Originally Posted by HeyYou

I always thought they were two completely different engines..... The truck V-10 was just an expanded 5.9, and a LOT of parts interchange..... the Viper V-10 though, was a design by Lotus..... and a rather different animal. No idea how much truth to that.

Originally Posted by dodgetruck2

Probably a mix of both I suppose, Dodge didnt want to spend the money to design a transmission too lol