The Chrysler Custom Imperial is a saloon (sedan) with a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.4 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 4000 rpm and 423 Nm (312 lbft/43.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1973 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | |||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3390 | 133.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | |||
| Spoorbreedte achter | |||
| Lengte | 5563 | 219 | |
| Breedte | 1950 | 76.8 | |
| Hoogte | 1600 | 63 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 191 | 7.5 | |
| 1.64 | |||
| Gewicht | 1973 kg | 4350 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chrysler | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.4 litre 5422 cc (330.871 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 96.8 × 92.1 mm
3.81 × 3.63 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.05 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 423 Nm (312 ft·lb) (43.1 kgm) bij 2000 t/min |
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| Specific output | 24.8 kW/litre 33.7 ps/litre 33.2 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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78.02 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 7.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ca carb | ||
| 980.4 kPa (142.2 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 677.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.7 kg/kW 24.55 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.SE. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 8.20-15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 8.20-15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 1297 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.54 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 43439 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 46.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Chrysler Custom Imperial added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-02-25. |
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