Special News Report - The death of FCA's Hemi V8, is unfortunately right around the corner. Here's the lowdown on when the Hemi V8 will be cancelled and why.
+Zach Henry Tesla's cost a lot. and batteries aren't any better for the environment than gas. The battery itself is fine, but the creation of it is no better than what comes out of gas cars as they drive down the road
Zach Henry a car that drives itself is exactly what I'm afraid of, I'll stick to internal combustion and no computer interference because my roadrunner runs 8's
True, and with the price of Tesla you can buy a brand new 6.2 Dually Denali with enough gas to take you from here.... to the moon is not that better than Tesla ?!!!!
I am a proud owner of a 2011 RAM truck, i love the confort of the truck and the amazing torque of the hemi!!! Gentle but powerful, always ready and pulls crazy strong, not like my Astra h opc 2.0 turbo but for a natural aspirated engine is amazing. With a lpg system is also in europe really economic (our gasoline costs around 1.5 €/liter!!) And you can repair it at home with patient and good ability. God bless the Hemi and the USA for this incredible invention. Cheers from Italy
The final day of the Hemi V8 will be a sad day for the motor world. My 2004 Ram 1500 has the 5.7 Hemi and not only has it consistently delivered excellent reliability (having 264,000 miles on it and still going strong) but the performance to this day is still fantastic. It has just enough life left in it to fool me into thinking I'm behind the wheel of a performance car, and the sound is to die for. No twin turbo V6 will ever be able to replicate the distinct sound of a mighty V8, which is the sad yet inevitable truth. The Hemi will always have a special place in my heart
It is 2021 now and not only is the HEMI not going anywhere, but we have more versions of it than ever, and they are putting it in everything from Jeep Grand Cherokee a and Dodge Durangos, to Ram pickup trucks and Hellcat Challengers and chargers.
The reason why Mopar is popular among muscle car enthusiasts is simply because of the legendary Hemi engine. The engine is an icon. They can still make the engine, all they need to do is improve the emissions and fuel economy. Getting rid of the Hemi engine will make the Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, Dodge and especially SRT brand a joke.
I had a 190HP, 270 fpt Vette for a long time. Before that, I drove a 401 CI Nailhead, Buick Wildcat. (325 HP 445 Torque.) I would get another like it in a flash if I could. "Magic Carpet Ride" I wound up with a little four banger minivan for my family. Now we are talking! That '89 Chrysler Turbo Van would "BLOW THE DOORS OFF" my '73 Vette ( If I took out the back row seats to clean up.)
Speed density fuel injection is why it's not state of the art. Everybody else is making better power with better gas mileage using more sophisticated MAF based fuel injection.
Craig Bomer everyone else is just lying about the mpg. Drive a ford you will see. My cummins gets better mileage than my mustang. My chevy gets 11 mpg. So like I said they lie
That seems a popular reply amongst the young; however, popular does not make it correct. California's ( and Obama's ) addiction to this ersatz idea of saving the planet through slightly lessened emissions is foolish. Be mindful, don't follow the crowd, do your own research. You will find modern pushrod engines extremely reliable, well-performing and thoroughly high-tech. Go see for yourself.
Just took delivery of my 2017 Dodge Challenger R/T with the 5.7L HEMI. I'm so glad and proud to have one in my possession before the muscle car era disappears forever.
Specifically Obama and the DNC and the fake global warming agenda and the fake peak oil theory. Irony alert back when Obama was younger and getting started in politics guess what he drove? Yep a Chrysler 300 with guess what a Hemi....
Nope... Like I posted. Automakers have stockholders that want low cost investment with high return. The increase in mpg could easily be done. But people want cheap hp etc. This has always been a issue since the EPA started up the CAFE standards.
the emissions standards need to stop. cars burned clean enough in 03 we don't need to get anymore strengent. It's directly making cars get worse MPG and making them ever more expensive.
Steven Cash the EPA actually requires higher mpg. That's why you get a gas guzzles tax if your car doesent meet a certain mpg rating. Without restrictions on car companies, climate change would be that much more impactful. I say keep it up and maybe we can have a clean earth for once. The tragedy is it's going to be take a major crisis for people to realize it instead of starting now.
Dodge has announced just not long ago that it's v8's are going nowhere. Gas is 2.19 a gallon and the v8 gets 25mpg. that would be kind of dumb to drop the Hemi now. With Trump in office, the American v8 won't be disappearing any time soon.
CJ Colvin oh yeah. angry. very angry. MOPAR has already suffered enough by having that pile of horseshit 3.6L v6 placed in their hoods. (while it is fun to humiliate non car people who have one in my 2010 HEMI)
Reaper_ Death *Fiat Holding inherited several Daimler engines.. not just the Daimler V-8 still sold under the old HEMI® trademark brand that was also purchased from Daimler-Benz*
+doctorbimmer - Are you an automotive publication writer or something? Is the current V8 with the "Hemi" designation a Daimler-Benz design? This could be good thing if true.
My wife has it in her van. It's a high-revving engine and very reliable. She's had no trouble with it in over 60k miles and I attribute that to regular service per manual.
Edward James Bickels Yes, but Ford makes alot more regular common cars and a good chunk of their buyers dont look for performance. At Dodge, alot of them want big V8 muscle cars or trucks. Thats like half of their buyers!
Better buy one, cuz all the mpg freaks are killing the game . I see more v6 muscle cars on the road than ever and its sad. So now you got companys talking about getting rid of hemi😩
Funny TBone funny. If the 55mpg CAFE standards take effect in 2025, FCA will have no choice but to take all Hemis offline. And several years before that so they can get more fuel-efficient engines online.
While we're at it lets go back to B&W non HD TV, AM Radio and Asbestos making it's way into 100s of products. Why?....because everything in the past was better?
Not where I’m at. 3 out of every 5 chargers and Challengers are Hemis. Mostly scat packs and hellcats and when it is a V6 it’s the all wheel drive GT version. Same with Mustangs and Camaros. More mid to higher tier V8 models than base 4 and 6 cylinder models. And I don’t live in a rich neighborhood either
+FervantZebra *Sorry, but Chrysler Corp. did not sell a single car with a hemispherical combustion chambers after 1971... Please cite an example proving otherwise*
no complaints about my 5.7 Hemi and I hope this isn't true especially for the 6.4 Hemi because I'm planning on buying another new Charger but a 6.4 this time i owned two 5.7's already and never had any problems with them.. my 15 Charger R/T Road and Track with STP is a nice little torque monster especially for city driving, plus i have a 100k 5 year powertrain warranty that will probably last long after I sell it
The late model Hemi's just don't have the same excitement the original ones had back in the 60's to 1970. Those days it was extremely rare to see one and when you did it was only in a sporty muscle car. When one of those drove into the local drive in restaurant where the gearheads hung out in those days it got everyone's attention and everyone had to go take a look at it. Now days they are a dime a dozen and come in all kind of Dodges. Nothing to get to excited about. The legend of it went away with the original muscle car era.
@1951RKP - The original HEMI's were rare indeed, and always drew a lot of attention. If memory serves me; the HEMI engine was approximately a $1000 premium on a car that sold for about $3000. Not many people could afford it but looking back is was probably one of the best muscle car bargains ever.
****Correction***** The 5.7 liter Hemi was actually introduced in the late 2002 Ram 2500 pick ups. Then it was fully implemented in 2003 half ton 1500 models. I know this for a fact, because I was a Dodge new car salesman from 1998 to 2005.
