Chrysler 3.3 engine
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This engine was Chrysler's first homegrown front wheel drive V6 engine, and the first V6 from Chrysler not based on a V8. It was designed to replace the Mitsubishi-sourced 3.0 L V6 in the minivans and debuted in 1990. The smaller 3.3 L version was dropped in favor of the new Chrysler LH engine in the mid-1990s, but Chrysler currently uses both the 3.5 L and 3.2 L versions of this engine along with the 2.7 L LH V6.
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3.3
The first of the family was a standard pushrod version with a cast iron block and aluminum heads. It is 3.3 L (3301 cc) with a 93 mm bore and 81 mm stroke. The 3.3 got an increase in power of 12 hp (9 kW), for a total of 162 hp (121 kW), in 1994 thanks to a new intake. In 2001, the engine got a Variable Intake System which boosted output to 180 hp (134 kW) at 5000 RPM with 210 ft.lbf (285 Nm) of torque at 4000 rpm. The engine was designed for transverse mounting but was modified for longitudinal use in the LH cars.
Code-name EGA, it is built in Trenton, MI. It uses SFI fuel injection, has roller tappets and features forged steel connecting rods, a one-piece cast camshaft, and either a cast aluminum or reinforced plastic intake manifold.
Vehicles using the 3.3 include:
- 1990-1993 Dodge Dynasty and Chrysler New Yorker (replaced the 3.0 L Mitsubishi 6G72 engine)
- -2003 Chrysler Minivans
3.5
This 3.5 L (3518 cc) engine is a bored-out (to 96 mm) version of the 3.3, but with the important addition of overhead cams. The 3.5 L version has an odd intake arrangement with two separate manifolds and throttle bodies connected with a crossover valve. This provides better low- and midrange torque. Another notable feature is that the four valves per cylinder are driven by a single overhead camshaft as opposed to the conventional DOHC arrangement for multivalve engines.
The 3.5 was redone in aluminum in 1999 as the EGJ. This engine was also modified for longitudinal placement in rear wheel drive vehicles, first for the Prowler and later for the LX cars. At the debut in 1993, this engine produced 214 hp (160 kW) and 221 ft.lbf (300 Nm). Output as of 2004 is 234 hp (174 kW) at 6000 rpm with 241 ft.lbf (327 Nm) of torque at 4400 RPM. The EGJ is built in Trenton, MI.
The high-output EGG is built in Kenosha, WI. Output is 255 hp (190 kW) at 6500 RPM with 250 ft.lbf (339 Nm) of torque at 4000 rpm.
Vehicles using the 3.5 include:
- EGJ
- EGG
- 2004 Chrysler 300 Touring
- 2004 Dodge Magnum SXT
- 2005 Dodge Charger
3.8
The 3.3 was bored and stroked (96 mm and 87 mm respectively) to create a 3.8 L (3778 cc) variant. This EGH version is built in Trenton, MI.
The 3.8 got an increase in power of 12 hp (9 kW), for a total of 162 hp (121 kW) in 1994 thanks to a new intake. In 2001, the engine got a Variable Intake System which boosted output to 215 hp (160 kW) at 5000 RPM with 245 ft.lbf (332 Nm) of torque at 4000 RPM.
Vehicles using the 3.8 include:
- 1991-1993 Chrysler Fifth Avenue and Chrysler Imperial 150 hp (112 kW), 213 ft.lbf (289 Nm)
- -2003 Chrysler Minivans
3.2
The 3.2 L version came along with the updated LH platform in 1998. It is an SOHC 4-valve design displacing 3231cc (197CID) (92x81mm). It produces 225 hp (168 kW) and 225 ft·lbf (305 Nm) and meets the TLEV standard.
Vehicles using this engine include:
- 1998-2001 Chrysler Concorde
- 1998-2004 Dodge Intrepid
- 1998-2004 Dodge Stratus/Chrysler Sebring
See also
- Chrysler engines
- Allpar's page (http://allpar.com/mopar/33.html)