Re: 5.7 hemi swap

From: Kyle Vanditmars (kylevan@telus.net)
Date: Mon Sep 22 2003 - 12:34:22 EDT


Michael Maskalans wrote:

>
> chances are since it was interchangable with the 5.9 for a model year
> (at least on paper) it uses the same mounts. of course it's also
> possible that the mounts are different and both are provided for in the
> Ram's engine bay, and a Dak would be screwed.
>
> as far as the trans and flywheel go, I think you'd want to be keeping
> the trans that was mated to the hemi to begin with along with the
> engine, since it's rated to put out a pile more torque than the 5.2/5.9.
>
> I haven't seriously investigated anything like this, but these are the
> lines I've been thinking along for the 5-years-down-the-line swap I'm
> considering.

Any 5-45RFE tranny will bolt to it. You'll want to use a 5-45, too,
since the engine was designed to work with it. That or a manual trans -
like in the HD Rams.



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