I was born in the 60s and too small to have the first generation hemis, but I'm a proud owner of one in my jeep grand Cherokee limited today. HEMI RULES
Actually, Ford continues to produce the 5.0 Coyote engine alongside their Ecoboost V-6's, I-4's, and I-3's, because, it's the main engine of choice for the Mustang, and F-150.
Ford did not "replace" the Coyote V8 with its EcoBoost. They simply offer the EcoBoost as another option. The V8 is still by far and away Ford's most popular single engine offered in the F-150 trucks. If I know Ford, and if I know the fans, any amount of money will say that there will be a point where the F-150 is offered with an EcoBoost V8. It wouldn't be the craziest thing, I mean 2019 is supposed to see a hybrid F-150.
Kyle's FireArms Reviews / My tranny has never been rebuilt either, now my car is a Magnum, and you know that the Magnum tranny was not programmed right from the factory. I think about reprogramming it, but all my settings are factory!!!
5.2 is a 318 and 5.9 is a 360 they are LA engines... The Magnum series were LA engines.. Get your facts straight... 318 cubic inch is a 5.2 L ..360 is a 5.9 L.. You are too funny....I am a Mopar guy,restore Mopars ..
I've owned hotrods all my life and always wanted a hemi! I've had trans ams, mustangs, and many other performance cars, but absolutely nothing compares to the 5.7 hemi in my 2011 jeep grand Cherokee!
TT is going to save performance vehicles across the board, better mpg for regular driving, better power to weight ratio and the computers have virtually eliminated lag. There's nothing better than a big NA V8 climbing on it's cam but boost and performance hybrids aren't going anywhere.
AdussFadass wrong the 392 has a forged steel crank and sintered forged connecting rods. Only the pistons are cast.(hypereutectic) do homework before commenting...... Running 6lbs on my 392 and didn't even install the blower till 52k miles. Making 600 at the crank and will never have an issue with the stock pistons at 6lbs.
@Tim Link - The 426 was technically a true Hemi, and Chrysler supposedly lost money on every one they built - very expensive engine to make. The engines they're calling "Hemis" today are not true hemis but few know or even care. They are the ones that still believe Chrysler invented the Hemi, which they clearly did not.
I don't think the new ones are actually hemi's, if you look at the heads there isn't a hemispherical shape to the combustion chamber. We've been fooled!
Heavens to Murgatroyd - Congrats on being the only one besides me that knows that and made comment on it! The Hemi lovers won't admit that, but then again, most of them think Chrysler invented the Hemi, which they did not. The engine they pass off as a hemi today is really a Hemi-roid.
The current Hemi has been bastardized compared to the Hemi of the 60's. The Hemi from the 60's was basically a detuned race engine, made to run on the street. The new Hemi is a truck engine with low end torque. It will never be a race engine because that is not it's forte. Running in a truck pulling a trailer is what it's good for..
Right? they're built so fast and cheap nowadays there's no quality or longevity to anything. It's all about making a quick buck, no one takes pride in making excellent vehicles anymore. It's disgusting.
bee Lover Do not get it wet. Do not get any of these new cars wet. If you get any moisture on any of the electronics, it is finished. You can not even wash the motor on these new cars, it will destroy the electronics !! Good luck with your new Plastic Electronic Nanny controlled car. Next Gen will be self driving. also throw away.
2014 Ram 1500 Lonestar 2wd w/ a limited slip rear end. Currently at around 180k miles. 3rd owner $26k: Hi. What's going on America. Im Getting ready to swap the manifolds on both sides, motor a like shaky so hopefully that cures shake. Other than that truck is amazing very satisfied w/ purchase. Bolts broke off in block and heat sheild flapping in the wind. Parts Purchased: Rad. Rad Fan. Water pump (warranty 100k) Thermostat Gas pump Plugs Coils Injectors Brakes Tires Calipers Rotors EGR Filter Knock off version floor liners Cell phone holder Gas Oil Valve stem caps Rims Speed sensor Oil sensor. Serpentine Belt 30% window film Cheap Toolbox Cheap Tools Light bulbs Various fuses An that's about it will update as I go along I only owe about 8k now 3 yrs later.
They fail to mention about the oiling problem and #8 rod failure the durability and longevity of the 5.9 LA and it was supposedly a replacement for the 8.0 V10 by selling 345 horsepower over the 300/310 that the 8.0 made what it liked also was the 450ft# of torque by the 8.0 in my book as 35 years as a mopar enthusiast and mechanic the only good that came out of the diamler venture was they brought back rear wheel drive
Chrysler was bringing back the rear drive car before Daimler came along....Look at the concepts in the 1990's,the 1999 300 HEMI Convert...The production Plymouth Prowler was rear drive and Viper before Daimler came in...Many other concepts were made before Daimler came in...
FCA has indicated that the 5.7 Hemi will continue to be available on Jeep Grand Cherokee until the 2021 model year. I just ordered a brand new 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee w/5.7 Hemi. I'll be driving this Hemi for many years to come. BTW, I get as high as 24MPG on trips on my 2011 JGC as a result of their MDS (Multiple Displacement System) which works flawlessly to cut off 4 cylinders while cruising.
Absolute proof that the Hemi is the undisputed king of engines. I was watching Sponge Bob today with my son and Tony Fast was driving a boatmobile with a Hemi. If that doesn't prove it then you just can't be convinced!!!
1967davethewave if you think that, then why are pro stock dodges changing to chevy engine in 2018, nhra just made it so they can run any engine body combination , the hemi is only good when super chargedwith a big roots type blower and nitro
I have a 05 Ram 2500 with a 5.7 HEMI. It has been nothing but RELIABLE. It has 80,750 miles on it . Mostly pulling miles. Transmission is great. I keep it well serviced myself and use synthetic oil. I work for a place that provides me a work truck. I am very lucky for that. If the HEMI is discontinued I will eventually rip the one out of mine and rebuild it before I buy a new Ford or G.M. I love my DODGE!
saul alinski was a parasite like the rest of the social justice idiots expecting a participation trophy for just breathing. The merit based system has proven to be the greatest motivator and success the world has ever known. alinski was a punk that stole food from colleges and admired gangsters.
v6 will never be the same as v8 yes the new bi turbo v6 designs are nice but rotating mass goes a long way in a pick up truck that is used for work we know a well maintained v8 can hit half a million miles regularly judgment is still out on the v6s long term durability .
Your gonna blame CAFE standards? I love the hemi. Its a great motor. But its also archaic. Two valves per cylinder? Push rods? No overhead cams? No 180 degree cranks. Now that Chrysler is owned by Maserati/Ferrari, some of their tech will and should trickle down. And Ford IS NOT gonna dump their V8's. Of you apply the dame turbo charging, direct injection, 4 valve per cylinder tech to a V8 you get UBER power. Spline the front wheels then youve got a monster. Their truly is no substitute for cubic inches. And CAFE standards are not that hard to attain with variable valve management and lighter/better materials. Positive feedback welcome. :-)
Paul Daluz The Pushrod engine was used in production 2 years after the OHC, both are archaic! Chevy has proven that 2 valves and pushrods aren't the issue. Uber Power does not equal great gas mileage. LS/LT1's are giving awesome power and torque and giving better gas mileage than their 4 valve counterparts.
