The Viper V10 is based on the Chrysler LA engine family, and appeared with the Dodge Viper in 1992. It was conceived and prototyped as a Magnum 5.9 with two extra cylinders and a longer stroke of 3.88 in (99 mm).
Chrysler engineers revamped Dodge's cast-iron block V10 for the Viper[citation needed] by recasting the block and heads in aluminum alloy. Prototype blocks were cast by Lamborghini, at the time a Chrysler division.
The first-generation Viper V10 engine had a displacement of 8.0 L (488 cu in) and produced 400 hp (300 kW) and 465 lb·ft (630 N·m).The Viper engine is a high-performance 90° V10 engine built by Chrysler for use in the vehicle of the same name.
Production of the V10 engine started at Mound Road Engine before moving to Conner Avenue Assembly, where the Viper itself is built, in May 2001. In addition, the Viper V10 was installed in the Dodge Ram SRT-10, earning the truck the Guinness World Record for fastest production truck (later bettered by an Australian production car; the Holden HSV Maloo that uses the LS2 Corvette engine). The Dodge Tomahawk concept vehicle also uses this engine. Bitter Cars of Germany produced the Bitter GT1 based on the Lotus Elise GT1 using this engine.
The V10 was also sold to British luxury car manufacturer Bristol Cars: the Bristol Fighter was powered by a modified version of the engine which produced 525 hp (391 kW), increasing to 550 hp (410 kW) at high speed due to the ram air effect.[1] In the more powerful Fighter S the engine was tuned to give 628 hp (660 hp at high speed). Bristol had also planned to produce the Fighter T, the V10 would have been further modified and turbocharged to produce 1,012 hp (755 kW) bhp at 5600 rpm, slightly more than the advertised 1,001 hp of the Bugatti Veyron, however Bristol have since stated that no Fighter T models were produced. As the design for the 5.2L Magnum V8 was coming together in 1988, consideration was given to the design of a larger V10 iteration, mainly intended for use in Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups. This was to be Chrysler's second 10-cylinder engine (after the '92 Viper, see below), and can best be understood as a 5.9L V8 with two cylinders added. This 488-cubic-inch engine was based on a cast iron block, and was rated for 310 hp (230 kW) @ 4,100 rpm and 450 lb·ft (610 N·m) torque @ 2,400 rpm.[5] Bore was 4.00" and stroke was 3.88"; compression ratio was 8.4:1; firing order was 1-10-9-4-3-6-5-8-7-2.[5] Valve covers were die cast aluminum, rather than stamped steel; this lowered noise levels and made for better gasket sealing.
The 8.0L Magnum V10 first became available in the 1994 model year Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups, and it was the most powerful gasoline-burning engine then available in any passenger pickup truck. The engine lasted through the 2003 model year, after which it was discontinued.[WIKI]
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