You won't need a computer, but depending on how radical your 360 is, you
will need a custom flash. A stock 360 may be OK with the 318 computer, but
others have said differently on here before. You'll need a 360 balancer and
flywheel. The flywheel MUST be from a '93 or newer 360. You need to use the
distributor from the 360, the 318 one won't work, or at least it didn't on
mine (again, others have said differently).
Also, unless the 360 you get was originally mated to a 5-speed (not
likely), you'll need a dealer-only pilot bearing. You can't get this from
anywhere else, trust me. I can get you the part # if you need it.
Other than that, it just drops right in. :-) I just did this swap about
a month ago on my '99.
Hope this helps,
Doug Myers
-------------
'99 Dakota RC/SB 5.9L/5-speed/3.92SG
K&N Gen II FIPK, Comp Cams '604 cam, Progear timing chain, MP 2-bbl MPI, MP
R/T heads, Hughes' roller rockers, MP polished aluminum valve covers, ASP
crank pulley, MP Headers, 3" Dynomax cat, 3" Flowmaster, Accel Supercoil,
Magnecor KV-85 8.5mm Race Wires, Melling HV oil pump, Centerforce Dual
Friction Clutch
""TonyC"" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:008701c1543f$6327a560$9c602241@a.tampabay.rr.com...
> Aaron,
> I know that the harmonic balancer and the torque converter plate at
minimum.
> You are going from an internal to external balce motor. A computer would
be
> nice, but probably not required.
>
> Anyone pitch in here, anything else?
>
> TonyC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Colona <acolona@charter.net>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Saturday, October 13, 2001 5:36 PM
> Subject: DML: Fw: 318 to 260 swap!!!!!!!
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >> Anyone who has performed a 318 to a 360 swap in a 97 or newer dakota
with
> >a
> >> 5-speed that has any information that someone should know before doing
> >this
> >> (not that it's me or anything he he), please shoot me an e-mail. I know
a
> >> different flywheel is on the list, but where,how much, and what else
> >should
> >> i know. As far as I can tell it should be a simple bolt-in. I'm taking
my
> >> heads,intake,oil pan, and installing a new high volume oil pump off my
> 318
> >> and bolting them onto the 360. after that I should be able to drop it
> >right
> >> in and go, and also I'm planning on buying a custom burned computer,
but
> >for
> >> a while anyway I guess my stock computer or a mopar performance
computer
> >> will work fine? I've done a million swaps like this on mustangs but
> never
> >a
> >> complete engine swap on a dak. thanks, oh.......please e-mail me
> directly
> >> acolona@charter.net because I've been having problems with my e-mail
> >client
> >> filtering the dml messages to the right inbox, thanks.
> >>
> >> Aaron C.
> >>
> >
> >
>
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