Stephen Ayeni And they would probably be more efficient with variable valve timing/management. And I wasnt arguing against 2 valves per cylinder. My overall argument in my previous post was that the V8 shouldnt go away because of CAFE standards. There are a plethora of ways to make a V8 more efficient. Variable valve management. Direct port injection. Variable compression heads ( currently being developed by a joint Nissan and Mercedes venture ) , and better/lighter materials. Lastly, if current V8 renditions were equiped with the forced induction, direct injection, multi valve tech etc, these V8's would be hugely more powerful then a V6 just due to displacement alone. Add in variable valve management, special computerized algorithms in the software among a few things and you have increased efficiency. Like I said. Chevrolet's V8 formulas are fine. But there are things to do to preserve the V8 and stay within CAFE standards. However, in yoir defense, the V8 in the future will more likely be found in specialty niche markets like sports cars, Grand Tourers and heavy trucks. And thats pretty much it.
Paul Daluz I've always wondered how a factory boosted LS3 or LT1 would act as far as gas mileage. bc you could pack such a fat torque curve in such low RPM, almost diesel like. I think with factory ported heads and many of which you just spoke v8's would never go anywhere. But companies will only do what they have to do. Bc R&D cost money and they don't want to pay it. I like the standards as they force innovation.
Stephen Ayeni exactly. I would love to see the numbers an LS3 or LT1 would produce with forced induction. Man I'm getting the chills thinking about it.
Lots of people want them with V6 engines for daily driver and long trip cars. There are thousands of them out there. As long as they still have V8 options it doesn't hurt anything. Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, Chargers, jeeps pickups and many other popular cars have offered 6 cylinder versions for years.
my 5.7HEMI had over 230,000mi on and still ran strong up until they day my DURANGO was stolen. insurance wouldn't take care of mechanical issues such as the trans & my rear was blown out. blamed it on normal wear tear because of the high mileage on the '05. really good power plant, wouldn't be surprise if the 5.7 aftermarket highly sought after, like Ford 5liter & GM LT-LS's
Actually when the "Hemi" first appeared in 2003 in the Ram, it wasn't a "Hemi" at all. But Dodge, Chrysler, (and I guess now FCA) have a trademark on the name. So essentially, they can call any of their motors a "Hemi".
That's the whole point! When will FCA start taking quality and reliability seriously? Probably never! It would really be nice if these beautiful Mopars were also known for reliability. In our dreams...
There was something that I observed about Mopar, even before the Fiat buyout that was a source of great disappointment to me. The quality of Mopar products was poor even during the Mercedes-Benz era. Benz treated Mopar like it was that red headed stepchild at Christmas, just as the Italians have. It's almost as if the love affair between the Germans and Italians that existed before and during WW II is still maintained and Mopar, an American product is purposely meant to be left out in the cold. They'd prefer to lose money with the American labeled product than to incorporate up to date manufacturing facilities and technology in it. My gut feeling is that Chrysler products are going to be history before too long. The Ram truck line may survive for a while, but as for the cars, they're going to be gone. Whatever engines will be placed in the Rams is anybody's guess. The Cummins Diesel may survive, but gas engines will probably be some kind of pieced together imported Fiat junk. Pieced together so that it will pass US emissions regs. Then we're going to have Trump's import tariffs to deal with. God only knows what kind of effect that's going to have if the majority of the Chrysler vehicles contain mostly imported parts. It may be the death of Chrysler.
That "hemi" stuff as far as im concerned don't necessarily mean jack. These aluminum heads are far and away different than old. The chambers are not hemi shaped they look like maxi pads. Quench same as any other. Still good heads but they cost $$. I've seen LS heads cammed up in the 700s locally cost cheaper perform same sometimes better most times. Big Chrysler sale pitch I say
let it die. my 5.7 V8 didn't have 94,000 miles on it before the check engine light came on and the dealer said it needed a camshaft and lifters. $4000 in parts and labor at the dealership on an engine that hasn't hit 100,000 miles. pathetic.
I am your father ! why stay away?.. they work on the same cars every day they know what they're doing and especially if your car is under warranty you don't have to pay for anything and best part is they let me choose from a couple different models loaner cars for free till my car gets fixed.. but I kind of get what you mean if you don't have a warranty the dealership can be way more expensive
Michael Wiseguy dealers are greedy and they will always over charge, if you're under warranty then you're legit, once the warranty is over then you gotta take it elsewhere. either do it yourself like me or take it to a independent garage.
I am your father ! yeah that's for sure once the warranty is up its best to go somewhere else and yes if it's something simple like oil change, tune-up, brakes... but that's about it because with all this new technology, computers they have in all the newer cars most of the time they need a freaking laptop to plug in to fix anything.. sometimes I miss the good old days.
You keep believing Trump is gonna do something for you. I got some Trump cookies I keep under my bed I'll sell you for 5K bucks a piece. You eat one I guarantee all your problems will go away.
that is so sad I love V8's not fair to discontinue them make the turbo charged, and the V8 and let the buyer decide not fair to satisfy the Hippies and democrats petrol heads and patriots are humans too, and they love their V8's just ..... live, and let V8's live
I hope you’re wrong, but you’re probably right. Even if it takes longer, big V8s are likely going to be gone soon. Glad I bought my 6.4L hemi Charger this year so I can enjoy it for many years
That's a Damming blow, I seriously love Hemi's even though I am from England UK. I have been a Fan of Chargers, Challengers and Ram Trucks, even the new gen Durango for some time now. Sure Mercedes-Benz, AUDI and BMW's can do the same job with smaller size V8's & V6's, But none can quite beat a HEMI experience with that Hot sound and feel. In short it'le never be the same again, "The End Of An Era".
It is 2021 and not only is the HEMI not dead, but we have even more variations of it. 5.7L hemi, 6.4L hemi, supercharged 707hp hemi, supercharged 797hp hemi, supercharged 807hp hemi (with the new Redeye Super Stock), and recent (but no longer produced) 840hp hemi in the Demon... and that's not even considering the how Chrysler is putting them in everything. Jeep? They have a hellcat hemi now. Dodge durango? Hellcat hemi. Ram? Hellcat hemi. The HEMI is not going anywhere.
All things considered, I don't think we will see a day in the foreseeable future where you can't get a v8 option from each of the big 3. These companies are not dumb, they know exactly what Americans want in a muscle car and they will strive to make that, not to say they won't offer smaller options. They might not be a massive 6.4 liter, but I don't think anyone has to worry about being able to get a v8 anytime soon, if the Hemi name was retired it would just be replaced with something else.
Anthony Butera Wrong! The HEMI head has the best flow numbers of any American car, with the 5.7 heads flowing 340cfm, or more! To give you an idea, Chevy's 6.2L LS cylinder heads flow about 280cfm! The HEMI's draw back, is its tiny camshaft. The 5.7 is only 395hp, because Chrysler wanted power, and fuel efficiency. Massive head flow, high compression, tiny camshaft. This is why the 5.7 responds so well to an aftermarket camshaft. A good camshaft (and subsequently, valve springs and a good tune) can bump the 5.7 HEMI to 450-480hp.
Anthony Butera It's an efficient enough design that Porsche, Audi, VW and Ferrari copied many of their cylinder head designs off of the Chrysler Hemi -- with some variations and tweaks, of course.
NovaMan 350 Yes, it has worked very well for 85 years or so, but this year even Harley Davidson finally abandoned it reluctantly to be able to pass newer emissions regulations. They have the most advanced fuel injection system there is except for formula one, just to keep the old tech aircooled pushrod hemi head emission compliant. until now.
