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Michael Pond        POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Canon City, Colorado |
posted 12-04-2014 01:36 PM
    
I guess that could be said of the Shelby Cobras, Corvettes and Vipers, just to name a few. Look where they are today! |
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prowlerartist1 Prowler Junkie From:petaluma, ca, usa |
posted 12-04-2014 02:21 PM
With all the criticism the prowler gets, of course it should have had a v8. It looks like a hot rod and hot rods have v8s. Import cars have had 4 and 6 cylinders in the past and because of that, its ok for them to continue in the future. Its not just about performance numbers. American muscular performance cars such as a Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, Challenger must have v8s. Anything less seems like the wussier option. how well would a supercharged/turbo 4 cyl with high performance numbers go over in a lambo or aston martin, probably not. |
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greatkat POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Ontario, Canada |
posted 12-04-2014 02:32 PM
#3. This would have allowed the buyer to choose. I think a lot of original buyers would have ordered the V8 option. I'm certain that the original buyer of my 1999 would have (he paid a dealership adjustment of $13,000 just to get the car). And while we're on the subject, couple it with a manual transmission. |
JOYRIDE     POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Moncton N.B. Canada |
posted 12-04-2014 06:38 PM
Good question Beach Wish it was a v8 , but understand the reason's why it wasn't' I hate the reaction you get, when you tell people it's a 3.5 and try to explain why that is. Its plenty fast enough for me, and if it had a v8 , we wouldn't be having this conversation. lol So i'm going to go with #2, because I would have wrapped myself around a pole if it had a v8 |
BeWare        POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 12-04-2014 07:00 PM
Given the V8 options available when the Prowler went into production th V6 was likely the best choice. If you compare Prowler performance with muscle cars of the 60's & 70's it's really pretty close. Of course modern cars are much faster. Overall I am satisfied with the V6. However if and when I could afford it I would like to have it stroked to 4.1. At the Prowler drags in LA I beat a 5.0 Mustang. The victory was even sweeter that a 6 beat an 8. I think having a high performing stroked V6 would be even more fun than having a V8. |
Efrem 72 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Bellwood IL.60104 |
posted 12-04-2014 07:00 PM
If I put a v8 ?..... could I put a v8?.....should I put a v8?..... V6 is just fine ..but all the controversy of should have had a V8 brings more attention to the car...like it really needs more attention..lol This message has been edited by Efrem 72 on 12-04-2014 at 07:05 PM |
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Efrem 72 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Bellwood IL.60104 |
posted 12-04-2014 07:13 PM
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alprowl POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Katonah , NY, USA |
posted 12-04-2014 07:40 PM
quote: My Lotus Esprit Turbo was a 4cyl... It was up to ~100 mph as I shifted into 3rd gear! ... |
mslc10 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Bulverde, Texas, United States |
posted 12-04-2014 07:51 PM
2003 jeep had a potent little 4.7 that did a respectable job of hanging with a ford lightning . I would have liked a v8 for nothing more than the v8 rumble! If for no other reason.....sound alone! But I'm satisfied with the v6 performance. |
ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 12-04-2014 10:08 PM
Harley's are 2 cylinders. They sound pretty good. I have 6 cylinder motorcycles. They don't sound all that great but I didn't buy them for the sound. Virtually everyone bought a Prowler with a 6 cylinder. WHY did you buy it? Not for the engine. Kind of silly to worry about it 17 years later. A few folks have put larger engines in, hopefully they are all totally satisfied with the results. Everyone therefore has options. The original option was to buy it or not buy it. |
treyb POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:West Orange, NJ |
posted 12-04-2014 11:47 PM
Being a niche low production halo car the V8 option would have been great. As a owner of both either way they are fun to drive and enjoy  |
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cjandjm21 Prowler Enthusiast From:united kingdom |
posted 12-05-2014 03:17 AM
Hi they could have used the all aluminum buick v8 which was sold to British Leyland and used in many cars and has been updated through the years and is still used by range rover,back in the seventies the triumph stag had a ohc v8 which was a total disaster and everybody thought it should have had the v8 that BL were using in the rover,it could be docile in standard form but can be beefed up to very high bhp. |
EssexExport Prowler Junkie From:Lakewood, NJ, USA |
posted 12-05-2014 07:47 AM
I'll have to say the Prowler is fast enough with the V-6, however one does wonder how things would have turned out with that Jeep 4.7L V-8. |
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Phresh POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Wichita Kansas USA |
posted 12-05-2014 10:30 AM
I'd have to go with 2 (no to the v8). In high school, I built a '31 model A street rod, that was very, very basic with a 93 hp flat head. The car weighed 1100 lbs. Even with low hp, it was really hard to control. I sometimes get that same feeling in my stock Prowler... |
Need4Speed Prowler Junkie From:Long Island |
posted 12-05-2014 08:20 PM
V8 = $20,000 more on the sticker, that means half of us would not have owned a prowler. would love to see them have it, but that would mean I wouldn't own it. Also half the guys on here, have the prowler as a garage queen, what's the point having it and not using it |
