John, the 408 makes an excellent choice for towing/RV, IMO. Your build can
be mild, much less expensive and should produce some excellent results.
Stroker crank, some of the new KB pistons, new bolts for your stock rods,
maybe clean up the heads a little and you've got most of it covered. Cam
choice I would say the R/T version 2(equivalent Crane available) is worth a
look or there is another Crane grind that is pretty highly thought of. No
need for things like the M1 intake in that app.
If you're doing the motor assembly and R&R, maybe $2500 or so for a stroker
depending on how much machine work you put into the block and heads? That's
assuming you have the cores to start with, of course.
Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of John Bell
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 2:43 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: injectors
>
>
>
> Good point.
>
> What about a 408 running in tow/RV tune? I see KRC has a 408
> kit that is set
> up for stock intake/manifolds/PCM/ignition/etc.
>
> What are your thoughts on running one of those in a 4x4? Specifically,
> running one of those torque monsters against stock drivetrain?
>
> Just curious as to whether -any- stroker kit is worth it for
> the 4x4 Daks or
> not. I saw a project truck set up once that dropped a crate
> hemi into a 2000
> Dakota QC that was running a full time transfer case (it was
> the only way to
> get power to the ground!), but obviously the whole drivetrain had some
> serious work done on it.
> --
> JB
>
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