hey that's all right sam. at least it's driving good now... and the trans
was gone through at that time. well it's not driving now... stuck in the
garage... another freezing cold day today. i am getting sick of this
weather. good luck with the search. did you get my e-mail?? i sent you
one, but not sure if it went through right...
Mike K
94 SLT,CC,239,2wd,auto
95 Sport,RC,360,5-speed
http://www.hornok.com/zig
>From: "Sam South" <sawcut64@msn.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: V6 To V8 Swap
>Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 07:48:37 -0600
>
>
>Hey Bill, I agree about the trans. especially after owning an AX-15 in my
>98' and having it start to grind with only 25,000 miles. The NV3500 is a
>good trans, but I doubt it could handle a 408 (which is what I'm planning)
>at least it couldn't handle my built 360 in my old 95' Dak. It
>unfortunately
>broke right after I sold it to a fellow DMLer (sorry Mike). I'll probably
>have to rebuild the suspension anyway so I guess I'll get some V8 drop
>springs and solve that problem. My big concern is the fuel rail and wiring
>harness....
>
>Sam South
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <B1LLYW@aol.com>
>To: <aol@dakota-truck.net>
>Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 5:08 AM
>Subject: Re: DML: V6 To V8 Swap
>
>
> >
> > In a message dated 3/2/2003 11:05:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > sawcut64@msn.com writes:
> >
> > <<<I'm sure this has been gone over before, but with only a dial up
> > connection
> > and being a complete lazy ass, I can't talk myself into looking through
>the
> > archives, so.....what exactly is involved with a V6 to V8 swap in a
>5-speed
> > 92-95 Dak, aside from the obvious engine, trans., computer? How hard is
>it
> > to change the fuel rail? Can I just wire in two extra injector
>connections
> > to the V6 harness and how exactly is the best way to do that, or do I
>need
>a
> > V8 harness? What about motor mounts, trans. crossmember, cooling system,
> > front coil springs and any other swap issue I haven't mentioned? Any and
>all
> > help would be greatly appreciated, because at this point my only option
>to
> > starting another Dak project is starting with a V6 because V8 RC
>5-speed's
> > are impossible to find here in Texas. Thanks gang!!!>>>
> >
> > Sam, the downside to doing that is that the 92-95 V6 Dak's came with the
> > AX-15 tranny, which is even weaker than an NV3500. You can splice into
>the
> > V6 harness if you want to do it that way (I haven't done it but I have
>heard
> > of it being done that way). Everything else is fairly straightforward.
>In
> > terms of suspension, you don't have to swap springs but you might want
>to
>if
> > the truck is high mileage. I know a place where you can get a new pair
>of
> > stock height coil springs for $75.
> >
> > Bill White - http://www.bionicdodge.com
> >
> > '02 Dakota QC 4x4, SLT +, 4.7, 5 spd, 3.92 LSD
> > '95 Dakota CC 4x2, SLT, 318, 5 spd, 3.55 LSD
> >
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