Valiant CL Technical Specifications |
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- Years of Manufacture:
1976 - 1978
- Number Built: 36,676
- Price at Introduction:
- Valiant Sedan: $6309
- Charger 770: $6948
- Charger "Drifter": $7764
- Le Baron: $8898
- Regal SE: $11401
- Panel Van: $5308
- Panel Van (sports pack): $5663
- Drifter: $ 6307
- Models:
- Valiant
- Charger XL
- Charger 770
- Charger Drifer
- Regal
- Regal SE
- Valiant Panel Van
- Drifter Panel Van
- Date(s) of Introduction:
- To Identify:
- New vertical grille
- New nose cone and bonnet
- New rear panels including boot lid,
lower panel and quarter panel
- Body:
- Unitary construction (Monocoque)
- Exterior
Dimensions:
- Total Length:
- Sedan: 195.9 inches (4976
mm)
- Charger: 181.6 inches (4613
mm)
- Wagon: 199.1 inches (5057
mm)
- Utility: 196.4 inches (4989
mm)
- Panel Van: 196.4 (4989
mm)
- Total width: 74.2 inches (1885
mm)
- Height at kerb weight
- Sedan: 55.4 inches (1407 mm)
- Charger: 54.1 (1374
mm)
- Wagon: 55.5 inches (1410 mm)
- Utility: 55.5 inches (1410
mm)
- Panel Van: 65.6 (1666
mm)
- Wheelbase
- Sedan: 111 inches (2819 mm)
- Charger: 105 (2667 mm)
- Wagon: 111 inches (2819 mm)
- Utility: 111 inches (2819
mm)
- Panel Van: 111 inches (2819
mm)
- Front Track:
58.32 inches (1481 mm)
- Rear Track: 58.72 inches (1491
mm)
- Kerb Weight:
- Sedan: 3172 lb (1439 kg)
- Wagon: 3430 lb (1556
kg)
- Chrysler: 3089 lb (1401
kg)
- Ute: 3045 lb (1381 kg)
- Panel Van: 3164 lb (1435 kg)
- Instruments:
- Speedometer
- Petrol gauge
- Temperature gauge
- Alternator gauge
- Oil warning lamp
- Transmission:
- 3 Speed Manual
- 1st: 2.95:1
- 2nd: 1.83:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.67:1
- 4 Speed Manual
- 1st: 3.32:1
- 2nd: 2.00:1
- 3rd: 1.43:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.00:1
- A904 TorqueFlite Automatic
(V8)
- Torque converter coupled to
3 speed epicyclic transmission,
stall ratio 2.20
- 1st: 2.45:1
- 2nd: 1.45:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.20:1
- TorqueFlite Automatic
(6)
- Torque converter coupled to 3
speed epicyclic transmission
- 1st: 2.39:1
- 2nd: 1.45:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.09:1
- Clutch:
- 9 1/2" Single-plate, dry disc,
diaphragm type spring driven
- 4 speed V8 fitted with 9" Twin-plate
- Rear Axle Ratio:
- Hemi 6: 2.92:1 or 3.23:1
- 318 V8: 2.92:1
- Optional suregrip ratio's as above,
4 pinion assembly used on V8's
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- Hemi 245 LC and HC engine:
- Capacity: 245 cubic inches (4.0 litres)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
6 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
upright, "Hemi" head
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Carter downdraft type carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.76 x 3.68 inches (95.504
x 93.472 mm)
- Power: n/a
- Torque: n/a
- Compression Ratio
- Valve Timing
- Intake
- opens: 24° BTC
- closes: 52° ABC
- duration: 256°
- Exhaust
- opens: 57° BBC
- closes: 15° ATC
- duration: 252°
- Firing Order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Radiator Capacity: 24 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
- Hemi 265 engine:
- Capacity: 265 cubic inches (4.3 litres)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
6 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
upright, "Hemi" head
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Carter 2 barrel downdraft
type carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.91 x 3.68 inches (99.314
x 93.472 mm)
- Power: n/a
- Torque: n/a
- Compression Ratio: 9.1:1
- Valve Timing
- Intake
- opens: 24° BTC
- closes: 52° ABC
- duration: 256°
- Exhaust
- opens: 57° BBC
- closes: 15° ATC
- duration: 252°
- Firing Order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Radiator Capacity: 24 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
- 318 V8:
- Capacity: 318 cubic inches (5.2 litres)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
8 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
OHV, 90° Vee, "wedge" head
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Carter two barrel downdraft
type carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.91 x 3.31 inches
(99.314 x 84.074 mm)
- Power: n/a
- Torque: n/a
- Compression Ratio: 8.2:1
- Valve Timing
- Intake
- opens: 10° BTC
- closes: 50° ABC
- duration: 240°
- Exhaust
- opens: 58° BBC
- closes: 10° ATC
- duration: 248°
- Firing Order: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
- Radiator Capacity: 26 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
- Ignition and Electrical:
- 12 volt, 50 amp hr battery
- 40 amp Alternator
- Exhaust:
- Single tail-pipe, straight through resonance
type muffler
- Suspension:
- Front:
- Independent by torsion bars
- Unequal length control arms
- Anti roll bar
- All models except Regal SE
to April 1978: .88"
- Regal SE and after April
1978: .937"
- Telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers
- Torsion bars .841" x 35.8"
- Torsion bars .87" x 35.8" S14
option, utility and V8's fitted with
air-conditioning
- Rear
- Live axle by asymmetrical semi
elliptic leaf springs
- Telescopic shock absorbers
- Sedan: 4
leaves 55" x 2 1/2"
- Regal: SE: 5 leaves 55" x