Anthony Butera I can't claim to be an expert on Harley Davidson cylinder heads, but what I can see from the pictures shows that their older combustion chambers were definitely not hemispherical. The roof of the combustion chamber, in between the valves, is slightly rounded, but that's the only resemblance of a Hemi head I can see there. Their new head design seems to be a penthouse design. I imagine the switched too a penthouse because they went to 4 valves per head, over 2. With the old head design, it appears impossible to have 4 valves.
NovaMan 350 While you are looking, notice how Harley leaves no provisions for individual valve adjustment. The hydraulic lifters and pushrods act on a single piece rocker for two valves. That's gonna be a problem.
In 2018 and 2019 the two hemi engines willl be available in the Dodge cars. One of the engines will be used in the international sportscar series (3 companies). The HO version will be used in this sports car (2021 US version only).
This is when all cars die and we never cars that are worth the money ever again. The V8 is the greatest engine ever to exist. Is the perfect balance of power and weight and gives you millions of options to increase the power. Also the sound it makes is unrivaled to any other engine.
I know of 5 5.7 Hemi's since new,all have over 150,000 problem free miles !Another is a 2016 5.7 Hemi with 8 speed and runs 4.8 0-60 and 13.13 in the 1/4 mile in a Chrysler 300 S,gets 28 mpg hwy ! Truly an awesome engine !
The standards are fine. The Stockholders need to stop bring greedy with dividends and let the automaker put the proper funds into high mpg mods. If I had the funds I could show the World a higher mpg, more hp and torque.
I think I read somewhere that the big 3 were meeting with Trump to discuss the repealing/amending Obama's future mandate on MPG. That would save the Hemi.
hemi will never die as long as us gear heads are around
Nathan Webb valve seats fall off ..no Good.
Nathan Webb i hope they fix the problem. im tired of fixing this things 😖👍
+Zach Henry Tesla's cost a lot. and batteries aren't any better for the environment than gas. The battery itself is fine, but the creation of it is no better than what comes out of gas cars as they drive down the road
Zach Henry a car that drives itself is exactly what I'm afraid of, I'll stick to internal combustion and no computer interference because my roadrunner runs 8's
True,
and with the price of Tesla
you can buy a brand new 6.2 Dually Denali with enough gas to take you from here.... to the moon
is not that better than Tesla ?!!!!
2019 and the 5.7 hemi is stronger than ever
MutationBuilder there gay and junk 5.0 coyote ftw
@John Johnson - Most of them still wear a mullet.
@mossow71 mustang owners are the masters of the gloryhole. They indiscriminately suck anything that comes popping through.
Tell that to my bad lifters and camshaft in my 5.7
Connected to my key chain us the key to a 2019 Dodge Challenger Scatpack.
You cancel those Hemi motors and you might as well cancel the company.
Johnboy hopefully, who wants a foreign owned "American" brand that sold after the gov bailed them out, no thanks.
Your absolutly right
Great idea!
@John Johnson Chrysler doesn't exist anymore
They might as well put 4 turbo to the v(sick) 6 and HEMI doesn't even try to take on more attention
I am a proud owner of a 2011 RAM truck, i love the confort of the truck and the amazing torque of the hemi!!! Gentle but powerful, always ready and pulls crazy strong, not like my Astra h opc 2.0 turbo but for a natural aspirated engine is amazing. With a lpg system is also in europe really economic (our gasoline costs around 1.5 €/liter!!) And you can repair it at home with patient and good ability.
God bless the Hemi and the USA for this incredible invention. Cheers from Italy
The final day of the Hemi V8 will be a sad day for the motor world. My 2004 Ram 1500 has the 5.7 Hemi and not only has it consistently delivered excellent reliability (having 264,000 miles on it and still going strong) but the performance to this day is still fantastic. It has just enough life left in it to fool me into thinking I'm behind the wheel of a performance car, and the sound is to die for. No twin turbo V6 will ever be able to replicate the distinct sound of a mighty V8, which is the sad yet inevitable truth. The Hemi will always have a special place in my heart
Tom Castaldi Amen brother same here Hemi power for life
Couldn't they meet emissions just by producing fewer engines? They don't have to stop all together
Mom
Too many issues but you are right. Nostalgia
It is 2021 now and not only is the HEMI not going anywhere, but we have more versions of it than ever, and they are putting it in everything from Jeep Grand Cherokee a and Dodge Durangos, to Ram pickup trucks and Hellcat Challengers and chargers.
The reason why Mopar is popular among muscle car enthusiasts is simply because of the legendary Hemi engine. The engine is an icon. They can still make the engine, all they need to do is improve the emissions and fuel economy. Getting rid of the Hemi engine will make the Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, Dodge and especially SRT brand a joke.
I had a 190HP, 270 fpt Vette for a long time.
Before that, I drove a 401 CI Nailhead, Buick Wildcat.
(325 HP 445 Torque.) I would get another like it in a flash if I could.
"Magic Carpet Ride"
I wound up with a little four banger minivan for my family.
Now we are talking!
That '89 Chrysler Turbo Van would "BLOW THE DOORS OFF" my '73 Vette
( If I took out the back row seats to clean up.)
state of the art and pushrod dont go in the same sentence
samsquantch14: Corvettes use pushrod engines.
samsquantch14 Dodge's Viper V10 has always been a push rod engine and it has never used a distributor.
Speed density fuel injection is why it's not state of the art. Everybody else is making better power with better gas mileage using more sophisticated MAF based fuel injection.
Craig Bomer everyone else is just lying about the mpg. Drive a ford you will see. My cummins gets better mileage than my mustang. My chevy gets 11 mpg. So like I said they lie
That seems a popular reply amongst the young; however, popular does not make it correct. California's ( and Obama's ) addiction to this ersatz idea of saving the planet through slightly lessened emissions is foolish. Be mindful, don't follow the crowd, do your own research. You will find modern pushrod engines extremely reliable, well-performing and thoroughly high-tech. Go see for yourself.
Well 2019 and its still here sooooo
Just took delivery of my 2017 Dodge Challenger R/T with the 5.7L HEMI. I'm so glad and proud to have one in my possession before the muscle car era disappears forever.
You could thank the US government for this.
Specifically Obama and the DNC and the fake global warming agenda and the fake peak oil theory. Irony alert back when Obama was younger and getting started in politics guess what he drove? Yep a Chrysler 300 with guess what a Hemi....
Nope... Like I posted. Automakers have stockholders that want low cost investment with high return. The increase in mpg could easily be done. But people want cheap hp etc. This has always been a issue since the EPA started up the CAFE standards.
Yes you can thank our shadow government.
the emissions standards need to stop. cars burned clean enough in 03 we don't need to get anymore strengent. It's directly making cars get worse MPG and making them ever more expensive.
Steven Cash the EPA actually requires higher mpg. That's why you get a gas guzzles tax if your car doesent meet a certain mpg rating. Without restrictions on car companies, climate change would be that much more impactful. I say keep it up and maybe we can have a clean earth for once. The tragedy is it's going to be take a major crisis for people to realize it instead of starting now.
Will Brooks lol... hopefully Trump loosens up the dumbfuck EPA and all the socialist and communist things Odumbfuck did
+k3iler05
No problem. The Saudis love Tillerson as SOC, him being an oil man. Which means the price of oil is going to go up.
lol Didn't you hear the news? Climate change is a hoax orchestrated by the Chinese. :)
I don't think you understand that clean burning is still CO2 emitting. That is our problem more so then the HCs and NOx
Dodge has announced just not long ago that it's v8's are going nowhere. Gas is 2.19 a gallon and the v8 gets 25mpg. that would be kind of dumb to drop the Hemi now. With Trump in office, the American v8 won't be disappearing any time soon.
