Hellcat Swapped Plymouth Prowler
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- The current feature on AutoHunter Cinema is this 1999 Plymouth Prowler which has had its V6 swapped out for a 707-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter V8 from a Dodge Hellcat. Mopar folks, cover your ears and close your eyes as the Hemi is paired with a GM TH400 automatic transmission. A custom driveshaft pushes power to the Strange Engineering differential and Currie 9-inch rear. This is the Prowler that we should have had from the beginning! This neo-hot rod also features custom side-exit exhausts with MagnaFlow mufflers, four-wheel Wilwood disc brakes and GPS speedometer. Makes no sense to have a hot rod without some customizing, so this Prowler Purple Prowler has been upgraded with Viper Products air extractors (inspired by those on the hood of Vipers) and deleted front bumper.
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This is the prowler we thought we were getting.
And here you are!
@@autohuntercinema gotta do a shake down and show what this hell prowler is capable of.
@amazon7007I've seen one with a 6.1. I thought that was amazing.
The howler
Lmfao
in an interview Chip Foose who designed the Prowler, he said it was initially intended to have a V8.
He just did an episode of jay lenos garage
Not to be a jerk…
Anybody that follows car stuff knows this
Somehow Chrysler didn’t know it’d be a huge flop that it didn’t have a v8, or even a supercharger or turbo v6 at least to compensate for the missing cylinders. 🤷♂️
Yeah, he was pretty unhappy about that choice.
He wanted his design to ultimately translate to a much cooler car.
@@jorgeantonini201 The people who are complaining about any part of the prowler probably weren’t current with the times when it came out. V8’s were pretty gutless in the 90’s, with the 5.9L 360CID magnum making 215hp. This car was revolutionary in the car market.
To say the 3.5 V6 was a bit of a disappointment in the Prowler is a massive understatement.
Same with the crossfire, which is another awesome car with a missed opportunity for a bigger engine
@lwhitacre8499 They made a Crossfire SRT6 with an AMG Supercharged V6.
They should have given the Prowler the same treatment!
At 2800 lbs and 235hp it's not exactly slow for the time. 6 second 1/4 mile is ok. Not a Corvette but not as lame as people make it out to be. Wonder if a turbo would wake it up.
Had 3.5 in an old 2001 300m, thing was surprisingly quick for a retirement community boat. Pain in the ass to work on because they made sure there wasn't an inch of room under the hood.
....consider what change would make 400hp flat-6 Turbo from 911 including 5-speed Getrag...
The Chrysler engine simply wasn't engineered And developed that far...
For the folks that said a V8 wouldn't fit in a Prowler. Touche'! As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
I remember seeing a V8 in one back when it was popular. Forgot the magazine but it was done before. Dodge was just being cheap
@@roodick85Yup! 🤷🏽♂️
They shoved a viper motor in 1 too
Well, in all fairness the V8 didn't really fit in it, as evidenced by the hole in the hood. What else had to be cut out that might have made this not production ready or a safety hazard? They totally could have put a V8 in it, but not as it was produced.
@KM-bv3fp that hole in the hood was to make clearance for the supercharger. They could absolutely fit a N/A V8 but Dodge was being cheap.
Plymouth could have sold 300,000 of these.
Right car at the wrong time.
Agreed
Facts
Except the first Gen 3 Hemi was 03
word
The prowlers with the bumper delete look so much better.
Awesome car with the hellcat swap.
A prowler does not look like a 32 ford!
@@SamLopezIbut it does have Pre-War Mopar styling cues.
Unfortunately it’s just safety regulations that add the bumpers
However if you buy it and remove them………..that’s a different story, you MAY get pulled over, extremely unlikely tho. Good luck in any thing more than just a front end bump tho….the amount of stuff that wouldn’t make it…
@@jorgeantonini201 hot rodders have been removing or modifying bumpers since they were put on cars.
... doesn't need to be deleted... Just lowering it down to bottom of Prowler's nose makes car looking hot And still keeps its purpose.... + That way creates holder of front side mini-wings for improving aerodynamics...
I wanted to hear the engine crank on now I got blue balls
You and me both
Hellcat/Prowler= Howler. You heard it here first 😎
A little history from someone who truly knows these cars: I was fortunate (enough) to be a Prowler Specialist when they were being built. The dealerships that were allocated the car(s) had to meet certain criteria. One was to have a 5-Star status with the manufacturer and clients for both sales and service. The other is to have a trained technician on the car, who would be the only tech "allowed" to service it/them. So... They weren't "Chrysler's biggest failure", maybe just in the eyes of other people, perhaps that didn't have the background or understanding of what Chrysler was *intentionally* doing with the car.
