Valiant VG Technical Specifications |
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- Years of Manufacture:
1970 - 1971
- Number Built:
52,944
- Price at Introduction:
- Sedan: $2686
- Pacer: $3229
- Regal Automatic Sedan: $3483
- Regal 770 V8: $3748
- VIP V8 Sedan: $4332
- Models:
- Sedan
- Wagon
- Hardtop
- Pacer
- Regal
- VIP
- Utility (Dodge)
- Wayfarer Utility
- Date(s) of Introduction:
- To Identify:
- Facelift to VF model
- Rectangular front headlights
- Body:
- Unitary construction (Monocoque)
- Exterior
Dimensions:
- Total Length:
- Sedan: 192.3 inches (4884
mm)
- Hardtop: 199.8 inches (5075
mm)
- VIP: 196.3 inches (4986 mm)
- Wagon: 192.5 inches (4889
mm)
- Utility: 192.4 inches (4887
mm)
- Total width: 69.7 inches (1770
mm)
- Height at kerb weight
- Sedan: 57.5 inches (1460 mm)
- Hardtop: 55.5 inches (1410
mm)
- VIP: 57.0 inches (1448 mm)
- Wagon: 57.5 inches (1460 mm)
- Utility: 57.5 inches (1460
mm)
- Wheelbase
- Sedan: 108 inches (2743 mm)
- Hardtop: 111 inches (2819 mm)
- VIP: 112 inches (2845 mm)
- Wagon: 108 inches (2743 mm)
- Utility: 108 inches (2743 mm)
- Front Track
- Sedan: 57.9 inches (1471 mm)
- Hardtop: 57.9 inches (1471
mm)
- VIP: 58.5 inches (1486 mm)
- Wagon: 57.9 inches (1471 mm)
- Utility: 57.9 inches (1471
mm)
- Rear Track
- Sedan: 56.1 inches (1425 mm)
- Hardtop: 56.1 inches (1425
mm)
- VIP: 56.6 inches (1438 mm)
- Wagon: 56.1 inches (1425 mm)
- Utility: 56.1 inches (1425
mm)
- Kerb Weight:
- Sedan
- Manual: 2890 lb (1311 kg)
- Automatic 6: 2890 lb (1311
kg)
- Automatic V8: 3090 lb (1402
kg)
- Hardtop
- Manual: 2915 lb (1322 kg)
- Automatic 6: 2915 lb (1322 kg)
- Automatic V8: 3115 lb (1413 kg)
- VIP
- Automatic 6: 3020 lb (1370 kg)
- Automatic V8: 3235 lb (1467 kg)
- Wagon
- Manual: 3030 lb (1374 kg)
- Automatic 6: 3030 lb (1374 kg)
- Automatic V8: 3245 lb (1472 kg)
- Utility
- Manual 6: 2870 lb (1302 kg)
- Automatic 6: 2870 lb (1302 kg)
- Instruments:
- Speedometer
- Petrol gauge
- Temperature gauge
- Alternator gauge
- Oil warning lamp
- Transmission:
- Manual
Standard
- 1st: 2.95:1
- 2nd: 1.83:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.667:1
- Manual Pacer
- 1st: 2.71:1
- 2nd: 1.55:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.367:1
- Manual A84 Track Pack
- 1st: 2.12:1
- 2nd: 1.43:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.64:1
- 904 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 "C" or "D" Automatic
(6)
- Torque converter coupled to 3
speed epicyclic transmission
- Stall ratio: 2.20
- 1st: 2.39:1
- 2nd: 1.45:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.09:1
- Clutch:
- 9 1/4" Single-plate, dry disc,
diaphragm type spring driven
- A84 Track Pack 9" Twin-plate
- Rear Axle Ratio:
- Slant/Hemi 6: 3.23:1
- V8: 2.92:1
- Optional suregrip as above and as
3.5:1 (6 only)
- Optional suregrip with A84 competition
package
- Suregrip with 4.00:1, 3.70:1 and
2.92:1
- Standard 145 HP "Slant 6" engine:
- Hemi 215 engine:
- Capacity: 215 cubic inches (3.5 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: 3.52 x 3.68 inches
(89.408 x 93.472 mm)
- Power: 140 bhp (104 kW) at 4400rpm
- Torque: 200 lb-ft (271 Nm) at 1800rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.0:1
- Valve Timing
- Intake
- opens: 12° BTC
- closes: 56° ABC
- duration: 248°
- Exhaust
- opens: 54° BBC
- closes: 10° ATC
- duration: 244°
- Firing Order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Radiator Capacity
- Without heater: 20 pints
- With heater: 24 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
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- Hemi 245 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: 165 bhp (123 kW) at 4400rpm
- Torque: 235 lb-ft (318 Nm) at 1800rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.5:1
- Valve Timing
- Intake
- opens: 12° BTC
- closes: 56° ABC
- duration: 248°
- Exhaust
- opens: 54° BBC
- closes: 10° ATC
- duration: 244°
- Firing Order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Radiator Capacity
- Without heater: 20 pints
- With heater: 24 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
