Re: 5.7 hemi swap

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Mon Sep 22 2003 - 19:21:39 EDT


Kyle Vanditmars wrote:

>
> 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.

As far as I know, you can't get a manual in a HEMI-equipped Ram.

-- 
-andy

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