Chrysler Australian engine
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Chrysler Corporation's Australian arm needed a six-cylinder engine for use in the Australian version of the Chrysler Valiant. Chrysler had been working on a straight-6 to replace the Slant 6 but abandoned the work. It was continued in Australia, and the 245 I6 was born. It had hemispherical combustion chambers and was referred to as the Hemi in Australia.
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245
The 245CID (3.5 liter) 245 was the first of the Australian straight 6 engines. It was used in the 1970 Chrysler Valiant.
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265
The 265 was a bored-out version of the 245 at 265CID (4.3 liters). It used the pistons from the 318 V8 and produced 302hp by 1972.