Hellcat Swapped Plymouth Prowler 

And here you are!

@@autohuntercinema gotta do a shake down and show what this hell prowler is capable of.

No it isn't, and no you didn't. SURE! Many people thought that the production Prowler would be equipped with at least a V8, but no cars were equipped with that much horsepower during the production years of the Plymouth Prowler.

​@@explorer909I've seen one with a 6.1. I thought that was amazing.

The howler

He just did an episode of jay lenos garage

Not to be a jerk… Anybody that follows car stuff knows this Somehow Chrysler didn’t know it’d be a huge flop that it didn’t have a v8, or even a supercharger or turbo v6 at least to compensate for the missing cylinders. 🤷‍♂️

Yeah, he was pretty unhappy about that choice. He wanted his design to ultimately translate to a much cooler car.

Same with the crossfire, which is another awesome car with a missed opportunity for a bigger engine

@lwhitacre8499 They made a Crossfire SRT6 with an AMG Supercharged V6. They should have given the Prowler the same treatment!

At 2800 lbs and 235hp it's not exactly slow for the time. 6 second 1/4 mile is ok. Not a Corvette but not as lame as people make it out to be. Wonder if a turbo would wake it up.

Had 3.5 in an old 2001 300m, thing was surprisingly quick for a retirement community boat. Pain in the ass to work on because they made sure there wasn't an inch of room under the hood.

I remember seeing a V8 in one back when it was popular. Forgot the magazine but it was done before. Dodge was just being cheap

@@roodick85Yup! 🤷🏽‍♂️

They shoved a viper motor in 1 too

Well, in all fairness the V8 didn't really fit in it, as evidenced by the hole in the hood. What else had to be cut out that might have made this not production ready or a safety hazard? They totally could have put a V8 in it, but not as it was produced.

​@KM-bv3fp that hole in the hood was to make clearance for the supercharger. They could absolutely fit a N/A V8 but Dodge was being cheap.

A prowler does not look like a 32 ford!

​@@user-ip5dm6jf8kbut it does have Pre-War Mopar styling cues.

Unfortunately it’s just safety regulations that add the bumpers However if you buy it and remove them………..that’s a different story, you MAY get pulled over, extremely unlikely tho. Good luck in any thing more than just a front end bump tho….the amount of stuff that wouldn’t make it…

@@jorgeantonini201 hot rodders have been removing or modifying bumpers since they were put on cars.

Right car at the wrong time.

Agreed

Facts

Except the first Gen 3 Hemi was 03

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A little history from someone who truly knows these cars: I was fortunate (enough) to be a Prowler Specialist when they were being built. The dealerships that were allocated the car(s) had to meet certain criteria. One was to have a 5-Star status with the manufacturer and clients for both sales and service. The other is to have a trained technician on the car, who would be the only tech "allowed" to service it/them. So... They weren't "Chrysler's biggest failure", maybe just in the eyes of other people, perhaps that didn't have the background or understanding of what Chrysler was *intentionally* doing with the car. It was originally supposed to be a $20, 000-$30,000 roadster. As the project gained traction, the expense of the vehicles also climbed. Chrysler would put teaser ads and printed materials out to the general public to check on potential interest for sales. Dealership MSRP was $40,000. The actual price fluctuated, well over double at times. Dealership price gouging at its finest. The demand was not very high, but people were buying them regardless. It is a rare sight to see one on the road because most people that bought them put them away immediately, only driving them to keep things rolling. In training, the instructor advised us that the first to 1997 Prowlers sold (Only available in Prowler Purple) went for $125,000 and $75,000. Obviously much higher than the sticker price of $40,000. Definitely a collector's car and considered to be quite rare. The most rare is the two-tone silver and black, which only 163 were built. Inca Gold was the most sought-after color, of which 616 were built. Anyway, moving on to what made the car different, or special: They were all completely hand built. Every nut, bolt, rivet, fastener and component, was built and assembled by human hands. And training, which lasted 3 days, we disassembled the major components of the vehicle and then reassembled it. They were really quite cool. So the idea behind the build was to have a modern "hot rod" with all of the latest technology for the time. Why a V6? Because the first generation 3.5L was putting out more power than the 360 V8 Magnum for 1997. The redesign of the 3.5L"HO" added a few extra horsepower. It was intentionally designed for use with the the V6, using what was then current LH body components. Chrysler Concord, Eagle Vision and Dodge Intrepid engines, transmissions, electronics and emissions were part of the foundation for the Prowler. The transmission set in the rear and the engine was up front, they were pretty well balanced for having such radically different size tires. They handled extremely well, much like a professional go-kart. Visibility was terrible, all around. He had to remember that there was eight feet of vehicle in front of you driving it around. Anyway, to try to keep this short, There was a prototype vehicle called the Howler, which had the then "new" 4.7L as it's power plant. That only added 15 horsepower to the car, but also added weight. The 3.5 HO was entirely aluminum whereas the 4.7 had a cast block with aluminum heads. It is irrelevant, because the car was a prototype only. But yeah, they are cool cars to drive and to look at, and came from a time when Americans were building them with their actual hands. I'm not sure if the limited numbers make it a failure, I would own one and drive the shit out of it today. Of course having an LH transmission, I would make sure I have an overhaul kit ready to go. 😂🤘🏻 Hope you guys enjoyed that tidbit. I still have the books from the class and one of them has all of the detailed specifications, right down to the body gap measurements. Pretty cool...

...all of that, maybe times two!! 👍

it actually does

That's a good insight!

The stock powertrain never even came close to living up to the promise of that gorgeous body (after removing the front bumpers). The car impressed people who don't know much about cars, while everyone else snickered at its 253 hp "minivan engine" with automatic trans: a "poser" guaranteed to be a sales failure. What a shame. Chrysler did get it right, later, with the (much more expensive, of course) Viper.

You and me both

I think he said it’s hooked up to a gm th400 transmission

Most V8 swapped Prowlers keep the drive train. Its pretty stout! I own a 99 in the same color. V8 or not....car has alot of eye appeal. Waves and thumbs up whenever I drive it.

We need more Prowler swaps.

He said TH400 when talking about the shifter.

Oh anout 40'000 dollars in parts.

Hopefully not another rebadged FIAT like that goddamn Hornet

They just killed the V8s what are you talking about...turbo v6 from now on.

​@@DL101caThey just killed the internal combustion engine what are you talking about...electric cars from now on.

Yeah the factory used an autometer tach on the column exactly as this one has. The gauge panel shown as he is saying that appeared factory as well.

hes a mommas boy

Only because they might not have had to butcher the hood.

Yep, I noticed that too

Prowler are tiny, you wouldn't be able to fit anything challenger sized in there.