Engine swap?
#1
Engine swap?
Thinking out loud here...
I have the 3.7 and it sucks...actually it's a good motor just way too small for my QC.
Before I drop another $500 into it for TB and chip, I got to thinking...what about swapping in a 4.7?
My V6 is perfect and only has 51k miles on it. How much could I get for it?
How much would a 4.7 with around the same mileage cost?
Most important...can, and will, the 4.7 bolt up to my trans (42RLE) or wil I need to swap transmissions also?
How hard is it to do this swap? I assume it should be relatively straight forward, but I have never attempted anything like this before.
I have the 3.7 and it sucks...actually it's a good motor just way too small for my QC.
Before I drop another $500 into it for TB and chip, I got to thinking...what about swapping in a 4.7?
My V6 is perfect and only has 51k miles on it. How much could I get for it?
How much would a 4.7 with around the same mileage cost?
Most important...can, and will, the 4.7 bolt up to my trans (42RLE) or wil I need to swap transmissions also?
How hard is it to do this swap? I assume it should be relatively straight forward, but I have never attempted anything like this before.
#3
Yay, engine swaps!
Well Dropping in a 4.7 wouldn't be as hard as what I'm going to be doing but thats a whole different story, The motor mounts I imagine should be the same place on the 4.7 as the 3.7 (Now I may be wrong on that) If they aren't the same buying some would not be to hard.
You'll need a new pcm, wiring harness etc..
But yeah not to hard in my opinion
4.7 is a good motor, I like mine, but I'll be swapping for 5.7 hemi by next year hopefully.
Well Dropping in a 4.7 wouldn't be as hard as what I'm going to be doing but thats a whole different story, The motor mounts I imagine should be the same place on the 4.7 as the 3.7 (Now I may be wrong on that) If they aren't the same buying some would not be to hard.
You'll need a new pcm, wiring harness etc..
But yeah not to hard in my opinion
4.7 is a good motor, I like mine, but I'll be swapping for 5.7 hemi by next year hopefully.
#6
Yeah, he might just want to keep his truck and drop a 4.7 in. But Yeah I can understand what ya mean
Like I want a hemi, but I don't want a ram haha Hemi swap!
And yeah donor truck would be the best for him.
If your truck is 4x4 (something I forgot to mention) You're probably going to have a problem with the transfer case working if the t-case is different from the 4.7, which I'm guessing they are since you'll need a new tranny. I'm not entirely sure. lol never worked with a 3.7 dak before.
Like I want a hemi, but I don't want a ram haha Hemi swap!
And yeah donor truck would be the best for him.
If your truck is 4x4 (something I forgot to mention) You're probably going to have a problem with the transfer case working if the t-case is different from the 4.7, which I'm guessing they are since you'll need a new tranny. I'm not entirely sure. lol never worked with a 3.7 dak before.
#7
My truck isn't 4x4. Regular old 2WD without LSD. LSD is irrelavant though, because I can't even chirp the tires when I launch anyways so it's not like I have a lack of traction.
In regards to selling my truck and buying a new one w/ a 4.7, not gonna happen. What I would get out of my truck and what I would get a new truck means I would lost thousands.
In regards to selling my truck and buying a new one w/ a 4.7, not gonna happen. What I would get out of my truck and what I would get a new truck means I would lost thousands.
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#9
if you buy one from a company that sells engines not like from a junkyard your looking at spending between 1500 and 2500. plus a new trans. and the time and effort in getting thoes things shipped and installed. in my mind just sell and buy a 4.7.
you could sell your truck for over 4k i assume and pick a 4.7 up for not much more than that.
you could sell your truck for over 4k i assume and pick a 4.7 up for not much more than that.
#10
My truck is worth over $10k, but I would only trade it in and get a V8 if it had similar miles (less than 60K) I wouldn't buy a Dodge truck with over 70k miles on it.
I found an 06 Quad Cab w/ the 4.7 for $10,500...but there are cigarette burns on the seats, carpet is filthy, seats are dirty, etc. My truck doesn't have a single thing wrong with it, the interior is spotless, and I wouldn't downgrade the entire truck just to upgrade the motor.
I found an 06 Quad Cab w/ the 4.7 for $10,500...but there are cigarette burns on the seats, carpet is filthy, seats are dirty, etc. My truck doesn't have a single thing wrong with it, the interior is spotless, and I wouldn't downgrade the entire truck just to upgrade the motor.