'94 318 to 360 swap
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That’s what I thought, constant max pressure with the vacuum line off. You have a good point, if the regulator wasn’t working at all with the vacuum line off I’d have little or no pressure. It’d just be circulating the fuel. I’m going to take your advice and put on the intrepid pressure regulator and attach my vacuum hose. Thanks.
I noticed in your write-up that the flex plate from the 98 360 bolted up to your converter. Someone had to have swapped it out over the years. You probably have a tranny with a lot less miles on it then the vehicle. All converters from 1996 and up have 90 degree bolt patterns and from 1995 and down they are offset by 2 degrees. That’s why you heard you’d have to drill out one hole a little bit. I’ve run into this mostly with factory remans, they swap out the flex plate and converter to a late style on pre 96 vehicles. Assuming it’s a matched set they will retro back and forth. There is no weighted flywheel for the 360 before 1996, the weight was on the converter. 1996 and up, all converters are unweighted and the 360’s weight moved to the flywheel.
You probably won’t have a pinging problem if you put a regular 5.9l computer on. Particularly since you fine tuned your fuel delivery.
Good luck putting the finishing touches on your swap.
I noticed in your write-up that the flex plate from the 98 360 bolted up to your converter. Someone had to have swapped it out over the years. You probably have a tranny with a lot less miles on it then the vehicle. All converters from 1996 and up have 90 degree bolt patterns and from 1995 and down they are offset by 2 degrees. That’s why you heard you’d have to drill out one hole a little bit. I’ve run into this mostly with factory remans, they swap out the flex plate and converter to a late style on pre 96 vehicles. Assuming it’s a matched set they will retro back and forth. There is no weighted flywheel for the 360 before 1996, the weight was on the converter. 1996 and up, all converters are unweighted and the 360’s weight moved to the flywheel.
You probably won’t have a pinging problem if you put a regular 5.9l computer on. Particularly since you fine tuned your fuel delivery.
Good luck putting the finishing touches on your swap.
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When I first did my 5.9 swap I used the pan that came with it from a 2001 Dakota 2wd, since my truck was 2wd.
When I did the 4wd swap then I used a pan from a 2001 Durango 5.9 4x4, it fit perfectly with the front diff.
When I did the 4wd swap then I used a pan from a 2001 Durango 5.9 4x4, it fit perfectly with the front diff.
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I believe you guys are right. My 360 came out of a 2003 Durango and the oil pan fit just fine. I don’t know if it was a 2wd or 4x4. I suspect the 2wd and 4x4 Dakota’s and Durango’s will interchange, which makes sense since I think I read somewhere they share the same chassis. It doesn’t seem like the Ram and Van engines will drop into a Dakota.
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I have been reading all of this as you guys post as I have recently aquired a free 5.9. I believe that it is around and 1993. My truck is a 1993 as well.
From what I understand, I would need the intrepid fuel regulator, the 5.9 converter and most likely the 5.9 computer? Which flex plate would I need? I have the 5.2 right now with the 46rh.
Since my truck is 4x4, do I still need to change the oil pan and pickup as well?
From what I understand, I would need the intrepid fuel regulator, the 5.9 converter and most likely the 5.9 computer? Which flex plate would I need? I have the 5.2 right now with the 46rh.
Since my truck is 4x4, do I still need to change the oil pan and pickup as well?
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Flex plate. Swapping from one engine to another?
I pulled off my flexplate on a 98 Dodge ram 1500 5.9 to replace it with one from a junkyard. The one I told off my engine has welded weights on it the other one does not..... What do I do???
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Although, I was replacing my transmission. I pulled the tranny from a U-Pull-It. Grabbed the plate just in case. Late night mechanics, and tired, I damaged mine. So with that said, the ram I pull it out of may not have been a 5.9. As a matter of fact I think it was the 8 cylinder sport.