CLEVELAND – ContiTech Power Transmission Group will display a Dodge Ram 5.7-liter Hemi Engine equipped with ContiTech Conti-V Multirib serpentine belt at its AAPEX Show Booth (#861).
The new Hemi produces 345 horsepower (5,600 rpm) and 375 pound-feet of torque (4,400 rpm) from 5.7 liters (345 cid) when used in the Dodge Ram – one horsepower per cubic inch.
“This engine is a classic that established the benchmark for high-power engines,” said Roger Homer, director of business development for ContiTech’s North American Power Transmission Group. “The decision made by Chrysler Corp. in the late 1940s concerning building a V-8 engine eventually lead to one of the most technologically advanced automotive engine designs in the world. This modern-day version of that technology continues the tradition.“
The Hemi’s first vehicles were the 2500 and 3500 Rams, where it is the base engine. It moved next into the Ram 1500 (calendar year 2002), then to the Grand Cherokee, LX cars, Durango and Dakota. Hemi production for today’s generation began in June 2002 at the Salitillo plant in Mexico, with a projected production of 440,000 engines a year.
In January 2003, the public saw the first supercharged Hemi engine ever officially produced by Chrysler. It produces 430 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque, using the 5.7 Hemi engine and a Whipple supercharger, and was first shown in the Dodge Magnum SRT-8 concept. The 300C version had "over 400 horsepower" and 350 pound-feet of torque.
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