if you have a wirefeed welder and a cut off wheel anything is possible if
the
time and pocketbook allows
forget the 2.6 it's crap and use the real hemi
James D wrote:
> The first generation Voyager and Caravan was offered with a Mitsubi****
built
> "Hemi 2.6", originally used as an optional powerplant for in the Dodge
Aries
> K and Plymouth Reliant K in 1981. The 2.2 liter 4 was standard
equipment on
> both sets of vehicles.
>
> The demons have possessed me into considering swapping out my 01 Caravan
> powerplant with a k car 2.6 engine. Everybody thinks I am crazy, but I
> would like to throw my situation out into an open forum and receive
honest
> feedback.
>
> My reasons for entertaining this thought are twofold: First, I suspect
the
> 4 cylinder engine will generate superior fuel efficiency as it is rated
at
> <100 bhp, but I am not absolutely certain. Second, I've always wanted a
> Chrysler with a hemi since I was a child,. I grew up dreaming of owning
a
> Charger 426 hemi, and in later years have been drooling over the hemi
> equipped Dodge Ram pickups and the new hemi Charger. Basically, I want
to
> be able to go into a bar someday and while shooting the breeze, mention
> "Yeah, my minivan has a hemi!"
>
> Do you guys think this is the best route for me to take in fulfilling my
> hemi dream?
>
> I
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