Malibu VS 300M

I am so proud. I have heard that the Chrysler 300M is a pretty powerful car. (Not the Chrysler 300 with the hemi!) I raced one last night from a stop light. We held dead even side by side untill past 80mph then I pulled away from him and got a big lead. All bout the Chevy. ha ha

Nice that's what me need more (kill stories) of in this forum :).

Haha...yea, we don't have any kill stories here.

I used to enjoy racing against some of these local ricers who thought their cars were the fastest. They would look and see that I'm a younger driver and assume that I would want to race. I'm sure they would also think "it's only a Malibu, how can I not beat that?" As funny as this sounds, their "fixed up" Honda engines were no match for my stock 3.1L V6.

It's funny cuz one time I was going against these two shit-talking guys in a little Civic hatchback. I raced them three times and beat them on all three runs easy. The funny part: I had a total of 5 people in my car. Ha! Even the weight advantage of the hatchback and the two guys wasn't enough for them to win. They got quiet quick and left, pretty damn embarrassed.

Anyways, I don't race anymore. I think I grew out of it...

LOL are you joking? the person in the 300m wasnt racing you...they have 250 hp....even with the power to weight conversion they still have you beat lol... :p

Have you ever driven a 300M? They are fast, but you sure's the hell don't fell those 250 ponies. Maybe 250 horses at the exact perfect humidty, pressure, tempertaure etc? I know he was ragging it out cause i had the sunroof open and you could tell he was full thortle,he was right next to me and I could hear him hitting high rpms.

The 300M WAS NOT racing you. I don' t think you have driven a 300M before.

Please let us know when you wake up from this dream.

Yes, I have driven a 300M before with the autostick.

dont worry bout what they think... its ok i believe that you raced and beat the Chysler 300M... its just like my friends wouldnt believed that i beat a 2001 monte carlo with a 3.8L, V6, only a week ago with my 2003 malibu 3.1L if they hadnt been in the car with me... so u just keep on racing... and do da dang thang!! GET UR DONE!!!

Got this from http://www.albeedigital.com/supercoupe/articles/0-60times.html.

Year Make & Model (0-60) (1/4 Mile)
1999 Chrysler 300M 7.9 16.0
2004 Chevrolet Malibu 7.8 15.9 (est)

Sorry, I havn't found 97-03 model times yet, but the Malibu is a lighter car than the 300M and even though the 300M is touted as a sporty car, it is still a large car and designed more for ride than speed.

Ok I own a 1998 Malibu LS with a stock 3.1L, It aint got no power or agility.

I also have a 1999 Chrysler 300M (253HP/255ft-lbs) with a stock 3.5L V6. It can get up to speed much quicker than the 98 Malibu, and can stustaing 118MPH with secure handling, and supurb ride, the malibu at the other hand feels very vague and unstable ast speeds over 80, and it cant even see a speed higher than 105MPH

Even my moms 1998 Intrepid ES(220HP/225ft-lbs) with a 3.2L V6 moves faster than the malibu. All of our other vehicles get atleast 5mpg more than the malibu.

My Malibu and 300M plus My moms Intrepid and My brothers Ranger
http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~u_sgeary/VehiclePics/SigPage.htm

I am so proud. I have heard that the Chrysler 300M is a pretty powerful car. (Not the Chrysler 300 with the hemi!) I raced one last night from a stop light. We held dead even side by side untill past 80mph then I pulled away from him and got a big lead. All bout the Chevy. ha ha

The 3.5HO SOHC in the 300M is truely a Semi Hemi motor, it is just not trademarked as a HEMI cause it is not a pushrod engine.

Here is a pic of the head of a 3.5LHO 300M engine:
http://hypnos.homeunix.com:880/ho3/DSCF0019.jpg

the 300m never had a hemi (yes i did read what you just posted) the car that has the hemi with the 300 badge is the new 300c

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The 98LS V6 had less power (about 150HP) than the newer V6 (about 170HP). So the I can believe that the 98 feels a lot less than the 300M. Also air flow, tune up, tires, build-up on the engine all contribute to performance. I will definately agree the 300M is the finer car though. Very nice.

I would agree also that it is a very elegant car. I thought about getting one except everyone I seemed to ask about including dealers who tried to steer me towards an Intrepid said that the 300M had very common transmission problems and a/c probs as well.

Yeah the Transmisson problem is that if you dont use Chrysler Branded Automatic transmission fluid (ATF-4), the transmission will self destruct. Also if you put to many Performance mods on the engine, the transmission will fail cause it is a little bit weak.

