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ORIGINAL: ThaChad
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ORIGINAL: Iceman344
...I got the hemi with one thing in mind..and that was performance and the ability to mod a great engine. InsteadI have this half breed engine that cant decide onpitbull orpoodle mode. ...
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What will really yank your chain, is that all the other 5.7Land comparable engines on the market all have more power than the 5.7L Hemi AND they all get better MPG!!!
HEMI = Joke. Unfortunitly.. Crystler is blowing smoke with the HEMI selling nothing more than a moderate V8, withless than moderategas mileage. The HEMI doesn't sell because its a great engine, it sells just because of the name.In it's day it WAS a great engine, today its old technology.
Although there are alot of performance parts for the HEMI, In today's world where computers run cars, there really is no modifying engines anymore. You can, But its unaffordable, and out of reach for most people.
-TheChad
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I really have a hard time agreeing with most of your post. As I lived in rural Ga. for 14 years, ALL my friends up there have trucks. I have driven them all, I have worked on or helped work on a good many of them. I'm talking like upwards of 15 or 16 trucks by all the manufacturers dating from the early '90's through '06's.
When introduced in '03 this engine KICKED THE SH_T out of anything comparable on the market. Naturally, some of the huge offerings out-muscled it, but I'm talking like the 454, V10's, etc. Anything in it's class wouldn't touch it. Let's not forget that it had approx. 100 more HP and got 20% better fuel economy than the very good selling 360 CI engine it replaced.
Now, 4-5 years is an eternity for technology, and offerings areappearing on the market that rival or even beat it, but it was the 5.7 Hemi that triggered ALL other manufacturers to scramble to build a comparable engine to compete with it. Granted, the Hemi is getting long in the tooth already, so we will have to see how Chrysler will deal with this new offerings from GM, Toyota, Nissan, etc. when the re-designed '09's hit the market.
Also, I have no idea what you mean by unaffordable, this engine can make an additional 100 HP from stock or about 450 HP (upwards of 390 RWHP) with just $2000-$3000 in relatively simple bolt-on mods before even talking about head work. As this investment constitutes only about 10% of the purchase price of the vehicle, I cannot view it as unaffordable or "out of reach" of most people.
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. I am exercising my right to not agree with it...