It was originally supposed to be a $20, 000-$30,000 roadster. As the project gained traction, the expense of the vehicles also climbed. Chrysler would put teaser ads and printed materials out to the general public to check on potential interest for sales. Dealership MSRP was $40,000. The actual price fluctuated, well over double at times. Dealership price gouging at its finest. The demand was not very high, but people were buying them regardless. It is a rare sight to see one on the road because most people that bought them put them away immediately, only driving them to keep things rolling.
In training, the instructor advised us that the first to 1997 Prowlers sold (Only available in Prowler Purple) went for $125,000 and $75,000. Obviously much higher than the sticker price of $40,000. Definitely a collector's car and considered to be quite rare. The most rare is the two-tone silver and black, which only 163 were built. Inca Gold was the most sought-after color, of which 616 were built.
Anyway, moving on to what made the car different, or special: They were all completely hand built. Every nut, bolt, rivet, fastener and component, was built and assembled by human hands. And training, which lasted 3 days, we disassembled the major components of the vehicle and then reassembled it. They were really quite cool. So the idea behind the build was to have a modern "hot rod" with all of the latest technology for the time. Why a V6? Because the first generation 3.5L was putting out more power than the 360 V8 Magnum for 1997. The redesign of the 3.5L"HO" added a few extra horsepower. It was intentionally designed for use with the the V6, using what was then current LH body components. Chrysler Concord, Eagle Vision and Dodge Intrepid engines, transmissions, electronics and emissions were part of the foundation for the Prowler. The transmission set in the rear and the engine was up front, they were pretty well balanced for having such radically different size tires. They handled extremely well, much like a professional go-kart. Visibility was terrible, all around. He had to remember that there was eight feet of vehicle in front of you driving it around.
Anyway, to try to keep this short, There was a prototype vehicle called the Howler, which had the then "new" 4.7L as it's power plant. That only added 15 horsepower to the car, but also added weight. The 3.5 HO was entirely aluminum whereas the 4.7 had a cast block with aluminum heads. It is irrelevant, because the car was a prototype only.
But yeah, they are cool cars to drive and to look at, and came from a time when Americans were building them with their actual hands. I'm not sure if the limited numbers make it a failure, I would own one and drive the shit out of it today. Of course having an LH transmission, I would make sure I have an overhaul kit ready to go. 😂🤘🏻 Hope you guys enjoyed that tidbit. I still have the books from the class and one of them has all of the detailed specifications, right down to the body gap measurements. Pretty cool...
The amount of work to finish that beast must have been absolutely mind boggling. Those have the tightest engine bay ever.
Looks a million times better without those front bumpers
...all of that, maybe times two!! 👍
it actually does
I don't care. Stock V6 or swapped to a V8 or V10.. The Prowler is just ultra 'yum' to me. I had the pleasure of driving one in the early 00's. It was soooooo flash. Everyone stops to gape at it like a Lambo or Ferrari. It wasn't appreciated in it's time as a 'Hot Rod' but........ Now we are Hot Rodding it... Neat Eh? It might not be fast in stock form but roll into a car meet and you are arriving in a true exotic.
That's a good insight!
The stock powertrain never even came close to living up to the promise of that gorgeous body (after removing the front bumpers). The car impressed people who don't know much about cars, while everyone else snickered at its 253 hp "minivan engine" with automatic trans: a "poser" guaranteed to be a sales failure. What a shame. Chrysler did get it right, later, with the (much more expensive, of course) Viper.
I never thought of this car as a hot rod, what kind of hot rod has an available trailer, it was a roadster....I loved Plymouth!
People shouldn't be gaping in public.
I think it looks far more like a '34 Plymouth than a '32 Ford from both ends, especially the grille. Even a '34 Olds 2 door coupe looks more like it than a '32 Ford.
If you had said a '36 Ford, I'd agree... the grille is much closer in shape and stance to a '36 Ford than the upright and nearly flat one from a '32. The rear still looks more like a '34 Plymouth though.
The list of details in the video's description is better than what's in the video.
Edit: Either way, very cool machine that I'd absolutely love to have. With that engine and those meats, I'd love to see what this can do in the 1/4 mile!
Easily the coolest prowler ever!
Imagine if that hood splice was covered with a hood scoop
Here, here. I was thinking the same thing.
