Mopar to replace the current v-8 with a inline 6 twin turbo? say it aint so...

[Ws6]

Digusting. Imagine driving somethin with fuel injection!? Stuck injector problems? ECU problems!? Give me mah points and carbs!


Seriously, turbos and electric are a better way, nostalgia aside. The near instant torque and efficiency of a turbo engine and a hybrid cannit be matched.

 

[wemay]

Give me the Turbo-6

 

[oldhp]

My Grandfather had been a Chrysler Fan since the days he rescued Maxwell. He bought his last new car in 1987. He refused to own a FWD and didn't make it until 2005 when Chrysler resumed production of RWD vehicles. I have often been tempted to purchase a White Chrysler 300C in his honor.

Do it!!!!! With a 5.7 HEMI !!!!!!!!

 

[Skippy722]

Do it!!!!! With a 5.7 HEMI !!!!!!!!

Agreed. LOVED my 300, I should have bought one with AWD though…

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Aren't all the Hellcat versions blown?

They will all be blown up if people keep running them the way they do.

 

[RAR]

I have my big Hemi V8s, and they are monsters… fun to run for sure.

But.. my long since sold BMW 535xi twin turbo six was the quickest thing I had. Rapid, and smooth as silk. I had to operate on it a few times, but you do that for the rewards of driving it in peak condition.

My twin turbo V6 Ford Explorer was a very quick SUV… I traded it for my previous Ram 1500 before the dreaded multi-thousand dollar repair came.

The ride I have fun with, out of all of them? The Mini Cooper S. It’s coming home with a new turbo this week.

So the turbo straight six sounds rather interesting to me…

 

[vwmaniaman]

I had a 77 Dodge 1/2 ton Club Cab with the HI-PO Slant 6. It had the Duel carb on it. Ran Great after I rebuilt it. Got it real hot when I broke it in. Then my first wife drove it to town with no fan belt. Iron Block and iron head ,didn't even bother it. That was a really tough motor.

 

[gregk24]

The HEMI has had issues for years. If this new engine is designed well it will be better suited anyway.

 

[OVERKILL]

The HEMI has had issues for years. If this new engine is designed well it will be better suited anyway.

Other than bad gas mileage and the overblown lifter failure issue that GM appears to be suffering even worse from, what "issues" are you referencing?

The primary reason for getting rid of the engine family will be for efficiency, which has never been its strong suite, nor has been emissions performance, hence necessitating dual ignition.

 

[JHZR2]

I don't own a turbo equipped car or truck (yet), but I wouldn't be afraid of owning a modern one. Compared to the turbos of the 1980's, the modern ones are liquid cooled, and oil quality has come a long way. You really don't hear much about turbo failures, I don't think it's a problem.

I've rented a few modern turbo cars and an F-150 eco-boost, and I like the way they drive. Tons of torque low down.

I have owned many of 80’s turbos that have gone well over 200k. So….???

 

[BrianF]

I'm all for it, if they make quality parts for it and it actually lasts. Maybe if they have cams that don't eat the lifters, exhaust manifold bolts that stay attached with gaskets that stay sealed. Might be a neat engine...

 

[dishdude]

what "issues" are you referencing?

It's not a Jetta or an Accord.

 

[MolaKule]

We had a similar discussion here:

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/hemi-v8-to-be-replaced-by-the-turbocharged-t6.350113/

 

[gmh101358]

Digusting. Imagine driving somethin with fuel injection!? Stuck injector problems? ECU problems!? Give me mah points and carbs!


Seriously, turbos and electric are a better way, nostalgia aside. The near instant torque and efficiency of a turbo engine and a hybrid cannit be matched.

You know why us old farts like it? we can fix it myself I dont need thousand of dollars in computer stuff going though screen after screen looking for error codes....to find out its some software update etc and i cant fix it myself anyway...then take it to the dealer and they have no idea whats wrong... with My old Duster with a 318 ....I could fix anything that went wrong on a Sunday afternoon......points and caps and a timing light took only a few mins to tune it up. I had a Holly carb on it....after the swap i dont remember every going wrong and if it did ......very easy to work on with just a few tools.

Why do you complain and drive a 2020 Jeep with a V6? You could've had a V8!

Easy.....MONEY.....10k more than the v-6 beside a GC is about getting from point A to b.....nothing more nothing less....A sports cart its not.

 

[Ws6]

You know why us old farts like it? we can fix it myself I dont need thousand of dollars in computer stuff going though screen after screen looking for error codes....to find out its some software update etc and i cant fix it myself anyway...then take it to the dealer and they have no idea whats wrong... with My old Duster with a 318 ....I could fix anything that went wrong on a Sunday afternoon......points and caps and a timing light took only a few mins to tune it up. I had a Holly carb on it....after the swap i dont remember every going wrong and if it did ......very easy to work on with just a few tools.

Easy.....MONEY.....10k more than the v-6 beside a GC is about getting from point A to b.....nothing more nothing less....A sports cart its not.

Ive done both. Give me DI and a Turbo. It doesn't need to be fixed nearly as often, and it has way better performance.

 

[Rand]

You can keep your tornado.. I like my hurricane Who picks these names?

AFAIK both turbo and NA versions were planned for the Tornado.

 

[Sam_Julier]

I had a 1990 BMW 325 4 door inline 6 that was one of the best cars i ever owned .....sold it 155k when trans started to go. I remember driving late one friday night from Tempe to S.D. to a bachlor party on hwy 8 just inside CA I was doing almost 130 where al the sand dunes are passing a CHiP on the side of the road....I thought no party for me im going to jail.....but he never moved....that was luck.....little BMW inline 6 was fast......

Why did you drive through California on your a trip from Tempe AZ to South Dakota?

 

[TheLastWord]

Why did you drive through California on your a trip from Tempe AZ to South Dakota?

SD is San Diego.

 

[Ant On Tuba]

I'm with you. There are many advantages of having a turbo as far as power and sometimes efficiency… But the additional complexity and reliability issues on some of these platforms are problematical. To be fair, there are lots of turbo engines that run 300,000 miles without an issue; but there are others that blow up after 50 or 60,000 miles.

Hopefully Mopar will see fit to offer a normally aspirated version of their inline 6 as well… That I would buy for sure.

Slant Six....Jeep 4.0....BMWs galore....inline sixes are great engines.

And when a turbo engine has issues, typically the repairs are very expensive. A colleague of mine rebuilt BMW's, always comfortable with turbo engines. Said you have to use full synthetic and allow engine to idle for one minute after each trip, regardless of distance. I personally am a fan of the naturally aspired engine.

 

[KE7JFF]

Hey, the AMC 242 was the best inline six engine ever.....