- Hemi 245 2 barrel 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 2 barrel downdraft
type carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.76 x 3.68 inches
(95.504 x 93.472 mm)
- Power: 185 bhp (138 kW) at 4600 rpm
- Torque: 240 lb-ft (325 Nm) at 2000
rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.5:1
- Valve Timing
- Intake
- opens: 15° BTC
- closes: 61 ° ABC
- duration: 256°
- Exhaust
- opens: 57° BBC
- closes: 15° ATC
- duration: 252°
- Firing Order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Radiator Capacity
- Without heater: 20 pints
- With heater: 24 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
- Hemi 245 "Pacer" 2
barrel (E31) and "Pacer" 4 barrel (E34)
engine:
- Capacity: 250 cubic inches (4.1 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 AVS downdraft type
carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.80 x 3.68 inches
(96.52 x 93.472 mm)
- Power: n/a
- Torque: n/a
- Compression Ratio: 9.5:1
- Valve Timing 2 barrel
E31
- Intake
- opens: 14/18° BTC
- closes: 70/74 ° ABC
- duration: 264/272°
- Exhaust
- opens: 58/62° BBC
- closes: 26/30 ° ATC
- duration: 264/272°
- Note: While Chrysler intended the
E31 to have a shorter duration camshaft,
during manufacture it shared the
same as that for the E34.
- Valve Timing 4 barrel
E34
- Intake
- opens: 18° BTC
- closes: 74 ° ABC
- duration: 272°
- Exhaust
- opens: 62° BBC
- closes: 30 ° ATC
- duration: 272°
- Firing Order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Radiator Capacity
- Without heater: 20 pints
- With heater: 24 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
- 318 V8 Fireball:
- 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: 230 bhp (172 kW) at 4400rpm
- Torque: 340 lb-ft (461 Nm) at
2400rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.2:1
- 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
- Top Speed in Gears Pacer Hemi 245
HP 2 barrel:
- 1st: 42 mph (68 km/h)
- 2nd: 76 mph (122 km/h)
- 3rd: 114 mph (183 km/h)
- 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 8.8 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
16.4 seconds
- Ignition and Electrical:
- 12 volt, 45 amp hr battery
- 35 amp Alternator
- Exhaust:
- Single tail-pipe, straight through resonance
type muffler
- Suspension:
- Front:
- Independent by torsion bars
- Non parallel control arms
- Anti sway bar
- Telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers
- Torsion bars .87" x 35.8"
- Rear
- Live axle by asymmetrical semi
elliptic leaf springs
- Telescopic shock absorbers
- Sedan: 4
leaves 55" x 2 1/2"
- Wagon & V8: 5 leaves 55" x
2 1/2"
- Utility: 6 leaves 55" x
2 1/2"
- Steering:
- Recirculating ball type, ratio 20:1
- Turns lock-to-lock: 4.4
- Brakes:
- Hydraulic duo-servo drums, self adjusting,
tandem/divided master cylinder, finned
on V8 models
- V8's, VIP and Pacer fitted with
front discs as standard
- Front:
9 inch x 2 1/2" (228.6 mm) drums
or 11" (279.4 mm) ventilated disc
with 2 piston calliper
- Rear: 9 inch x 2" (228.6 mm) drums
- Booster FD50 standard on VIP, Regal
770 and Regal's fitted with 2 barrel
Hemi or V8, available as an option across
entire Valiant range
- Wheels (Steel disc with safety
rims):
- Valiant and Regal: 14" x 5" J
- VIP, Regal, 770 and Pacer:
14" x 5.5" J
- Pacer A84 option: 14"
x 6" J
- Tyres:
- 6 cylinder
Valiant, Regal, VIP 6 cylinder
- Sedan: 6.45 x 14 4-ply
- Hardtop: 6.95 x 14 4-ply
- Wagon: 6.95 x 14 4-ply
- Utility: 6.50 x 14 6-ply
- V8
Valiant, Regal and VIP's
- Sedan: 7.35 x 14 4-ply
- Hardtop: 7.35 x 14 4-ply
- Wagon: 7.35 x 14 4-ply
- Note: Regals and VIP's had whitewall
tyres, Pacers had redline tyres. Radial
tyres (185 x 14) were an option (option
code T14) on Pacers
- Also see:
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Engine/Transmission
Combinations by Body Code |
Body
Code |
Body
Style |
Model |
Engine |
Speeds |
Transmission |
VG1-M-41 |
Sedan * |
Valiant |
Slant 6 145HP
/ Hemi 215 |
3 |
Manual |
VG2-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 215 |
3 |
TorqueFlite
"D" automatic |
VG3-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
