1966 Crown Coupe, 2016 200 S AWD, 1962 Lark Daytona V8.
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Welcome to Allpar. I wasn't really expecting the 8HP behind anything besides the Pentastar for quite a while yet until the transmission can be proven and the development bugs worked out. It is still a new transmission in its early stages.
The huge torque of a Hemi compared to a Pentastar could be the issue. Once the new product hardware can be proven, then it will be released for production. Nobody wants a several thousand dollar transmission blowing up except maybe in a laboratory stress test.
The Hemi/8 speed isn't as easy as it sounds. It will be expensive to get the 700 ft/lb torque rating and it must be right the first time for Chrysler. No 2nd chances.
If you haven't already, test drive the Pentastar/8-speed Ram. They are plenty strong and economical.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZF_8HP_transmission
The huge torque of a Hemi compared to a Pentastar could be the issue. Once the new product hardware can be proven, then it will be released for production. Nobody wants a several thousand dollar transmission blowing up except maybe in a laboratory stress test.
The Hemi/8 speed isn't as easy as it sounds. It will be expensive to get the 700 ft/lb torque rating and it must be right the first time for Chrysler. No 2nd chances.
If you haven't already, test drive the Pentastar/8-speed Ram. They are plenty strong and economical.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZF_8HP_transmission