Crazy how the underneath looked like it was not a production car. Riveting panels. These were notorious for suspension issues. Still one of the coolest looking car made. A bold move. Need a video of this driving and sound.
If your going to change the engine, why not change out the automatic transmission while your at it. I'm sure that there are some nice Mopar parts that would fit. This really needs a polished blower motor sticking out of the hood. Thanks.
A stock Prowler trans connected to a hellcat? And i was thinking the diff was going to be the grenade..
I think he said it’s hooked up to a gm th400 transmission
Most V8 swapped Prowlers keep the drive train. Its pretty stout! I own a 99 in the same color. V8 or not....car has alot of eye appeal. Waves and thumbs up whenever I drive it.
Love how his voice gets much more monotone and low 3:08 when he is forced to admit this 700HP beast is an automatic... lol
Car so cool the guy reviewing couldnt quit clapping. Once you notice cant un notice
So why not just a 340 worked up to 400-500 hp would have been plenty…..l.l😮
This would have sold like crazy! Actually, overkill. 300-400 hp would have been fine. I don't like the cutout and would rather have a scoop covering the holes.
The Prowler was and is one of my favorites In its original configuration, Chrysler should have at least made a manual trans available. It would have made it a bit more fun to drive. Now with this Hellcat powered one, that's really too much power and you'll get nothing but wheel spin. What it needs is 13" wide rims with a lot more meat mounted to them. Then it might be a great quarter miler. There will be very poor handling with so much weight up front. But this one sure makes a statement and had just a bit of engineering to fit that engine in. Overall, WELL DONE! 👍👍
The prowler is one of my favorite cars that was designed by Chrysler. Thanks to Chip Foose! The prowler still look timeless till this day.
Beautiful car, my favorite retro look car!!
Stock Transmission??? No wonder why we don’t see the test drive
The up grade in this is going to haul ass now that's a Prowler 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Should've went with manual transmission,but nice build overall.
I loved the look of this car when I first saw it. Total 50's/60's hot rod vibe.
I want to know what they did to the chassis to keep it from twisting like a pretzel with all that power.
Looks so much better without those hideous bumpers.
Would love to see this hell prowler in action
I wonder what kind of transmission was used ?
He said TH400 when talking about the shifter.
"Some added tachs", wtf does that mean? I only saw the factory tach on the steering column
Yeah the factory used an autometer tach on the column exactly as this one has. The gauge panel shown as he is saying that appeared factory as well.
hes a mommas boy
They should have plopped a Hellaphant in there instead.
You put your hands together a bit over 40 times this video. God help whoever makes it a drinking game.
And the editor, gotta feel bad for him.
there was actually a concept car Chrysler developed called the Howler which would've been a Prowler with a V8 and 6 speed manual trans, would've been a true hot rod from the factory. RIP to what could've been. This thing is awesome though!
Knew it was just a matter of time before somebody did it LOL
We need more Prowler swaps.
Plymouth: “That’s actually a good idea”
Also Plymouth: “nah”
the engine the Prowler should have gotten back in 1999 !!! =)
Personally, I would’ve went NA to keep the hood intact but I understand wanting huge power and wanting to show that supercharger off. Beautiful ride💜
Should of made it a manual 😮
He missed mentioning the louvered fenders. And instead of those hood cutouts not sure why they didnt do a cowled hood
The 3.6 v-6 in the prowler really came from the LH cab forward Chrysler/dodge/eagle cars. Those were front wheel drive. So they made a torque tube and stuck the transmission in the rear of the prowler to make it rear drive....but WHERE is the tranny stuffed in that hellcat
Prowler???
3.5L v6 not 3.6 and it's a driveshaft not a torque tube.
@@DL101ca Sorry but it is a torque tube.
cause there must of been no more room engine bay. Also if i would of done all that I would of had the chrome wheels ! you didnt mention in the back he put the radiator
Radiator (transmission cooler) was located there from factory.
That car brings up the question "So how'd he die?!
You thought the Viper liked to swap ends, LOL 😂
Umm it has a TH400 & a 9" rear end in it ? The original Prowler came with very light duty transaxle mounted above the rear wheels.. Anybody got a like to the underside of this thing. Like to see how they put it together
Always loved these. Just so cool and still amazed they built it at all. Also tac in the cockpit was a factory piece and they did some major venting on the sides of the engine bay you didn't mention. Obviously to let heat out but were a huge difference. Think I would put a scoop on the hood to cover the blower and help with ventilating out the sides
What are you talking about saying "Chrysler stole some of the herritage to create what you see here"?
