Joe Ng's letter to and from Mopar Now!
I can't believe the disrespect you guys have for fellow mopar fans. To
say that the 3.0 is a weak engine is nothing but blatant ignorance. The only
thing that makes this engine weak is the fact that Chrysler detuned it to
be fuel efficient rather than high performance. In other applications, such
as the Dodge Steralth twin turbo (which shares the same bottom end) this
engine has proved to be a very powerfull performer. Besides that, there is
nothing wrong with the mitsubishi parts of this engine. It is the chysler parts
(intake, exhaust, ECU) that make this engine perform well under its
potential. Granted there aren't a whole lot of bindingly fast 3.0 mopars
out there, but that's because there are almost no aftermarket parts
suppliers. However, that is no reason to talk badly about our engines,
imagine if there were almost no aftermarket parts for the 2.2 and 2.5
turbos, they wouldn't be very impressive either. We all have to start
somewhere and rather than stifle the 3.0 movement you should try to
encourage it. Right now we are pioneering a new segment of mopar
performance. I don't even need to mention Rick Lozier's Daytona because I
know you've been told about it already, but right there is undeniable
proof that the 3.0 is a capable engine. On top of that, you show a picture of
Cliff Sebring's 3.0 powered duster, why don't you tell him what you think
about the 3.0s? Just because we can't buy our horsepower out of a
catalogue like you turbo guys, doesn't mean we can't be fast. Give us a break here,
we're no different than you "pure" mopar owners, we're just trying to make
the cars we love better. To hear a fellow mopar fan blatantly talk crap
about our cars really shows an incredible disregard for the pursuit of
high performance.
Joe Ng, a disgruntled Mopar owner
The Response
Whatever. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that the 3.0L is the best
engine on the planet. Fine. BUT IT'S NOT A MOPAR. End of story.
Rick
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