Hats1976 how about now that tim is moving on
I will forever keep my Ram truck with the 5.7 Liter engine. They can have those Tubo v-6 engines, I love my V-8.
Amen brother!
This is going to make muscle car fans really angry.
CJ Colvin oh yeah. angry. very angry. MOPAR has already suffered enough by having that pile of horseshit 3.6L v6 placed in their hoods. (while it is fun to humiliate non car people who have one in my 2010 HEMI)
Reaper_ Death *Fiat Holding inherited several Daimler engines.. not just the Daimler V-8 still sold under the old HEMI® trademark brand that was also purchased from Daimler-Benz*
Reaper_ Death the 3.6 is a great engine and it has its place
+doctorbimmer - Are you an automotive publication writer or something? Is the current V8 with the "Hemi" designation a Daimler-Benz design? This could be good thing if true.
My wife has it in her van. It's a high-revving engine and very reliable. She's had no trouble with it in over 60k miles and I attribute that to regular service per manual.
The hemi will never die. Good motors dont die. Great motors will be forever remembered. Long live the hemi.
Is Dodge stupid? You cant replace the Hemis with TT V6s... I have a slight feeling dodge will go broke
Mill Wurray Yea
Ford did it. They still make money
Edward James Bickels Yes, but Ford makes alot more regular common cars and a good chunk of their buyers dont look for performance.
At Dodge, alot of them want big V8 muscle cars or trucks. Thats like half of their buyers!
They arn't... This video is utter bull. They just doubled down on the Hellcat with the Demon. Dodge doesn't care about fuel efficiency.
SmittyWerbenjagermanjenson dodge is broke this is why they are now owned by fiat. its a sad day in america
Better buy one, cuz all the mpg freaks are killing the game . I see more v6 muscle cars on the road than ever and its sad. So now you got companys talking about getting rid of hemi😩
BornToBeFamed TTv6s don't belong in muscle cars...they belong in the rolling computer that the Japanese call the R35
V-6 was only rated 2mpg better than my 5.7 RT.....
That's 30 - 40 miles for the average tank. It adds up.
im sure us V8 guys are so worried about the mileage...
the v6 models are making the money
The way Republicans are changing environmental rules and laws at this point it's safe to say this V8 will be around for a bit longer than expected.
The V8 is never going to die.
I hope brother.
its both sides of the aisle doing it now.
death of a Hemi? mister, you take your communism & get out
BreachingTBone 😂😂
Hemi died in 1971
Funny TBone funny. If the 55mpg CAFE standards take effect in 2025, FCA will have no choice but to take all Hemis offline. And several years before that so they can get more fuel-efficient engines online.
Well said!
@@doktorbimmer oh shut up
I'm glad I bought a Challenger RT Shaker last Fall!!!!! I'm going to keep it for ever!
If only we could have the car culture of the 50s and 60s again where V8s were the norm
While we're at it lets go back to B&W non HD TV, AM Radio and Asbestos making it's way into 100s of products. Why?....because everything in the past was better?
strtngfrsh Stfu that's not what he was saying. Get out just cos u hem and haw over modern cars
too bad greenhouse gasses are a thing
Not where I’m at. 3 out of every 5 chargers and Challengers are Hemis. Mostly scat packs and hellcats and when it is a V6 it’s the all wheel drive GT version.
Same with Mustangs and Camaros. More mid to higher tier V8 models than base 4 and 6 cylinder models. And I don’t live in a rich neighborhood either
No way you believe this is going to happen in a few years. If anything the engineers will have to work a bit harder to extract 20 city out of V8's.
It's true
You were horribly wrong thinking the Hemi is dead lol you fail. Still going strong and has a hybrid system on it, might as well take this video down
Has not been available since 1971... hemis are obsolete
+FervantZebra *Sorry, but Chrysler Corp. did not sell a single car with a hemispherical combustion chambers after 1971... Please cite an example proving otherwise*
+FervantZebra *The very last car sold in the US with a hemispherical engine was the Porsche 911 '993' in 1998.*
Hemi is a brand now. Not an engine type. Try again mr. Obsolete...
+R/T IN BLACK *The Chrysler hemispherical engines have been obsolete since 1971... they never came back.*
no complaints about my 5.7 Hemi and I hope this isn't true especially for the 6.4 Hemi because I'm planning on buying another new Charger but a 6.4 this time i owned two 5.7's already and never had any problems with them.. my 15 Charger R/T Road and Track with STP is a nice little torque monster especially for city driving, plus i have a 100k 5 year powertrain warranty that will probably last long after I sell it
2019 ram still comes with hemi engine
Julio Portillo still doesn’t come with a good transmission or rear end also they still are big rot boxes 😂
Awesome 👍
Yeah, a fake hemi
@@mossow71 and Toyota, Chevys or Fords are any better?
The late model Hemi's just don't have the same excitement the original ones had back in the 60's to 1970. Those days it was extremely rare to see one and when you did it was only in a sporty muscle car. When one of those drove into the local drive in restaurant where the gearheads hung out in those days it got everyone's attention and everyone had to go take a look at it. Now days they are a dime a dozen and come in all kind of Dodges. Nothing to get to excited about. The legend of it went away with the original muscle car era.
1951RKP agreed, the badge doesnt carry the prestige it once did.
And the new generation gear head is about the rice burners with a leaf blower on it. Most of them don't know what real rat motor power is!
kenny fast prestige? Dodge has always been junk. They are better now than they have ever been. Lol. And that's not saying much.
Loll
@1951RKP - The original HEMI's were rare indeed, and always drew a lot of attention. If memory serves me; the HEMI engine was approximately a $1000 premium on a car that sold for about $3000. Not many people could afford it but looking back is was probably one of the best muscle car bargains ever.
2020 almost and it's still going strong! 5.7 hemi, ram1500.
I am the proud owner of a 2004 Dodge Durango SLT with the 5.7 liter 345 c.i.d v8 Hemi, and I love it.
HEMI will live forever in true Mopar fan's hearts
****Correction*****
The 5.7 liter Hemi was actually introduced in the late 2002 Ram 2500 pick ups. Then it was fully implemented in 2003 half ton 1500 models.
I know this for a fact, because I was a Dodge new car salesman from 1998 to 2005.
not with trump in the office, it's going nowhere these 8 years.
my thoughts exactly
you are 100% correct
+John Smith ..your a great American john. not
+John Smith .ok .where are you from and why do you hate America?
+John Smith ..why take it out on the citizenry.. the. mistakes of our government?
I was born in the 60s and too small to have the first generation hemis, but I'm a proud owner of one in my jeep grand Cherokee limited today. HEMI RULES
Actually, Ford continues to produce the 5.0 Coyote engine alongside their Ecoboost V-6's, I-4's, and I-3's, because, it's the main engine of choice for the Mustang, and F-150.
Ford did not "replace" the Coyote V8 with its EcoBoost. They simply offer the EcoBoost as another option. The V8 is still by far and away Ford's most popular single engine offered in the F-150 trucks. If I know Ford, and if I know the fans, any amount of money will say that there will be a point where the F-150 is offered with an EcoBoost V8. It wouldn't be the craziest thing, I mean 2019 is supposed to see a hybrid F-150.