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treyb POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:West Orange, NJ |
posted 12-05-2014 09:11 PM
I agree with everyone's comments here. I wish there was a way I could give all of my fellow prowler owners an opportunity to take a ride in the V8 Hemi kat. It's really hard to put it in words and your right there is only so fast you can go. I never thought the V6 prowler was slow it is fun. The day that my mind changed a bit was a day I took a ride in a 5.0 prowler eds kat. Now what I will say is it wasn't about top speed or going fast. All he did was cruse. It was the added Tq and mid range that just made every mile smile. The beauty of the v8, 5.0 or more displacement I feel Is a bit more about tq. Terry or Tony G do you agree?? Now that I have the power I'm actually much less heavy on the foot and just enjoy that feeling of crusing stop light to stop light not trying to prove to be faster on the street. There is just something special about The V8 rumble. Not the loudness but the feel. There is something different about how the cat gets to 65mph I'm not trying to go 150mph. It's a bit hard to explain but every go fast prowler guy I ever met (supercharger, turbo, Hemi, 5.0 or even the 4.2) there is just something interesting that you hear in their voice and the feeling they share with you when they drive it. Like I said I had 12 years of amazing V6 love I would never down it or take it back. The prowler as a V6 is a great car and perfectly fine. But I must say there just something a little special with that V8 those 5.0s etc. Im just saying A stroked magnum 4.6 v8 maybe 300hp at the time may have been a cool option. If your ever in the NYC north jersey area do let me know free rides for everyone. Your right We may not ever during our cruise need to use 1/2 the power, and won't be planning for a speeding ticket on the street, but that fun back in your seat feel, that v8 power and pull may just leave you with a little smile too. :-) The best I can do from far is give you a little video taste from the superbowl parking lot. Just have a listen let me know what you think? Ok enough of my rant enjoy your kat its a blast in any form Vid from the parking lot playing! Enjoy what do you think? Turn up your speakers. Take a drive inside in out http://youtu.be/FwFEGlhUzwg This message has been edited by treyb on 12-06-2014 at 08:11 AM |
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JOYRIDE POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Moncton N.B. Canada |
posted 12-05-2014 09:31 PM
Can I change my answer now.lol  |
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treyb POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:West Orange, NJ |
posted 12-05-2014 09:44 PM
quote: Try a ride in a v6 5.0 version. This is the guy and video that got me started. Again I'm not knocking the stock car at all but just take a look and feel the power there is something special here. Most folks may never get a chance being so limited and being such a custom build. He warned me that if I drove one I would call him back and want to get it. He was right! It's not for everyone but 1 ride in it changed my prowler perception for ever.
This message has been edited by treyb on 12-06-2014 at 08:08 AM |
EdsCat POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Green Cove Springs, Florida, USA |
posted 12-06-2014 05:22 AM
No to the V-8 and also no to a manual transmission. The Prowler is what it is - unique. It is a canvas for each individaul to paint their own picture. We get to make a unique vehicle 'uniquer', so to speak. You are right Trey. The 5.0 Stroker - though expensive - is an amazing and thrilling upgrade. You have taken the Prowler to a whole new level with your Hemi. Because Plymouth / Chrysler did not put a V-8 in the cat gives us all the opportunity to be creative. My cat was stock for the first 5 years I had it, and I loved it then too. For those that whine about all the things the Prowler is not, I say go get something else. There are all kind of choices out there. Leave the Prowlers to those of us who think they are the coolest cars in the world. (We are right, by the way...) This message has been edited by EdsCat on 12-06-2014 at 05:24 AM |
Terry POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Jacksonville, FL, USA |
posted 12-06-2014 09:42 AM
I have a feeling that the 5.0L upgrade is far less expensive than a Hemi upgrade. But as it was previously said, some just gotta have a V8. I just gotta ask, Trey. Are you thinking about upgrading your 6.1L to a Hellcat 6.2L? This message has been edited by Terry on 12-06-2014 at 09:49 AM |
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Michael Pond POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Canon City, Colorado |
posted 12-06-2014 12:20 PM
Like I said before, you can't beat the sound of a V8 going through a good exhaust system!! Just add solid lifters and a gear driven cam, love that mechanical sound!! |
xtreme prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
posted 12-06-2014 12:43 PM
I was told the 5.0L from Dean was turnkey at $26,000... |
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treyb POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:West Orange, NJ |
posted 12-06-2014 12:50 PM
quote: U got that right Michael wow the sound and tq. Believe it or not I picked the mild magnaflow exhaust have full cats kept the Borla prowler Mopar exhaust tips etc.
This message has been edited by treyb on 12-06-2014 at 01:31 PM |
beachcat BANNED From:Ontario, Canada |
posted 12-06-2014 01:00 PM
Trey, your cat sound absolutely fantastic! |
JeraneW POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Hilton Head, South Carolina , USA |
posted 12-06-2014 04:40 PM
The only true V-8 was the good old Ford Flathead with Smitty mufflers. Best sound ever and fast for its time. Remember Bonnie and Clyde and the booze runners? Yep, I am an old geezer but what an experience. |
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