This car was designed by Chip Foose who was a student at the time. They had little or nothing to do with the styling of the car.
And you later talk about how he "helped" design it. He was the origional designer, this was his vision.
Will the drivetrain handle the horsepower? Even the frame and suspension were not made for that power or speed.
They should have used a stock prowler hood as a cowl hood. By just mounting it on top of the normal hood but slid back to edge of cutout. It would be like a Camaro cowl hood but would be shaped to match the existing hood. I would also take the stupid looking hellcat decal off.
They should call it the "Howler"
The motor sticking through the hood looks like trash if you're putting that much effort into fitting the motor into that set up make a low profile scoop to clean up the look.
Can we please stop attributing this car to Foose? He won a contest while he was a student. If thats all thats needed, then I designed the Saturn SL and the Mercedes E Klasse, since I wont contests sponsored by GM and MB back in the 90s.
Gotta love the Zombie Boomers just roaming into the shot to look at the car with zero awareness/care that there is a video review being recorded. GTFOH.
Did that hurt your feelings snowflake ? You gonna tweet about it and go make a tictoc ? Should we set up a gofundme for your therapist bills ?
Stop saying its based off a 32 Ford!!! Its a Plymouth based off a 32 Plymouth Coupe. Why would you base it off the competition? That would be foolish saying you're inferior to them. It was advertised as being based off a 32 Hot Rod not a Ford. Over the years people kept saying based off ford because they are the most commom hot rods today not the only ones. Ford just happened to sell more at the time so more exist now. Basic logic. Was never based off a Ford.
Definitely lost me at the horrible choice on the hood . I would have made it a 3" tall 16" wide... instead of just cut holes in hood. That looks very unpleasant to look at.
Idk I kinda like being able to see the beast of a supercharger sticking out the top
@matthewla16 no strength in hood. So close to to intake it Will scrape every time you stomp on it. I would have gone with a clear cowl hood with a transparent purple paint. That's how those idiots should have done it. Still see everything and doesn't look stupid.
Automatic? And where is the fun? ....Every Viper driver going around would laugh at me....There should be Getrag 6-speed from 911...
🟥 Gotta watch those aluminum frames..they're prone to cracking. I know. I had one . V10 Viper engine also would've been nice.
That’s not an added tach that’s oem
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Hacked into a $4800 hood instead of blending in a sunoco style hood bulge RUINED the vehicle. I get it would still need the clearance, but doing it like this is just lazy and looks like shit. Especially with ORANGE valve covers and a SUPPOSED color matched supercharger lid,
...258 hp from the factory, find someone who knows what they are talking about...-theautojunkie-
My thinking is would the prowler be able to handle a v8? Those things are rattle boxes.
“A little bit of a disappointment”…. Talk about the understatement of the month. Chrysler screwed the pooch so hard by putting that weak 3.5 on it. Had they dropped a Hemi in it, it would have sold like skittles.
Chrysler could have put their 5.9 L Magnum V8 from their Ram truck in it. The horsepower would have been marginally better, but it would have had a good deal more torque.
The designer of the car, Chip Foose, in his original design, had a HEMI in the rear.
I'm laughing you calling it a Plymouth design, guess you didn't know the history behind it.
Chip with Leno on Dunham’s prowler to this hellcat swap! Why isn’t the owner of this chassis hitting up Leno or Chip lol
Not gonna lie… my fav mod that was overlooked was the “viper-esque” fenders
It has a TH400 Transmission¿?? Really!!!?
Bet it doesn't have the factory rear end in it!! Cuz there's no way it's holding 700 horse.
How much for the prowler hell cat
If it could've been had with a 318 and a stick, I would one MILLION percent own one, forget about the Hellcat motor. And it looks like a '34 Ford if any Ford, not a '32 at all.
Wow! Generic Motors Trans and a Ford rear. I just threw up in my mouth!
The Prowler was one of those cars that hit all the marks except for the single most important one... The freaking engine! Even Chip Foose said it was "supposed" to have a V-8 but some pencil pusher at Chrysler thought a V6 would be more "economic and environmentally friendly"
I think an updated 340 would’ve been plenty for a car weighing just 2800 lbs. Squeeze 450 hp out of it, and mate it to 6 speed manual. A sick cruiser with style.
Why did they bolt a GM TH400 to a Dodge engine in a Plymoth? If they used a stock Prowler rear, then this thing is just a trailer queen.
