Plymouth Prowler swap, maybe

[iceracer60]

ok so heres the deal. my buddy has a 2000 prowler and they only come with 6 bangers in them. after talking to him the other day, he was contemplating having me put a v8 and a stick in it for him. at first it sounded like a great idea to me, but after a while i started seeing the complications with the swap.

-i dont like any of the current chrysler engines, and as its a 2000, gotta make it all eco friendly bs

-front cowl mods for headers as after looking at the car for a while the v6 just barely fits

- interior center console mods, which aint to bad but this guy is picky

- the car is still worth $45k so its not like were cutting apart a civic or anything


so idk guys, what do u think, so i help this guy to this swap? i know itd be badass when its done, but idk if its worth all the headaches, i got enough right now.

 

[adsm08]

Tell him that he can't have a perfect car and a modded car. Then ask him if he really wants it and tell him he's an idiot when he asks for something you already listed as impossible. That's what I do for my friends.

 

[turtle3.0]

Don't know if it can be done economically. Not much room in there like you pointed out. Here is a thread for someone that shoehorned a crate 6.1 Hemi in a Prowler.

http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum9/HTML/003088.html

 

[iceracer60]

yea, i know you can get the 6.1 in it and the 5.7 hemi in it, but like i mentioned, neither one of us like the new hemi lines, and his choice of engines is either the 4.6 with a mustang trans and 8.8 rear or the gm 5.3 and there stick/ rearend combo

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Being that its a 00 you can go with a 4.7 or a 5.9 possibly...?

I think you should do it cause it would be sick, and for the exhaust say screw it and do the shelby cobra style exhaust!

 

[Hopman]

Ouch! Burnt legs!

 

[Chance]

Wow those guys on the prowler site are a bunch of douchebags needing a good bitchslapping for the most part. I dunno how to cool an engine???? Can't be done! Idiots.

But as for your swap... I wouldn't advise it myself... well, actually I would. Just be sure your buddy can't blame you when/if you guys screw up. I have never touched one of those things so I couldn't offer any tech advice besides good luck and I'd love to watch the build.

Ouch! Burnt legs!

What? How? Well... knowing me I probably would shove my leg on the exhaust pipe after a hard drive

 

[iceracer60]

yea right now were in the r&d process as we just sit round and drink beer and bs about it but knowing him we will prolly wanna bring it to life. and i was thinking today- 2000 camaro 5.7/6 spd combo

 

[Chance]

2000 camaro 5.7/6 spd combo

Ls1/t56 correct? I like that idea alot better than the 4.6 I think it would be much more worth it in the long run. I found that combo on craigslist locally... tempting me... but about 6k that I didn't have lol

 

[Ozwynn]

ZR1 turbo engine, torque tube, and a ZR1 6spd transaxle. that will prolly fit the best

 

[Original_Ranger84]

You could always go the hot rod style route and have turned up individual pipes. lol

I don't know a 4.6 has a massive top end that i hear barely fits in a ranger a narrow engine bay like that probably cant handle something like it. a 5.0 or something would fit better I would think?

 

[mc_muench]

that lisence plate says it all!!!!!!

 

[iceracer60]

well i actually went and looked at the car tonight, and after about 10 beers, still dont know which route to go. looked at the engine bay and idk i think i could get a 4.6 in need be

 

[MountainMike]

ZR1 turbo engine, torque tube, and a ZR1 6spd transaxle. that will prolly fit the best

You mean the supercharged LS9? That's a 25,000 dollar crate engine!

 

[iceracer60]

yea, dont think the zr1 is gona fly. i dont think there is a government motors product out there worth $25k to me, tho i dont think there is a chrysler product worth $5. so itd be better than the hemi