I have a 215,000 dodge durango without a single problem! Love this engine!
Tom E
No water pump issues?
I got 250k on my 05 Hemi!!!
Kyle's FireArms Reviews / LOL!!!! No RealTalk!!!
Kyle's FireArms Reviews / My tranny has never been rebuilt either, now my car is a Magnum, and you know that the Magnum tranny was not programmed right from the factory. I think about reprogramming it, but all my settings are factory!!!
Kyle's FireArms Reviews /Yeah, Honda make great products, cars, motorcycles, lawnmowers etc...
Steve Paige i dont know about hondas , but Yeah Toyota is the most reliable..
257k on my 5.7L Durango love that thing....going to need a starter soon.
Still aint dead yet baby long live the Hemi!!
FYI all V8s is going away and replaced with V6 with turbos
The 5.7 HEMI's predecessor was not the LA Series 318/360cid engines, it was the Magnum 5.2/5.9L that were introduced in 1992. Get your facts straight.
5.2 is a 318 and 5.9 is a 360 they are LA engines...
The Magnum series were LA engines..
Get your facts straight...
318 cubic inch is a 5.2 L ..360 is a 5.9 L..
You are too funny....I am a Mopar guy,restore Mopars ..
01trsmar All the same engine block , 10hp difference.
I've owned hotrods all my life and always wanted a hemi! I've had trans ams, mustangs, and many other performance cars, but absolutely nothing compares to the 5.7 hemi in my 2011 jeep grand Cherokee!
TT is going to save performance vehicles across the board, better mpg for regular driving, better power to weight ratio and the computers have virtually eliminated lag. There's nothing better than a big NA V8 climbing on it's cam but boost and performance hybrids aren't going anywhere.
The 5.7L Hemi did NOT replace the 5.9L LA engine. That engine was discontinued by 1994, replaced by the 5.9L Magnum, which was a pretty decent mill.
The 392 HEMI is a much better motor.
chris chilson Maybe cause it cost way more. Not great for boost. No forged internals.
AdussFadass wrong the 392 has a forged steel crank and sintered forged connecting rods. Only the pistons are cast.(hypereutectic) do homework before commenting......
Running 6lbs on my 392 and didn't even install the blower till 52k miles. Making 600 at the crank and will never have an issue with the stock pistons at 6lbs.
@Tim Link - The 426 was technically a true Hemi, and Chrysler supposedly lost money on every one they built - very expensive engine to make. The engines they're calling "Hemis" today are not true hemis but few know or even care. They are the ones that still believe Chrysler invented the Hemi, which they clearly did not.
I don't think the new ones are actually hemi's, if you look at the heads there isn't a hemispherical shape to the combustion chamber. We've been fooled!
Heavens to Murgatroyd - Congrats on being the only one besides me that knows that and made comment on it! The Hemi lovers won't admit that, but then again, most of them think Chrysler invented the Hemi, which they did not. The engine they pass off as a hemi today is really a Hemi-roid.
If that's your definition then NONE of them are hemis.
He just wants everyone to go out and buy a hemi that's understandable
+ERNIE BRINK lies
*Chrysler hasn't made a hemi engine since 1971*
they still make hemi engines this video is fake
not everything on the internet is true
+Donovan Bryant *He is right though, Chrysler stopped making real hemi engines in 1971.*
The current Hemi has been bastardized compared to the Hemi of the 60's. The Hemi from the 60's was basically a detuned race engine, made to run on the street. The new Hemi is a truck engine with low end torque. It will never be a race engine because that is not it's forte. Running in a truck pulling a trailer is what it's good for..
Trump says he will relax the standards so Americans can buy what they want!
Right. If not other country is suffering, why should we?
He also said he knew the system better than anyone, which is why he alone can fix it. How's that turning out?
nicholascremato cuz he knows what he's doing lol
*Chinese auto maker "Great Wall" announced today it plans to buy FCA.*
doktorbimmer Marchionne said it won't happen anytime soon, and probably never will
The MoPar HEMI will never die.
5.7 Hemi is only 36 percent hemispherical. Not a true Hemi
Rotary valves. They are less prone to hot spotting.
bee Lover No one wants these new nanny plastic electronic computer driven cars... They are all throw away cars.
Right? they're built so fast and cheap nowadays there's no quality or longevity to anything. It's all about making a quick buck, no one takes pride in making excellent vehicles anymore. It's disgusting.
It's because people aren't buying the really well made cars.
bee Lover Do not get it wet. Do not get any of these new cars wet. If you get any moisture on any of the electronics, it is finished. You can not even wash the motor on these new cars, it will destroy the electronics !! Good luck with your new Plastic Electronic Nanny controlled car. Next Gen will be self driving. also throw away.
2014 Ram 1500 Lonestar 2wd w/ a limited slip rear end. Currently at around 180k miles. 3rd owner $26k: Hi. What's going on America. Im Getting ready to swap the manifolds on both sides, motor a like shaky so hopefully that cures shake. Other than that truck is amazing very satisfied w/ purchase. Bolts broke off in block and heat sheild flapping in the wind.
Parts Purchased:
Rad.
Rad Fan.
Water pump (warranty 100k)
Thermostat
Gas pump
Plugs
Coils
Injectors
Brakes
Tires
Calipers
Rotors
EGR
Filter
Knock off version floor liners
Cell phone holder
Gas
Oil
Valve stem caps
Rims
Speed sensor
Oil sensor.
Serpentine Belt
30% window film
Cheap Toolbox
Cheap Tools
Light bulbs
Various fuses
An that's about it will update as I go along I only owe about 8k now 3 yrs later.
They fail to mention about the oiling problem and #8 rod failure the durability and longevity of the 5.9 LA and it was supposedly a replacement for the 8.0 V10 by selling 345 horsepower over the 300/310 that the 8.0 made what it liked also was the 450ft# of torque by the 8.0 in my book as 35 years as a mopar enthusiast and mechanic the only good that came out of the diamler venture was they brought back rear wheel drive
Chrysler was bringing back the rear drive car before Daimler came along....Look at the concepts in the 1990's,the 1999 300 HEMI Convert...The production Plymouth Prowler was rear drive and Viper before Daimler came in...Many other concepts were made before Daimler came in...
FCA has indicated that the 5.7 Hemi will continue to be available on Jeep Grand Cherokee until the 2021 model year. I just ordered a brand new 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee w/5.7 Hemi. I'll be driving this Hemi for many years to come. BTW, I get as high as 24MPG on trips on my 2011 JGC as a result of their MDS (Multiple Displacement System) which works flawlessly to cut off 4 cylinders while cruising.
"Hemi going away" ; dodge releases demon lol. Mopar always making my next dream car!
Absolute proof that the Hemi is the undisputed king of engines. I was watching Sponge Bob today with my son and Tony Fast was driving a boatmobile with a Hemi. If that doesn't prove it then you just can't be convinced!!!
1967davethewave if you think that, then why are pro stock dodges changing to chevy engine in 2018, nhra just made it so they can run any engine body combination , the hemi is only good when super chargedwith a big roots type blower and nitro
I disabled the MDS on my 06 hemi with a tuner, best decision I ever made. I want a v8, not a v8 sometimes.
Why, the MDS turns on and off seamlessly.
a v6 work truck? That's just stupid. We are all supposed to buy diesel for hauling I suppose?
