swapping TL engine into 06 Dodge Charger
08-09-2019, 11:20 PM
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Ummm, quite literally, no chance in hell. Sorry.
08-11-2019, 07:37 PM
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The thing is, the 3.5 liter Dodge motor was a very reliable and pretty much final design of the old late 1980s to early 1990s 3.3 liter minivan pushrod engine. That it put out 250 hp given its humble beginnings is pretty impressive. As for Honda J engines (a mid-1990s design), the various versions of the J35 as of 2006 the HP output was either 244, 247, 255, 265, or 286 (only in the RL), while in all cases, the torque numbers ranged from 240 to 256 were virtually identical to the 250 of the Dodge motor.
Funny thing though, fast forward a few years (2010 to be precise) and the new 3.6 liter engine available in the Charger was more than a match for any normally aspirated Honda J-Series engine produced so far.
Taking this discussion to its logical (if not absurd and silly) conclusion, if you really want an engine change, you would have far more luck dropping a 300 hp Chrysler Pentastar 3.6 into your Charger than any Honda motor ever produced.
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08-11-2019, 08:43 PM
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Ummm, why the trash talking? Maybe your research is faulty. I don't know, after your opening question, maybe your brain is faulty.
The thing is, the 3.5 liter Dodge motor was a very reliable and pretty much final design of the old late 1980s to early 1990s 3.3 liter minivan pushrod engine. That it put out 250 hp given its humble beginnings is pretty impressive. As for Honda J engines (a mid-1990s design), the various versions of the J35 as of 2006 the HP output was either 244, 247, 255, 265, or 286 (only in the RL), while in all cases, the torque numbers ranged from 240 to 256 were virtually identical to the 250 of the Dodge motor.
Funny thing though, fast forward a few years (2010 to be precise) and the new 3.6 liter engine available in the Charger was more than a match for any normally aspirated Honda J-Series engine produced so far.
Taking this discussion to its logical (if not absurd and silly) conclusion, if you really want an engine change, you would have far more luck dropping a 300 hp Chrysler Pentastar 3.6 into your Charger than any Honda motor ever produced.
The thing is, the 3.5 liter Dodge motor was a very reliable and pretty much final design of the old late 1980s to early 1990s 3.3 liter minivan pushrod engine. That it put out 250 hp given its humble beginnings is pretty impressive. As for Honda J engines (a mid-1990s design), the various versions of the J35 as of 2006 the HP output was either 244, 247, 255, 265, or 286 (only in the RL), while in all cases, the torque numbers ranged from 240 to 256 were virtually identical to the 250 of the Dodge motor.
Funny thing though, fast forward a few years (2010 to be precise) and the new 3.6 liter engine available in the Charger was more than a match for any normally aspirated Honda J-Series engine produced so far.
Taking this discussion to its logical (if not absurd and silly) conclusion, if you really want an engine change, you would have far more luck dropping a 300 hp Chrysler Pentastar 3.6 into your Charger than any Honda motor ever produced.
or the 5.7 frankly, probably an easily swap than a honda j series....
08-11-2019, 11:04 PM
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08-11-2019, 11:35 PM
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Hell. Good idea! 💡
Get a salvage 5.7 Charger or Ram and throw that bitch in there, run the wires and voila!
Mopar parts are chrap and readily available, probably some of the easiest engines to find at a junkyard.
Get a salvage 5.7 Charger or Ram and throw that bitch in there, run the wires and voila!
Mopar parts are chrap and readily available, probably some of the easiest engines to find at a junkyard.
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08-12-2019, 11:12 AM
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Yeah should be plug and play
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08-12-2019, 12:42 PM
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It won't be plug and play, but I think some people are forgetting that people us honda engines in rwd configurations quite frequently on many different platforms. You can find transmission adapter plates online for k series, J series, etc...Most of those adapter plates are meant to be used with GM transmissions, but it is doable.
Of course you would need custom engine mounts, wiring, ecu, etc...Then they is the issue of oil pan clearance & exhaust.
Of course you would need custom engine mounts, wiring, ecu, etc...Then they is the issue of oil pan clearance & exhaust.
08-12-2019, 12:49 PM
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It won't be plug and play, but I think some people are forgetting that people us honda engines in rwd configurations quite frequently on many different platforms. You can find transmission adapter plates online for k series, J series, etc...Most of those adapter plates are meant to be used with GM transmissions, but it is doable.
Of course you would need custom engine mounts, wiring, ecu, etc...Then they is the issue of oil pan clearance & exhaust.
Of course you would need custom engine mounts, wiring, ecu, etc...Then they is the issue of oil pan clearance & exhaust.
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08-12-2019, 12:53 PM
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08-12-2019, 12:56 PM
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But to your point, yeah, answering straightforward is more helpful lol. Forget the J series OP, do an LS1 swap!
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08-12-2019, 02:13 PM
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Give it a few years..
after the one thousandth question of "will it fit" or "can i do it" with the OP never following through, you'll resort to sarcasm as well
08-12-2019, 02:21 PM
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Tell me about it. 
OP probably just had access to a TL sitting around when his Charger blew up and wanted to make the J32 fit...
A basic J32 ain't making a Charger do anything cool, so it's not that...
It also shows OP would rather fix a Charger instead of a TL... @blasphemy
A basic J32 ain't making a Charger do anything cool, so it's not that...
It also shows OP would rather fix a Charger instead of a TL... @blasphemy
08-12-2019, 04:19 PM
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