its been a long time since i have had to be on this thread for help, but do to certain circumstances i need everyones help again with my motor problem.
Last Friday as i was driving into town from work my truck started to vibrate like a kid at the candy store. I pulled over shut the truck down then tried to restart it and nuthin just a thud. well i towed it to my buddys to find out the engine is pooped, broke the #1 piston rod, screwed the crank and block into mush and pretty much just destroyed my engine.
The problem i am having is trying to find a new motor, I have been looking all over Manitoba and Saskatchewan this week for a used Hemi without MDS since my truck is a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 but to no avail.
What i am wondering is can i throw in a 5.7 hemi with MDS into my truck, and what other procedures i would have to switch around.
If anyone has done this before or if anyone close to Manitoba has a used hemi for sale let me know please. Its driving me crazy not having my truck on the road so any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Myles

 

not possible. (possibly PCM and MDS engine assembly. swap)
i would keep lookin till you find a 2004 5.7 for a direct swap

 

so what years are interchangable? does any hemi with a D as the 8th digit work for me such as a 2006 dodge 2500 mega cab motor?

 

you can usually find them on ebay

 

Yeah I would look on ebay and craigslist but why cant you just swap out the lifters and yokes from the MDS ones to the non-MDS lifters and yokes?

 

or buy a 392 hemi from inertia.

 

just saw this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...Q5fAccessories

 

seeing how they call the 03 hemis the forgotten because of differnet pcm or whatever would the 03 hemi still work with the 04.

 

I dont see why not but you would need to look at one and make sure all the sensors are the same and in the same place. Thats what I would do

 

If you do go with the mds. I think a wiring harness would be in your future. It can be done, You gotta think outside of the box. Lotta work too.