2500 & 3500's come with the NV4500 as the standard transmission behind the
HEMI.
Gabe Couriel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of andy levy
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 7:22 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: 5.7 hemi swap
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.
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