VG4-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite "D" automatic |
VG7-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
Manual |
VG8-M-41 |
Sedan |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
TorqueFlite "C"automatic |
VG7-S-41 |
Sedan (Pacer) |
Pacer |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
Manual |
VG3-H-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
VG4-H-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite "D" automatic |
VG6-H-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
V8 210 HP |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
VG8-H-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
TorqueFlite "C" automatic |
VG6-P-41 |
Sedan |
VIP |
V8 230 HP |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
VG8-P-41 |
Sedan |
VIP |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
TorqueFlite "C" automatic |
VG3-M-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Hardtop |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
VG4-M-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Hardtop |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite "D" automatic |
VG7-M-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Hardtop |
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3 |
Manual |
VG8-M-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Hardtop |
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3 |
TorqueFlite
"C"automatic |
VG7-S-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Pacer |
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3 |
Manual |
VG8-S-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Pacer |
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3 |
TorqueFlite
"C"automatic |
VG3-H-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Regal |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
VG4-H-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Regal |
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3 |
TorqueFlite
"D"automatic |
VG6-H-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Regal |
V8 230 HP |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
VG8-H-23 |
Hardtop (2 door) |
Regal |
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3 |
TorqueFlite "C" automatic |
VG1-M-45 |
Wagon ** |
Valiant |
Slant 6 145HP
/ Hemi 215 |
3 |
Manual |
VG2-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
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3 |
TorqueFlite
"D"automatic |
VG3-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
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3 |
Manual |
VG4-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
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3 |
TorqueFlite
"D"automatic |
VG7-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
Manual |
VG8-M-45 |
Wagon |
Valiant |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
TorqueFlite "C" automatic |
VG3-H-45 |
Wagon |
Regal |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
VG4-H-45 |
Wagon |
Regal |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite
"D"automatic |
VG6-H-45 |
Wagon |
Regal |
V8 210 HP |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904 automatic |
VG8-H-45 |
Wagon |
Regal |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
TorqueFlite "C" automatic |
VG1-E-20 |
Utility (Heavy Duty) *** |
Dodge |
Slant 6 145HP / Hemi 215 |
3 |
Manual |
VG3-E-20 |
Utility |
Dodge |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
VG3-L-20 |
Utility |
Wayfarer |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
Manual |
VG4-L-20 |
Utility |
Wayfarer |
Hemi 245 |
3 |
TorqueFlite
"D"automatic |
VG7-L-20 |
Utility |
Wayfarer |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
Manual |
VG8-L-20 |
Utility |
Wayfarer |
Hemi 245 2 Barrel |
3 |
TorqueFlite "C" automatic |
* Note: Bodies 1 to
195 were 225 "Slant" bodies,
196 onwards are 215 "Hemi" |
** Note: Bodies 1 to
84 were 225 "Slant" bodies,
85 onwards are 215 "Hemi" |
*** Note: Bodies 1 to
133 were 225 "Slant" bodies,
134 onwards are 215 "Hemi" |
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