Hemi Pacifica

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Makes you wonder if the insurance company won't pay for injuries should the
individual require medical attention.

Ken

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Looks like I made a mistake here. I was replying to the wrong thread.

My question here is does anyone think that Chrysler will put the Hemi in the
Pacifica? There seems to be complaints about the Pacifica having issue with
power.

Thanks

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NJ said:
Looks like I made a mistake here. I was replying to the wrong thread.

My question here is does anyone think that Chrysler will put the Hemi in the
Pacifica? There seems to be complaints about the Pacifica having issue with
power.

Thanks
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Don't think it would fit. Remember that the Pacifica is minivan-based,
complete with transversely mounted enginem and the hemi is WIDE. If it
had been a longitudinal engine design, I'd say the Hemi would wind up
there, but it isn't.
 
The base Pacifica is a FWD with an AWD option. Until the Pacifica goes to a
rear drive, I doubt the hemi will be offered.

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Doesn't the 300C with the Hemi going to be offered with a Hemi? Why can't
they do the same with the Pacifica?

Thanks

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Rats!!!!!

Thanks for the reply.

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The Pacifica is actually built on the Dodge Caravan/Chrysler Town & Country
(minivan) chassis/framework/whatever with front wheel drive and an all wheel
drive option.

The 300/Magnum/Charger is a different "chassis" which is rear wheel drive
with an all wheel drive option. The are two completely different all wheel
drive set ups. The 300C is a hemi. The other 300's without the C
designation are V6 engines. All new 300's are rear wheel drive as are the
new Magnums and the upcoming Charger.

To beef up the transaxle of the front drive vehicles to handle the power and
torque of the hemi would be terribl expensive and something Chrysler
probably won't do. Plus the added weight and size of the hemi would be just
too much for a front driver.

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Thanks for the reply. I guess a Pacifica is not an option for us.

Perhaps the 300C or the Magnum would be a better fit.

Oh, well.

Thanks for the explanation.

Ken

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"Now Phoebe Snow direct can go
from thirty-third to Buffalo.
From Broadway bright the tubes run right
Into the Road of Anthracite"
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CopperTop said:
The Pacifica is actually built on the Dodge Caravan/Chrysler Town &
Country (minivan) chassis/framework/whatever with front wheel drive and an
all wheel drive option.

The 300/Magnum/Charger is a different "chassis" which is rear wheel drive
with an all wheel drive option. The are two completely different all
wheel drive set ups. The 300C is a hemi. The other 300's without the C
designation are V6 engines. All new 300's are rear wheel drive as are the
new Magnums and the upcoming Charger.

To beef up the transaxle of the front drive vehicles to handle the power
and torque of the hemi would be terribl expensive and something Chrysler
probably won't do. Plus the added weight and size of the hemi would be
just too much for a front driver.
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GM had a pair of V8 FWD vehicles back in the 1970's (Cadillac Elderado and
Oldsmobile Toranado). So it can be done. Perhaps not with the current
iteration of the Pacifica. But future redesigned models perhaps.

If looking for a Chrysler V8 HEMI SUV, why not look at the Grand Cherokee or
Durango?
 
GM had a pair of V8 FWD vehicles back in the 1970's (Cadillac Elderado and
Oldsmobile Toranado). So it can be done. Perhaps not with the current
iteration of the Pacifica. But future redesigned models perhaps.
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GM has had front-drive V8s around for decades, and still does have a few
although Cadillac is now going more and more to rear-drive. All the
Cadillacs except the Fleetwood were FWD v8s since about 1986 until just
the last couple of years, first with the 4.5L v8, then the 4.9, and
finally with the Northstar.

The old Toronado and Eldorado of the 60s and 70s (and dont forget
certain years of the Buick Riviera too) were more like the Chrysler LH
cars in that they were front-drive but with a longitudinally-mounted
engine. The later (86-recent) Cadillacs were transverse engines like the
Pacifica- but they were either pushrod wedge-head engines (4.5 and 4.9)
or overhead cam (Northstar), not a Hemi-head. And the cars were designed
for a v8, unlike the Chrysler minivan chassis (Pacifica) which is a
tight fit just for the 3.5L v6.
 
Technically, the 3.5HO *is* a 'hemi' engine.

Over on allpar some people are saying that DCX is planning to stroke
the 3.5 One More Time before replacing it.
From the after-market, we know that the 3.5 is easily capable of 300+
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HP with a good torque curve. The UltraDrive tranny is another question
though. Without a significant uprating of the clutches and solenoid
body I'd le leary of putting any more stress on one than the Pacifica
already represents.
 
phreak said:
Technically, the 3.5HO *is* a 'hemi' engine.
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Nope, its a pent-roof head, not a Hemi.
Over on allpar some people are saying that DCX is planning to stroke
the 3.5 One More Time before replacing it.
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Stroke or bore? The 3.5 is (sorta) a bored 3.3. Same stroke, but lots of
other differences (deep skirt block like the B/RB v8 family,
cross-bolted main caps like the 426 Hemi, forged crank, slipper pistons)
and that was even before they re-cast it in aluminum.
HP with a good torque curve. The UltraDrive tranny is another question
though. Without a significant uprating of the clutches and solenoid
body I'd le leary of putting any more stress on one than the Pacifica
already represents.
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I don't know what version of the tranny the Pacifica has. The 42LE type
that was in the 300M/Concorde/Intrepid is quite a lot stronger than the
41TE that the minvans had, but I'm betting that the PAcifica has a 41TE
type since its still a transverse engine (TE instead of LE). I also
don't know the designation for the rear-drive version of the 42LE that
is used behind the 3.5 in the Magnum and 300, but its stronger still and
could conceivably be beefed to handle a Hemi. But why bother? the Ram
trucks already have a 42LE-cousin rear-drive transmission that is quite
capable of handling a Hemi. I never understood why Chrysler went with
the Daimler 5-speed over-complicated monstrosity behind the Hemi in the
300 and Magnum when the truck transmission is undoubtedly much stronger
and more reliable.
 
I wasn't aware of that the Jeep had the Hemi. I will look at it.

Thanks

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