I have a 05 Ram 2500 with a 5.7 HEMI. It has been nothing but RELIABLE. It has 80,750 miles on it . Mostly pulling miles. Transmission is great. I keep it well serviced myself and use synthetic oil. I work for a place that provides me a work truck. I am very lucky for that. If the HEMI is discontinued I will eventually rip the one out of mine and rebuild it before I buy a new Ford or G.M. I love my DODGE!
TRUMP just saved the HEMI.
1965ace And killed everything else. But fast cars and guns are all uneducated people care about.
Hyperbole, exaggeration, paranoia and fear. If you had a valuable education you wouldn't make such statements.
Too much Kool-Aid
thank god
saul alinski was a parasite like the rest of the social justice idiots expecting a participation trophy for just breathing. The merit based system has proven to be the greatest motivator and success the world has ever known. alinski was a punk that stole food from colleges and admired gangsters.
Ive owned 2 Hemis and love them both. FCA would be stupid to kill it off. All FCA needs to do is give the EPA the bird and keep on building them.
v6 will never be the same as v8 yes the new bi turbo v6 designs are nice but rotating mass goes a long way in a pick up truck that is used for work we know a well maintained v8 can hit half a million miles regularly judgment is still out on the v6s long term durability .
I'm from the future. I'm in 2023 and the Hemi is live and well. 👏🏽😎💯💪🏽😁
Your gonna blame CAFE standards? I love the hemi. Its a great motor. But its also archaic. Two valves per cylinder? Push rods? No overhead cams? No 180 degree cranks. Now that Chrysler is owned by Maserati/Ferrari, some of their tech will and should trickle down. And Ford IS NOT gonna dump their V8's. Of you apply the dame turbo charging, direct injection, 4 valve per cylinder tech to a V8 you get UBER power. Spline the front wheels then youve got a monster. Their truly is no substitute for cubic inches. And CAFE standards are not that hard to attain with variable valve management and lighter/better materials. Positive feedback welcome. :-)
Paul Daluz The Pushrod engine was used in production 2 years after the OHC, both are archaic! Chevy has proven that 2 valves and pushrods aren't the issue. Uber Power does not equal great gas mileage. LS/LT1's are giving awesome power and torque and giving better gas mileage than their 4 valve counterparts.
Stephen Ayeni And they would probably be more efficient with variable valve timing/management. And I wasnt arguing against 2 valves per cylinder. My overall argument in my previous post was that the V8 shouldnt go away because of CAFE standards. There are a plethora of ways to make a V8 more efficient. Variable valve management. Direct port injection. Variable compression heads ( currently being developed by a joint Nissan and Mercedes venture ) , and better/lighter materials. Lastly, if current V8 renditions were equiped with the forced induction, direct injection, multi valve tech etc, these V8's would be hugely more powerful then a V6 just due to displacement alone. Add in variable valve management, special computerized algorithms in the software among a few things and you have increased efficiency. Like I said. Chevrolet's V8 formulas are fine. But there are things to do to preserve the V8 and stay within CAFE standards. However, in yoir defense, the V8 in the future will more likely be found in specialty niche markets like sports cars, Grand Tourers and heavy trucks. And thats pretty much it.
Paul Daluz I've always wondered how a factory boosted LS3 or LT1 would act as far as gas mileage. bc you could pack such a fat torque curve in such low RPM, almost diesel like. I think with factory ported heads and many of which you just spoke v8's would never go anywhere. But companies will only do what they have to do. Bc R&D cost money and they don't want to pay it. I like the standards as they force innovation.
Stephen Ayeni exactly. I would love to see the numbers an LS3 or LT1 would produce with forced induction. Man I'm getting the chills thinking about it.
Paul Daluz would you want it to have small low end turbos? And cylinder deactivation for the Hwy. I cant see why that wouldn't be a great compromise.
I LOVE ALL HEMI ENGINES, OLD & NEW .
MOPAR OR NO CAR !
who wants a dodge challenger or charger with a v6 is dodge crazy
If you thinks that bad just wait until 3 and 4 cylinders are the norm.
billy bierbuik someone who can't afford a v8. Duh.
Lots of people want them with V6 engines for daily driver and long trip cars. There are thousands of them out there. As long as they still have V8 options it doesn't hurt anything. Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, Chargers, jeeps pickups and many other popular cars have offered 6 cylinder versions for years.
Not everybody is racing their car and v6 drives great.
Wife have the 3.6L in her 2012 Challenger and it wasnt bad to be honest but really the Challenger needs a Hemi and nothing else.
my 5.7HEMI had over 230,000mi on and still ran strong up until they day my DURANGO was stolen. insurance wouldn't take care of mechanical issues such as the trans & my rear was blown out. blamed it on normal wear tear because of the high mileage on the '05. really good power plant, wouldn't be surprise if the 5.7 aftermarket highly sought after, like Ford 5liter & GM LT-LS's
I'd rather electric than a crappy TT V6
FloppyBit why not both ?
Yeah why would they follow ford path ,craptor v6 turbo.,people want v8s ,
Actually when the "Hemi" first appeared in 2003 in the Ram, it wasn't a "Hemi" at all. But Dodge, Chrysler, (and I guess now FCA) have a trademark on the name. So essentially, they can call any of their motors a "Hemi".
august 2019 still going strong.
I thought they already said this wasn't gonna happen anymore? This is stupid. Buildings have a lot more effect on the air than cars now days.
At least the scrap yards will have an abundance of the new Hemis for a while. Leave it to Fiat, (Fix-It-Again-Tony), to screw things up.
That's the whole point! When will FCA start taking quality and reliability seriously? Probably never! It would really be nice if these beautiful Mopars were also known for reliability. In our dreams...
There was something that I observed about Mopar, even before the Fiat buyout that was a source of great disappointment to me. The quality of Mopar products was poor even during the Mercedes-Benz era. Benz treated Mopar like it was that red headed stepchild at Christmas, just as the Italians have. It's almost as if the love affair between the Germans and Italians that existed before and during WW II is still maintained and Mopar, an American product is purposely meant to be left out in the cold. They'd prefer to lose money with the American labeled product than to incorporate up to date manufacturing facilities and technology in it. My gut feeling is that Chrysler products are going to be history before too long. The Ram truck line may survive for a while, but as for the cars, they're going to be gone. Whatever engines will be placed in the Rams is anybody's guess. The Cummins Diesel may survive, but gas engines will probably be some kind of pieced together imported Fiat junk. Pieced together so that it will pass US emissions regs. Then we're going to have Trump's import tariffs to deal with. God only knows what kind of effect that's going to have if the majority of the Chrysler vehicles contain mostly imported parts. It may be the death of Chrysler.
That "hemi" stuff as far as im concerned don't necessarily mean jack. These aluminum heads are far and away different than old. The chambers are not hemi shaped they look like maxi pads. Quench same as any other. Still good heads but they cost $$. I've seen LS heads cammed up in the 700s locally cost cheaper perform same sometimes better most times. Big Chrysler sale pitch I say
let it die. my 5.7 V8 didn't have 94,000 miles on it before the check engine light came on and the dealer said it needed a camshaft and lifters. $4000 in parts and labor at the dealership on an engine that hasn't hit 100,000 miles. pathetic.
travfdy stay away from the dealer
I am your father ! why stay away?.. they work on the same cars every day they know what they're doing and especially if your car is under warranty you don't have to pay for anything and best part is they let me choose from a couple different models loaner cars for free till my car gets fixed.. but I kind of get what you mean if you don't have a warranty the dealership can be way more expensive
Michael Wiseguy dealers are greedy and they will always over charge, if you're under warranty then you're legit, once the warranty is over then you gotta take it elsewhere. either do it yourself like me or take it to a independent garage.
