How easy will this be? Has anyone tried it?

I know the 3.9 to 5.9 is almost bolt and go, I've done a few of these.

So here's my plans; take a 4door 2gen and turn it into a R/T

What I do have is the 5.9, Trans, engine harness, computer and all things necessary to drop it in.
What I don't have is the truck which I'm hunting as I speak.

What I have found is a boat load of 4.7L that I could pick up for cheap, there's not as many 3.9L to choose from in a quadcab...

So I'm wondering if the 4.7 is (close) to as easy to swap????
Any ideas out there?

 

drop in a 5.7 hemi.

 

Well...I highly recommend not dealing with the 4.7L vehicle to do this swap, imho. Believe me...it takes alot of time. I mean, don't get me wrong, you can do it if you're willing to put that much time into it. There's a guy on here that dropped in a hemi swapping from a 4.7L (I think?) Someone can confirm that for me. All depends on what you want to do.

 

Yes someone has dropped a hemi into a 4.7 he is on this forum but doesnt come by that often I think his name is hemidak but not positive. I think he is also on dakota-durango.com

 

I own a hemi in my Ram. As much as I like it I believe the 5.9 is just as stout and reliable. Pluss it will have a few goodies thrown in it for good measure lol.

I already have a 5.9 full engine/trans combo so no need to hunt down a hemi and such...

I know a 5.7 will go into a 4.7 I've assisted in a Ram conversion.

I knew the 4.7 to 5.9 was a long shot and I know it is possible (anything is possible lol) I was just hopeing it would be as simple as swapping pins in the ECM or something...

 

Hey I have a 5.2L magnum I' m getting ready to pull out of my dakota if you are interested hit me up. I think it would be much easier. I am a newbie though so I could be wrong.