Hemi crate motor package?

WIll there be a crate motor package with the new Hemi for retrofit?
Also, for "Non Emission Controlled Vehicles" will there be a carb
setup? I don't think there is anyplace to mount a distributor...

 

Bret Ludwig wrote: "WIll there be a crate motor package with the new Hemi
for retrofit? Also, for "Non Emission Controlled Vehicles" will there be a
carb setup? I don't think there is anyplace to mount a distributor..."

http://www.mopar.com/muscle/whatshot1005.htm

Sarge

 

Here's a link for the 5.7:
http://www.mopartsracing.com/parts/blocks.html

 

You're a little late asking. The crate 5.7 Hemi has been available for
MONTHS now.

Two versions are available (same price). Both are based on the version
used in Ram trucks (no MDS, accessories mount higher on the engine for
easier installation in vintage muscle cars and hot rods). One version
has a simplified EFI system also based on the production Ram. Its
simplified because it doesn't incoroporate tranny control, nor
presumably does it incorporate OBD emissions diagnostics.

http://mopar.com/m_perf_showpart2.jsp?SubSubGrpID=10

The other version is set up for a 4-bbl carburetor. Both are rated at
the same horsepower, but obviously the carb version could be either more
powerful or less powerful depending on how the end user configures the
carb and intake system.

http://mopar.com/m_perf_showpart2.jsp?SubSubGrpID=11

 

Yep, my bad.


Think someone will fly one? I'd be amused enough to see them in ski
boats.

Or a restored Donzi or Cigarette.

 

Doubtful. Car motors are really awfully heavy for aircraft, and
especially iron-block car engines. The most successful
automotive-derived airplane engines I know of are usually built from
aluminum blocks that are only DERIVED from the car engine design and can
use off-the-shelf internal parts (eg Ryan Falconer engines), not by just
taking an actual Ford, Dodge, or Chevy-built car engine and sticking it
in a plane. Yes, it is sometimesdone, but I think performance is
generally no better than mediocre when you do that.

Now that's a lot more likely.