2 1/2"
- Wagon: 5 leaves 55" x
2 1/2"
- Utility: 7 leaves 55" x
2 1/2" dual rate
- Steering:
- Recirculating ball type, ratio 20:1
- K16 option: 16:1
- Power Steering
- Recirculating ball
with integral power cylinders (co-axial)
- Ratio:
15.7:1
- Turns lock-to-lock: 3.5
- Turning circle: 11.8 metres
- Brakes:
- Tandem/divided master cylinder
- Front: 11
inch ventilated disc with single
piston, sliding head calliper
- Rear
- To April 1978: 9 " x 2" (228.6
mm) drums
- From April 1978: 10 " x 2" (228.6
mm) drums
- Booster: Girling FD50 standard all
models
- Wheels (Steel disc with safety
rims):
- Valiant, Ranger, Regal and Charger: 14" x
5.5" JJ
- Charger 770 and W23 optioned cars: 14" x 6.5" JJ
Styled Wheel
- W35 optioned cars:
14"
x 7.0" JJ Cast Aluminium Alloy
- Tyres:
- Sedan and Wagon:
185SR x 14 Radial Ply
- Charger 770: 185SR x 14 Radial
Ply
- V8 Wagon: 195SR x 14 Radial Ply
- Regal SE: FR78S x 14 4-ply
- W35's: FR78S x 14 4-ply
- Utility: F78 x 14 4 ply
- Fuel Tank
- Sedan and Wagon: 17.0 gallons (64 litres)
- Charger: 15 gallons (57 litres)
- Utility and Panel Van: 16 gallons
(61 litres)
- Also see:
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Engine/Transmission
Combinations by Body Code |
Body
Code |
Body
Style |
Model |
Engine |
Speeds |
Transmission |
CL1-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 245
LC |
3 |
Manual |
CL2-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 LC |
3 |
TorqueFlite
automatic |
CL3-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
CL4-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL6-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
V8 318 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
CL7-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
Manual |
CL8-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL2-H-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
Hemi 245 LC |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL4-H-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL6-H-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
V8 318 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
CL8-H-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL6-P-41 |
Sedan |
Regal SE |
V8 318 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
CL8-P-41 |
Sedan |
Regal SE |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL3-H-29 |
Coupe |
Charger 770 |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
CL4-H-29 |
Coupe |
Charger 770 |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL5-H-29 |
Coupe |
Charger 770 |
V8 318 |
4 |
Manual |
CL6-H-29 |
Coupe |
Charger 770 |
V8 318 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
CL7-H-29 |
Coupe |
Charger 770 |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
Manual |
CL8-H-29 |
Coupe |
Charger 770 |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL1-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 LC |
3 |
Manual |
CL2-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 LC |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL3-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
CL4-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL6-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
V8 318 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
CL7-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
Manual |
CL8-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL6-H-45 |
Wagon |
Regal |
V8 318 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
CL1-M-27 |
Utility |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 LC |
3 |
Manual |
CL2-M-27 |
Utility |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 LC |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL3-M-27 |
Utility |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
CL4-M-27 |
Utility |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL5-M-27 |
Utility |
Valiant |
V8 318 |
4 |
Manual |
CL6-M-27 |
Utility |
Valiant |
V8 318 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
CL7-M-27 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
Manual |
CL8-M-27 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL1-M-28 |
Panel Van |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 LC |
3 |
Manual |
CL2-M-28 |
Panel Van |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 LC |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL3-M-28 |
Panel Van |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
CL4-M-28 |
Panel Van |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
CL5-M-28 |
Panel Van |
Valiant |
V8 318 |
4 |
Manual |
CL6-M-28 |
Panel Van |
Valiant |
V8 318 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
CL7-M-28 |
Panel Van |
Valiant |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
Manual |
CL8-M-28 |
Panel Van |
Valiant |
Hemi 265 |
3 |
TorqueFlite automatic |
Note: If a 4 speed manual
gearbox was optioned, the body code
remained the same as for a 3 speed,
however V8's were not available with
a 3 speed
Note 2: Charger XL (body code CL6-M-29
were available only as K16 Police Pursuit
Specials as 318 V8 automatics.
Note 3: 6 cylinder Regal wagons were
available as an option pack A38 on
a Valiant wagon CL*-M-45; 245 HC and
265 engines only |
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