There are also a few more appearance mods for the 300M then there are for the Intrepid. (HID+Projector Headlamps, OEM body kit, OEM Nav, etc...)
http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~u_sgeary/300MPic/HIDLights/InstalledHID/OldHeadlights.JPG
http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~u_sgeary/300MPic/HIDLights/InstalledHID/HIDHeadlights.JPG
http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~u_sgeary/300MPic/HIDLights/InstalledHID/HID_On/On_Garage.JPG

My dads had all those cars........300m intrepid and 300c the 300m is not that fast we got to like 0-60 in like 9 sec in slap stick mode. now the 300c with hemi is sooo crazy.....if u dont have the Hemi in that car thats just gay......300m Vs Mailbu....i would put my money on the 300m......If u dont knwo the person personally he could have probly got a new engine in it thats slower thats why he could have possibly lost.......neither car is really a "racer" I can see the Mailbu beating a Civic since they got like 127HP...Also u cant go very fast on rice.

Wasup people, this is my first post and i wanna say that my malibu has smoked craploads of ricers, a kia, a focus and even a stratus!! Malibu's Kick a$$!!

Nice that's what me need more (kill stories) of in this forum :).

well the day I picked up the car I was told it was a 4cyl... never thought twice about it, where the usual "v6" is there is a badge there... thought nothing of it..

so I'm at a red light, trying to figure out if the squeaking is a belt, so I put it in neutral and climb to about 2500 rpm, and just then some kid beside me is farting... er revving like he wants to race... I thought it'd be funny to see what this supposed 2.2 I4 was capable of... light turned green and we were side by side until 3rd gear when I instantly knew this wasn't a 4 banger, damn thing shot off and I was at 80 before I knew it... the guy pulled up beside me at the next light with his windows up and looked no where but straight forward...

I thought this was funny...

the last 2 cars I've bought I was either told it was a 4cyl or assumed it was, and lo-and behold they were both sixes.. ford contour (fun car, albeit unreliable) and this malibu

THe 300M isnt that fast. I had some kid race me in his after talking a bunch trash and i had a 95 Intrepid 3.3L with 172,000 miles on it and i was dead even with him he didnt have much to say after that my car was bone stock now if he stayed even with him and pulled away with a 2.4L thats not for me too say but those 300M's are not that fast sorry. i have a 99 Malibu with a 3.1 that would walk a 300M but dont get me wrong they very nice cars but as far as High Output that remains to be seen

THe 300M isnt that fast. I had some kid race me in his after talking a bunch trash and i had a 95 Intrepid 3.3L with 172,000 miles on it and i was dead even with him he didnt have much to say after that my car was bone stock now if he stayed even with him and pulled away with a 2.4L thats not for me too say but those 300M's are not that fast sorry. i have a 99 Malibu with a 3.1 that would walk a 300M but dont get me wrong they very nice cars but as far as High Output that remains to be seen

The 3.5 in the 300M is 99% the same as the one in the 1999-2002 Prowlers. In a lighter car like the Prowler, the 3.5 is not too bad. But a heavier car like the 300 is too much to move, at least in stock form.

I own a 1998 Malibu with the 3.1 and it is surprisingly quick. I think I got a good one, because mine has been trouble free and feels like a little 8 cyclinder when accellerating.

The 3.5 in the 300M is 99% the same as the one in the 1999-2002 Prowlers. In a lighter car like the Prowler, the 3.5 is not too bad. But a heavier car like the 300 is too much to move, at least in stock form.

I own a 1998 Malibu with the 3.1 and it is surprisingly quick. I think I got a good one, because mine has been trouble free and feels like a little 8 cyclinder when accellerating.


your pretty much right although i dont know about 99% because a prowler is fairly quick and yea figuring in weight and all that, but have you seen those 3.5 Intrepid those are slower than the 3.3 intrepids but dont quote me on that cuz im not sure if those 3.5's that are in the intrepids are High Output but from what ive seen those so called high output 3.5's may put out 250 hp but i cant imagine 220hp even make it to the wheels

and can anyone tell me how much horsepower my 99 3.1L Malibu has stock ive seen to many differnt numbers. Last thing does anyone know of any other malibu forums ive looked and this is the only one ive found

wow everyone is still arguing about this post that I started lol. I killed a Probe GT with a 5 spd and a few minor bolt on mods. Got my ass handed to me by a '04 Maxima SE. Ummmm cant remember what else I have raced. I think my Malibu is tempermental. Sometimes she drives like a bat out of hell but sometimes feels as though she is lagging. I raced a Mazda Protoge one time and I won but just barely. That seemed odd.