im thinking about swapping the 6 in my 82 truck for a newer 5.9L
out of a full size or dakota with 5spd
my question is did dodge change the blocks if not i should just have to get motor mounts for a truck of the same year as mine and it should bolt right in
i know ill need wiring harness and ecu for the motor
im just thinking ill have an 82 with fuel injection and a 5spd it should be really nice for daily driving

 

why would you want to install a FI engine in an older truck. there would not be much of a difference. the newer engines are more of a pain in the a$$ to fix if it stops working.

 

two reasons
one more power
two easy of driving no wating for it to warm up

 

Good luck. It's a crapton of wiring and hassle.

 

It is possible to swap a magnum into LA mounts as the magnums have the LA mounts. Good luck finding a 5.9L gas with a 5-speed NV4500. They are super rare and only in 2500s and up. Expect to pay a premium for the manual, NV4500s are no where near cheap. You may be able to get one out a chevy if you can source a bellhousing for the sb crysler.

You are not gaining much power wise by going magnum as they are not all that powerful. I would just get an LA block and build the motor. You could throw an A727 or go to an A518 (46RH) to get OD.

 

my dodge is a 1993 1/2 ton with a magnum 5.9L (factory) it uses the older LA style motor mounts, i would think that the magnum 5.2L they put in first gens would also use the LA style motor mounts (don't Know for sure) so i would think if you got a 91-93 5.2L or a 93 5.9L and all the under hood wiring and computer it should bolt right in, i don't know about the trany tho, the best thing to do would be to find a first gen that's rusted out with a v8 and just swap over everything you need but i just wanted to tell you that dodge DID put a magnum 5.9L in a first gen (I own one lol) and let me tell you in a 2wd truck they haul *** lol so its worth the work trust me

 

the wiring in the cab would have to be redone or replaced because in 82 they had a 40 way disconnect and sometime before 86 they changed to 50 way disconect so it will not just plug and play as far as wiring and computer goes.

 

thanks guys
im looking into a much newer motor than what you all are thinking about
i know someone that has a 2003 5.9L ram with auto it was hit pretty hard and toataled and i can gat it for about 1500 thats what im looking at

 

That is still a 5.9L magnum so it is the same motor we are talking about. That was the last year the 5.9L was used.