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Northern Cat   POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada |
posted 02-23-2006 07:13 PM
    
I was watching the first show of their new season and Dream Car Garage is doing a Z06 427 crate motor install on Speed Channel on a Prower http://www.dreamcargarage.com/ from their website "When the Prowler first hit the showroom floor the only complaint was the lack of an eight cylinder Engine. Dream Car Garage remedies this slight oversight by Chrysler with the addition of a brand new Z06 427 crate motor, hey isn’t that a Chevy engine. MOPAR guys don’t despair check out HEMI fest in our Satisfied Brake and Extreme Velocity Motorsports segments." ------------------ |
Dale Beaman   POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Lexington, KY, USA |
posted 02-23-2006 08:26 PM
You know they will do an awesome job and it will send the prices of used Prowlers (especially with bad motors) through the roof! I wish it would have been something other than a Chevy but you will now see kits to do the install patterned after this project. Just think how cool one of the new 340 crate motors punched out to 440 cubes (see the latest issue of Hot Rod)would be! This message has been edited by Dale Beaman on 02-23-2006 at 08:26 PM |
BeWare               POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 02-23-2006 08:40 PM
The episode will be shown again twice on Sunday the 26th |
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Rpowell593 unregistered Admin Use |
posted 02-23-2006 08:52 PM
I assume this is from the referenced post: http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/014308.html So that answers why it doesn't have Hemi in it. |
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rraite POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:lawton, oklahoma |
posted 02-24-2006 01:51 PM
thanks for the info can't wait to see it!! |
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Paul B Prowler Junkie From:Yorkville, Illinois |
posted 02-24-2006 03:29 PM
MOPAR doesnt want any of the new 6.1L hemis put in cars not as factory installed equipment. IF IF IF you can get a dealer to order you one as a factory replacement and MOPAR finds out that you put it in as a hotrod motor, they are actually trying to purchase the motors back from hot rod builders that are putting them in magazines. Meanwhile chevy will deliver a whole truck full of LS7s on y our driveway and help you put them in. Again, MOPAR kills its own client base with management decisions. This was highlighted in last months issue of MOPAR magazine. paul b yorkville, IL |
01Prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Dallas, TX |
posted 02-24-2006 03:31 PM
And people wonder why a lot of the old hotrods have Chevy power. |
pumpkin POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Visit Waleke's World Personal ScrapBook From:Las Cruces, NM, USA |
posted 02-24-2006 04:54 PM
Will watch it.  |
Wayne Finch POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Toronto, Canada |
posted 02-24-2006 05:12 PM
Should be interesting.
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quincy POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Fairfield Glade, TN. USA |
posted 02-24-2006 05:29 PM
Sorry guys, The Hemi isn't that great of an engine. It's not even a true Hemi. The port air flow thru the cylinder heads is marginal, and the valve train has some major deficiencies. The twin spark plugs do offer superior idle stability, but above 2,300 RPM offer no benefit. The Hemi is a very large, heavy engine as compared to the LS7. If I had the coin, the LS7 would be my first choice as a retrofit along with a Vett transaxle, if it would package. I still don't know if the Prowler frame could handle all the torque! It all comes down to horse power per pound. |
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Northern Cat POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada |
posted 02-24-2006 07:13 PM
Yes Wayne...their doing it there....I havn't been out there yet...but if the weather holds I'm going out there tomorrow to pick-up the Darts for the Dragon panels... I think it pretty much done...but I will let the owner post of that... Don ------------------ |
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Northern Cat POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada |
posted 02-24-2006 07:14 PM
Yes Wayne...their doing it there....I havn't been out there yet...but if the weather holds, I'm going out there tomorrow to pick-up the Darts for the Dragon panels... I think it pretty much done...but I will let the owner post of that... Will we see you on Tue? Don ------------------ This message has been edited by Northern Cat on 02-24-2006 at 07:33 PM |
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halicat unregistered Admin Use |
posted 02-25-2006 06:48 AM
its on today at 9:30am eastern on speed  |
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pumpkin POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Visit Waleke's World Personal ScrapBook From:Las Cruces, NM, USA |
posted 02-25-2006 08:23 AM
Thanks for the time, will be watching. |
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halicat unregistered Personal ScrapBook Admin Use |
posted 02-25-2006 09:03 AM
Almost nothing regarding the Prowler... but lots of great stuff regarding Mopar... I will tape all the episodes the edit all the Prowler stuff to run back to back on one tape.... see ya next week ! |
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Tom Santella Prowler Junkie From:Sandy Hook Ct. USA |
posted 02-25-2006 09:06 AM
OK ,I thought I missed it. My guide doesn't say what the content of the shows will be. Really want to catch these shoews on the Prowler. ------------------ |
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pumpkin POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Visit Waleke's World Personal ScrapBook From:Las Cruces, NM, USA |
posted 02-25-2006 09:06 AM
 A great 15 seconds on the Prowler. |
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halicat unregistered Personal ScrapBook Admin Use |
posted 02-25-2006 09:10 AM
Hopefully one of the episodes will go into detail like they did on the Camero.... its going to have a clutch pedal !!! ohhh boy ! This message has been edited by halicat on 02-25-2006 at 09:11 AM |
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lambo3 Prowler Newbie From:Roswell, GA, USA |
posted 02-26-2006 07:29 PM
quote: I can probably send you a CD once they are all aired. Its the car I am building at Legendary, hosts of Dream Car. |
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lambo3 Prowler Newbie From:Roswell, GA, USA |
posted 02-26-2006 07:31 PM
quote: there will be about three to four episodes on Dream Car this season and then repeats. There should be a bunch of detail for you there....lambo3 |
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lambo3 Prowler Newbie From:Roswell, GA, USA |
posted 02-26-2006 07:33 PM
quote: We are putting a a Porsche 50/50T in it as a transaxel unit. The pedals they showed you were litarally works of art up close. |
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lambo3 Prowler Newbie From:Roswell, GA, USA |
posted 02-26-2006 07:35 PM
quote: If you go out there and tell Jason Roberts that I said you could see the car he should accomodate. Tell him your buddy Lee sent you...Lambo3. I am the one they are building the car for. |
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lambo3 Prowler Newbie From:Roswell, GA, USA |
posted 02-26-2006 07:40 PM
quote: You have great technical insight. I am having the Prowler built by Legendary, hosts of Dream Car. Actually, I really wanted the Hemi however there was not enough HP in the 5.7 and the bottom end is too weak to super charge. We could not get a 6.1 what so ever so being a GM employee, I was happy to get one of the first LS7s out of the plant. We may at some later date super charge it but want to see how this one works without it.The engine dropped right in with headers looking like they were made for the Prowler it fit so well. The work they are doing is stunning front to back with mechanicals, brakes all new plumbing etc. seeming as it came off the production line as is. |
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jfbart Prowler Enthusiast From:Spokane, WA, USA |
posted 02-26-2006 11:09 PM
If the LS7 is a 427, isn't that the big block? If so, why would it be that much lighter than a small-block Hemi? In any case, any engine that can push a 5000 pound Jeep Commander through the quarter-mile in 13.2 seconds must have a LOT of steam! It was a 6.1 liter Hemi, tested in the current Car & Driver, if I remember right. |
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01Prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Dallas, TX |
posted 02-27-2006 06:41 AM
The LS7 427 is a small block engine. |
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