Good to see someone on here got that.. I was watching it as well. But
didn't want to go get it; or spend the money to swap it out right now.
Aaron Wyse
94 RC WS 2.5L 5spd
86 Shelby Charger Turbo
84 RamCharger 5.9L 4X4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Lenceski" <hyperbole47@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:51 PM
Subject: DML: Hell-Fire! I bought a V-8
>
> I just bought a 5.2L engine( not a Magnum) on Ebay for $39 and it runs! I
> plan on rebuiding the engine and swapping it with the 3.9L I currently
have
> in my 1987 Dakota w/ 5spd manual transmission. I have some questions: 1.
Is
> the stock transmission that came with the truck going to bolt right up to
my
> new engine. 2. If the tranny does bolt right up, will it handle the extra
> torque and horsepower, or will this result in catastrophic failure of the
> drivetrain/engine? 3. There is some kind of rigid, polycarbonate box with
no
> fewer than 16 wires protruding from it on the passenger side of said
> vehicle. Intuition tells me this is some kind of early generation
computer.
> Can I just do away with this? 4. Wiring harness, can I use the same or
> modify it to be effective on new engine? 5. Motor mounts, will the same
ones
> in current position work or do they need to be repositioned, or new motor
> mounts completely? There will be many more questions ahead. These are all
I
> can think of at the moment. Thank you for taking the time to read my post.
>
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