and a longer stroke of 3.88 in (99 mm).
Chrysler engineers revamped Dodge's cast-iron block V10
V10 engine
A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanics :The V10 is essentially the result of mating two even-firing straight-5 engines together. The straight-5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
for the Viper by recasting the block and heads in aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
alloy
Alloy
An alloy is a mixture or metallic solid solution composed of two or more elements. Complete solid solution alloys give single solid phase microstructure, while partial solutions give two or more phases that may or may not be homogeneous in distribution, depending on thermal history...
. Prototype blocks were cast by Lamborghini, at the time a Chrysler division. Some felt that the pushrod two-valve design, while adequate for the truck application for which the engine was originally created, was unsuitable for a performance car. However, Chrysler was uncertain about the Viper's production costs and sales potential and so declined to provide the budget for the modification.
The first-generation Viper V10 engine has a displacement of 8.0 L (488 cu in) and produces 400 hp and 465 lbft. The second-generation engine, also displacing 8.0 L, produced 450 hp and 490 lbft. The third-generation engine, introduced on the 2003 Viper, has a displacement of 8.3 L (505 cu in) and produces 500 hp and 525 lbft. On January 8, 2007 Dodge released information at the Detroit Auto Show that the 2008 Dodge Viper engine's output would increase to 600 hp and 560 lbft via a slight displacement increase to 8.4 L (510 cu in) and the use of variable valve timing, among the first utilized in a pushrod engine.
Production of the V10 engine started at Mound Road Engine
Mound Road Engine
Mound Road Engine was a Chrysler Corporation automobile engine factory in Detroit, Michigan. Chrysler purchased the Mound Road Engine Plant from the Briggs Manufacturing Company in 1953. The plant was closed by DaimlerChrysler in 2002, with production shifting to the Mack Avenue Engine Complex...
before moving to Conner Avenue Assembly
Conner Avenue Assembly
Conner Avenue Assembly is a Chrysler automobile factory in Detroit, Michigan. The factory opened in 1966 and was purchased by Chrysler in 1995 for the Dodge Viper and Plymouth Prowler. Viper production moved from New Mack Assembly in October 1995 and Prowler production started in May 1997...
, where the Viper itself is built, in May 2001. In addition, the Viper V10 was installed in the Dodge Ram
Dodge Ram
The Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by the Chrysler Group LLC. As of late 2010, it has been sold under the Ram Trucks brand. Previously, Ram was part of the Dodge lineup of light trucks...
SRT-10, earning the truck the Guinness World Record for fastest production truck (later bettered by an Australian production car; the Holden HSV
Holden Special Vehicles
Holden Special Vehicles is the officially designated performance vehicle partner of Australian automobile manufacturer Holden. Established in 1987 and based in Clayton, Victoria, the company modifies Holden models such as the Commodore, Caprice and Ute and markets them under the HSV brandname.-...
Maloo
Holden Ute
The Holden Ute is a coupe utility built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, since 2000. Before then, Holden had marketed their Commodore-based utility models under the Holden Utility and Holden Commodore utility names, although the term “Holden Ute” was also used in their...
that uses the LS2 Corvette
Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors that has been produced in six generations. The first model, a convertible, was designed by Harley Earl and introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after...
engine). The Dodge Tomahawk
Dodge Tomahawk
The Tomahawk was a Dodge non-street legal concept vehicle introduced at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. It had futuristic and unusual design, featuring the V10 SRT10 engine from the Dodge Viper. The vehicle has two front wheels and two rear wheels, making it...
concept motorcycle also uses this engine.
The V10 is also sold to British luxury car manufacturer Bristol Cars
Bristol Cars
Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars headquartered in Patchway, near Bristol, United Kingdom. Bristol have always been a low-volume manufacturer; the most recent published official production figures were for 1982, which stated that 104 cars were produced in that year...
. The Bristol Fighter
Bristol Fighter (car)
The Bristol Fighter is a British sports car, manufactured by Bristol Cars in small numbers from 2004, and described by commentators as a supercar....
is powered by a front-mounted V10, modified to produce 525 hp increasing to 550 hp at high speed. In the more powerful Fighter S the engine is tuned to give 628 hp (660 hp at high speed using the ram air effect). Bristol Cars has recently announced the Fighter T, in which the V10 is further modified to produce 1012 hp bhp at 5600 rpm.