This 3,518 cc (3.518 L; 214.7 cu in) engine was a version of the 3.3 but with a larger bore of 96 mm and the important addition of overhead cams. The 3.5L version has an intake arrangement with two separate manifolds and throttle bodies connected with a crossover valve. This provides better low and midrange torque. The four valves per cylinder are driven by a single overhead camshaft as opposed to the conventional DOHC arrangement for multivalve engines. Another difference with the 3.5 as opposed to the 3.3 is that it has a timing belt, not a timing chain. The water pump is also driven by the timing belt on the 3.5, whereas on the 3.3, the accessory belt drives it.
At its debut in 1993, this engine produced 214 hp (160 kW) and 221 lb·ft (300 Nm) from an iron block and aluminium cylinder heads. The 3.5 L engine was redone entirely of aluminum in 1999 as the EGG high output, producing 247–253 hp (190 kW) at 6500 rpm with 250 lb·ft (339 Nm) of torque at 4000 rpm. Output from 2002–2004 for the standard output EGJ is 234 hp (174 kW) at 6000 rpm with 241 lb·ft (327 Nm) of torque at 4400 rpm. Also for 2002–2004, the EGK 3.5 L Special was built exclusively for the 300M Special, producing 255 hp and 258 lb·ft.
The EGJ was built in Trenton, MI. The EGG was built in Kenosha, WI. The EGK was discontinued in 2004.
The 3.5 L version is no longer in production as of 2011, replaced by the newer Pentastar 3.6 V6[WIKI]
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