ME>That sounds like the engines in the Mopar Performance catalog. They're big
ME>block (360 cid - 5.9l) and they're carburetted.
Sean> Big block? The crate motors (they're small blocks) use the same block
Sean> and head castings as the 5.9L Magnum in the Ram and Dakota R/T. Both
Sean's right, I'm wrong. They are small blocks with the Magnum heads and
what sounds like the P5249549 roller cam in the 300hp setup, and a crate-
only .501/.513" cam for the 380 hp setup.
Okay, so a stock Magnum engine with MP computer, TBI, and MP exhaust is a
250-270 hp setup. The 300 hp crate is a 5.9 liter carburetted engine with
the MP cam. What would I get if I dropped in the 300 hp crate, but pulled
the intake manifold and used my stock 5.2 l intake, dist., and the MP
computer from a 5.9l Ram (P5249546) ???
I think I could live with 290 hp. CARB might object, but I think I would
leave that pretty orange paint! $3500 + labor. Heck, it's gonna need an
overhaul next year!
Smiles,
Jim
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