Dodge Is Cancelling The Hemi V8

[JACKSMYDOG]

There's really no comparison though it there. Those of us who grew up listening to that V8 growl still love and miss it. I wouldn't pay $80K+ for it but I do miss it.

Indeed. I'm happy enough with the 2.3, but would have taken a 6 or 8 had they squeezed either in there. There is no replacement for displacement

The only thing that sounds better than a big 8, is a big diesel 8 under heavy load.

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[OCL]

There's really no comparison though it there. Those of us who grew up listening to that V8 growl still love and miss it. I wouldn't pay $80K+ for it but I do miss it.

I'm totally with you! I had a Ford Coyote 5.0 V8 on my F150. It has a flat plain crankshaft, and it is one of the best sounding V8's ever! I love it at idle all the way to redline. The loveliest sound.

While I love my Ranger's Ecoboost 4, at idle it sounds weak. At WOT it sounds good. That could be the artificial sweetener coming from the speakers though.

 

[mgallo13]

I'm totally with you! I had a Ford Coyote 5.0 V8 on my F150. It has a flat plain crankshaft, and it is one of the best sounding V8's ever! I love it at idle all the way to redline. The loveliest sound.

While I love my Ranger's Ecoboost 4, at idle it sounds weak. At WOT it sounds good. That could be the artificial sweetener coming from the speakers though.

Coyotes have a traditional crank not a flat-plane. The voodoo in the gt350 has the flat plane crank just fyi. unless you modified your 5.0 to have a flat plane crank in which case, i stand corrected. The coyote does sound amazing regardless

 

[D Fresh]

I'm pretty sure the rumored mini-Godzilla from Ford ain't gonna happen now either.

There goes my plan to get the last best V8 in a Mustang in a few years. Maybe I'll buy my boss's 600whp blown 'yote if he's ready to sell by then.

 

[OregonRangerTremor]

I'm disappointed. I was so looking forward to them stuffing one in a mini van. ?

https://www.motorious.com/articles/features-3/dodge-cancelling-hemi-v8/

I have a Charger with the 5.7 and had a Challenger too. Nice motors. On the Van....you can get a Durango with a 5.7 even a Hellcat motor. But...this was of no surprise. With mileage restrictions and Government mandates on the auto industry, I doubt we see many V-8's moving forward. The turbo boosted 4 and 6's put out a lot of hp and torque anyways.

 

[Jrel209]

I guess if the biggest appeal was speed, i think EVs will surpass NA gas engines within a decade as far as performance. But if you loved it for the sound….. ughh get used to fake noises haha.

 

[got3fords]

The 225 Slant 6 was almost indestructible.

Well almost. I bought '74 Duster with a slant 6 with a thrown rod for cheap in high school. Swapped it out and drove it for quite a while.

 

[VAMike]

This is actually an interesting move--an inline 6 is a much more sensible engine for RWD applications than a V6. I wish Ford would make one for this market.

 

[got3fords]

The only thing that sounds better than a big 8, is a big diesel 8 under heavy load.

I don't know, I used to love the sound of a 540ci opposing 6 on a Piper airplane. They didn't have much of a muffler. I had to crawl under one running to work on it one time. Nearly gave me an erection.

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

The 225 Slant 6 was almost indestructible.

Well almost. I bought '74 Duster with a slant 6 with a thrown rod for cheap in high school. Swapped it out and drove it for quite a while.

Hmmm

 

[AdamHarris]

Oh my god I can just hear the silence from all the GM and Fiat fanboys who been dogging Ecoboost all these years. Now they will have to embrace it but Ford is 10+ years ahead.

 

[got3fords]

This is actually an interesting move--an inline 6 is a much more sensible engine for RWD applications than a V6. I wish Ford would make one for this market.

Found this diagram of it, the arrangement makes sense for the twin turbos.

 

[got3fords]

Hmmm

LOL!

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

I don't know, I used to love the sound of a 540ci opposing 6 on a Piper airplane. They didn't have much of a muffler. I had to crawl under one running to work on it one time. Nearly gave me an erection.

Okay, not the only thing, but one of very few that you'll ever hear from a road vehicle. V10, and V12 can make some incredible sounds too.

 

[dtech]

Found this diagram of it, the arrangement makes sense for the twin turbos.

that's how bmw does it - and a inline 6 is a smoother layout.

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