I am your father ! yeah that's for sure once the warranty is up its best to go somewhere else and yes if it's something simple like oil change, tune-up, brakes... but that's about it because with all this new technology, computers they have in all the newer cars most of the time they need a freaking laptop to plug in to fix anything.. sometimes I miss the good old days.
Michael Wiseguy you can get a handheld obd2 reader for starting $15 , save a trip to the auto shop.
345 Cubic Inches And 1 Horsepower Per Cubic Inch.
The 6.2 Is A 370, And The 6.4 Is The 392.
WE NEED TRUMP TO SMASH THESE TREE HUGGING HIPPIES
We need big v8 s not tiny v6 or cylinder engines
*T R U M P S M A S H*
YES SMASH TRUMP, MUELLER.
You keep believing Trump is gonna do something for you. I got some Trump cookies I keep under my bed I'll sell you for 5K bucks a piece. You eat one I guarantee all your problems will go away.
The only engines we'll soon have will be 4 cylinder versions. I for one am disgusted by this.
I absolutely love my 5.7 hemi in my 2011 jeep! A totally awesome engine!
that is so sad
I love V8's
not fair to discontinue them
make the turbo charged, and the V8 and let the buyer decide
not fair to satisfy the Hippies and democrats
petrol heads and patriots are humans too, and they love their V8's
just ..... live, and let V8's live
I just talked to Dracula and told me hemi’s production will be still going on
Drac has the inside scoop.
CAFE standards will be relaxed now that we have Trump.
Gilitar making driving great again
Trump is not going to be in the WH very much longer....being taken down by a porn-star
Guess what I just heard. Sounds like you may be right.
Too bad Trump can't bring back Chrysler...
doktorbimmer Trump is on his way out.
I hope you’re wrong, but you’re probably right. Even if it takes longer, big V8s are likely going to be gone soon. Glad I bought my 6.4L hemi Charger this year so I can enjoy it for many years
Unfortunately you don't own a hemi... Chrysler stopped making those back in 1971.
Trump will stop the regulations, Trump 2020.
That's a Damming blow, I seriously love Hemi's even though I am from England UK. I have been a Fan of Chargers, Challengers and Ram Trucks, even the new gen Durango for some time now. Sure Mercedes-Benz, AUDI and BMW's can do the same job with smaller size V8's & V6's, But none can quite beat a HEMI experience with that Hot sound and feel. In short it'le never be the same again, "The End Of An Era".
Hemi will live on forever
It is 2021 and not only is the HEMI not dead, but we have even more variations of it. 5.7L hemi, 6.4L hemi, supercharged 707hp hemi, supercharged 797hp hemi, supercharged 807hp hemi (with the new Redeye Super Stock), and recent (but no longer produced) 840hp hemi in the Demon... and that's not even considering the how Chrysler is putting them in everything. Jeep? They have a hellcat hemi now. Dodge durango? Hellcat hemi. Ram? Hellcat hemi.
The HEMI is not going anywhere.
This is all false but funny this guy is a joke
Josh Calbert Are you sure this ain't real?
Josh Calbert did he just say 5.7 has been in production since 2 decades?
warriorpluto OK good. I didn't think they were dumb enough to stop production, especially on the 700hp 6.2L V8.
Amen
warriorpluto They aren't killing the 300. A new straight 6 and new V-8's for 2021.
All things considered, I don't think we will see a day in the foreseeable future where you can't get a v8 option from each of the big 3. These companies are not dumb, they know exactly what Americans want in a muscle car and they will strive to make that, not to say they won't offer smaller options. They might not be a massive 6.4 liter, but I don't think anyone has to worry about being able to get a v8 anytime soon, if the Hemi name was retired it would just be replaced with something else.
There are much better combustion chamber designs now, more power and lower emissions.
Anthony Butera Wrong! The HEMI head has the best flow numbers of any American car, with the 5.7 heads flowing 340cfm, or more! To give you an idea, Chevy's 6.2L LS cylinder heads flow about 280cfm!
The HEMI's draw back, is its tiny camshaft. The 5.7 is only 395hp, because Chrysler wanted power, and fuel efficiency. Massive head flow, high compression, tiny camshaft.
This is why the 5.7 responds so well to an aftermarket camshaft. A good camshaft (and subsequently, valve springs and a good tune) can bump the 5.7 HEMI to 450-480hp.
Anthony Butera It's an efficient enough design that Porsche, Audi, VW and Ferrari copied many of their cylinder head designs off of the Chrysler Hemi -- with some variations and tweaks, of course.
NovaMan 350 Yes, it has worked very well for 85 years or so, but this year even Harley Davidson finally abandoned it reluctantly to be able to pass newer emissions regulations. They have the most advanced fuel injection system there is except for formula one, just to keep the old tech aircooled pushrod hemi head emission compliant. until now.
Anthony Butera I can't claim to be an expert on Harley Davidson cylinder heads, but what I can see from the pictures shows that their older combustion chambers were definitely not hemispherical. The roof of the combustion chamber, in between the valves, is slightly rounded, but that's the only resemblance of a Hemi head I can see there.
Their new head design seems to be a penthouse design. I imagine the switched too a penthouse because they went to 4 valves per head, over 2. With the old head design, it appears impossible to have 4 valves.
NovaMan 350 While you are looking, notice how Harley leaves no provisions for individual valve adjustment. The hydraulic lifters and pushrods act on a single piece rocker for two valves. That's gonna be a problem.
In 2018 and 2019 the two hemi engines willl be available in the Dodge cars. One of the engines will be used in the international sportscar series (3 companies). The HO version will be used in this sports car (2021 US version only).
All auto companies lie on emissions test
This is when all cars die and we never cars that are worth the money ever again. The V8 is the greatest engine ever to exist. Is the perfect balance of power and weight and gives you millions of options to increase the power. Also the sound it makes is unrivaled to any other engine.
then why are newer cars faster?
+doktorbimmer 50 years of tech
+Tom Vat *50 years of **_Quench Chamber_** design dominance.*
The Hemi has been dead a long time! this engine was not a true Hemi, it was just the name, so for me, it was gone a long time ago.
High powered cars like the Hellcat are rather unsell with a v8 of some kind. I think there will be some kind of hemi for the future.
State off the art pushrod 🤔 .... I do like the motors but that's am oxymoron
I know of 5 5.7 Hemi's since new,all have over 150,000 problem free miles !Another is a 2016 5.7 Hemi with 8 speed and runs 4.8 0-60 and 13.13 in the 1/4 mile in a Chrysler 300 S,gets 28 mpg hwy ! Truly an awesome engine !
Trump will relax the standards.
He's a puppet
kevin122759 will he now lol
The standards are fine. The Stockholders need to stop bring greedy with dividends and let the automaker put the proper funds into high mpg mods. If I had the funds I could show the World a higher mpg, more hp and torque.
May the HEMI live forever , & get MORE powerful .
Just built higher tec V8s!!
I think I read somewhere that the big 3 were meeting with Trump to discuss the repealing/amending Obama's future mandate on MPG. That would save the Hemi.
Maybe we can get Trump to relax the EPA. He's already laxed the coal standards Odummy put in place.
FCA just announced V8 Hemi to be available until at least 2022, in the Grand Cherokee.
Bye bye Chrysler hemi... 1954 - 1971 Rest in peace.
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