Hey,I can get 15 on the rare occasion I keep my foot out of it.

 

Your 304 was an AMC motor. AMCand Dodge bothmade a 360, your 360 was undoubtedly an AMC (I have one in my Jeep). Both engines are totally different from Dodge small blocks and won't bolt into a Dakota. On the other hand, a Dodge small block will. In any case, a 5.2 Magnum to a 5.9 Magnum is pretty much a bolt in swap, and that is a future plan of mine. Now if you want to put an older engine in, that's a possibility too, but going from electronic port injection and roller cam to carb and flat tappet is a big step in the wrong direction. A V6 to V8 swap would be a little more involved.

 

Looking @ similar issues. Have 91 5.2 w/auto....217,000 miles.....still purrs but using oil. Reading through the posts last night it appears the 5.9 RT would be a fairly easy swap. Was wondering tho....I have the tbi instead of mpi like on the RT. What kind of problems will I run into here?

 

For you rob1957 you dont have a magnum engine. you got the LA style. You could put the 5.9rt engine but alot of work with custom motormouts and changing the heads to keep stock injection. or you can add the multiport injection to your truck. Your best option is geting a 360 from a premagum ram.(90-back, I belive.)As far as I know those are still a simple swap. Check out http://www.allpar.com/mopar/318.htmlfor all the info you need on thetwo diffent engine syles.

 

[sm=icon_rock.gif][sm=icon_rock.gif]Right on dude where you get diesel motor out of?