The look of the Prowler was the past taking a giant leap forward. Considering it jas an aluminum frame. Chrysler went through a little bit of hell developing it. But in the end. The execution of the over look of the car is outstanding. It just sucks they neutered it in the drive train department. And on top of that gas lighted us on whst we got. At the back the Prowler looks likes Kim Kardashian on 1 cheek & Niki Minaj on the other cheek. 😂 Wide & all outside 😂.
Everyone complains about the v6 but in 1999 the mustang ans camaro shipped with around 320hp for the v8 and the v6 made less than the prowler on both of those cars. A lexus with a 1uz v8 made similar power to the prowler. If it came out today with a 310hp v6 and all that aluminum it would be something. Especially if there was a supercharged or twin turbo version. I really think the bigger issue with the prowler is that it was a car that didn't have a market. Maybe if it was more to chip fooses vision with more power it would have had some hotrodders but hotrodders build their own cars. So if the market its actually retirees looking for some attention when they take weekend drives its really just fine. That said the v6 it did have was probably as good as any magnum or ho truck engine in their inventory at the time. The viper engine would have been a tight squeeze. But when you have a 1000hp superchached hemi in the inventory you have to at least build 1 with that engine.
The Prowler is a beautifully designed car. Way to go Ford. Jk. Good job to Plymouth for putting this modern spin on a Ford classic though. 👌🏼
👍🏼👍🏼 this prowler in first place need be a V8 not that junk v6 , this Is a perfect couple ,a hellcat engine AND a light , very light hot rod 🍻
240hp? My 925cc Turbo Rzr has more than that,jesus. These shouldve had twin turbos at a minimum. A Hellcat on the other hand is aaaaaawwwwesome.
Well a welcome feature it looks half done! The engine sticking out of the hood needs a scoop badly. The white hellcat emblem on the driver's side is in white does not match anything on the vehicle it should be in black. Interior-wise Yes the car only came in automatic but as you said that is almost 800 horsepower and you think that stock transmission will handle that? The car is not finished bring it back when it's finished
After watching hoovies garage on his performance upgrades to 300hp the v6 is okay
The 3.5 was 253hp. The tach you pointed out is factory. There are early 30's Plymouths and Dodges that look very similar to a '32 ford soooo.
No heritage theft here.
real quick you said th 400 transmission, you do realize that is a GM transmission that has been around for many many years. did i not hear right
I remember when this car was announced everyone could not wait. Then a WEAK and embarrassing V6 was installed. What a huge let down.
This is how they SHOULD have made it. They would have made a fortune. Who builds a hotrod then turns it into a mazda miata.
Chip Foose didn’t help design it, Chrysler stole his design and tried screwing even giving him credit. No respectable shops would touch the car for that very fact along with them cheapening the original design, which is why they couldn’t sell that car. Hemisphere by Chip Foose
If the Hemi fits without the Hellcat, it's MOREthan enough, and you wouldn't have to screw with the hood.
If only.... The bottom of that stupid nose was recessed and rolled under. At least the bumber is removed. The hellcat doesn't make you look cooler, and i definitely don't believe it makes it better or offer better handling with the power that you really cannot use.
Would be a cool video if we could see it perform. Or is it just a trailer queen
That doesn't look like the stock Supercharger. It may have more than the 707 hp. That's one serious ride.
Beautiful. Nothing horrid about it at all. That said, why not go through the added trouble (Allot already was done Stunningly might I add) to upgrade the cluster to all seemingly match elegantly as the car deserves.
I remember when they raced it against the 02 thunderbird and got spanked. Just sad. Great look crappie cream puff power plant
There fun to drive, but they are a piece of junk. The biggest problem is most of the parts are off the shelf. And believe me they put a ton of cash and work into that. My personal opinion is it's just for showing
They could have changed the trans when they swapped the engine. Seems like a missed opportunity.
That has to be 3200+ lbs car now with that powertrain. But that weight is definitely compensated with all those ponies being force feed to that thing.
I’m some other universe, this is what they did from the factory and now Plymouth is the leading American muscle brand. All of their cars are leased at insane monthly payments and used at street take overs 😂😂
It's still got a doge caravan transaxle with no options to up grade or replace with... I give it 1000 miles before the hellcat motor tears that transaxle apart.
They go for $20 grand all day long. Anything with plastic bumpers should tell you something
Not a fan of just cutting a hole in the hood. Looks tacky to me. Would have liked to see a scoop or reward facing scoop for heat extraction or just a bulge.