uh billy
he bought a pre mag v8 !!!! not a magnum motor!
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From: <B1LLYW@aol.com>
To: <aol@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Hell-Fire! I bought a V-8
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> In a message dated 7/8/2003 6:52:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> hyperbole47@hotmail.com writes:
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> > 1. Is
> > the stock transmission that came with the truck going to bolt right up
> > to my
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> > 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
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> > 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
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> > 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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> 1. Your stock tranny will bolt up.
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> 2. It probably won't handle the power for very long.
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> 3. You can get rid of your current computer.
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> 4. You need a v8 magnum wiring harness and a Magnum computer for the
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> year as the wiring harness that you get.
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> 5. I think your motor mounts will work, check out this site for info on
> that piece of it, http://www.engine-swaps.com
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> Here's another link on swapping a Magnum motor for a pre-Mag
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> http://www.krcperformance.com/newcontent/magnumconversion.html
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> Bill White - http://www.bionicdodge.com
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> '02 Dakota QC 4x4, SLT +, 4.7, 5 spd, 3.92 LSD
> '95 Dakota CC 4x2, SLT - under construction
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