reread bills post chad. Hes posting info to swap a mag in place of his
premag....
Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid
>From: "Chad Evans" <hemidak@msn.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: Hell-Fire! I bought a V-8
>Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 10:48:31 -0500
>
>
>uh billy
>
>he bought a pre mag v8 !!!! not a magnum motor!
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>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
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/8/2003 6:52:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > hyperbole47@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > 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.
> > >
> >
> > 1. Your stock tranny will bolt up.
> >
> > 2. It probably won't handle the power for very long.
> >
> > 3. You can get rid of your current computer.
> >
> > 4. You need a v8 magnum wiring harness and a Magnum computer for the
> > same
> > year as the wiring harness that you get.
> >
> > 5. I think your motor mounts will work, check out this site for info
>on
> > that piece of it, http://www.engine-swaps.com
> >
> > Here's another link on swapping a Magnum motor for a pre-Mag
> >
> > http://www.krcperformance.com/newcontent/magnumconversion.html
> >
> > Bill White - http://www.bionicdodge.com
> >
> > '02 Dakota QC 4x4, SLT +, 4.7, 5 spd, 3.92 LSD
> > '95 Dakota CC 4x2, SLT - under construction
> >
> >
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