The engine controllers are different between 98 and 01. Better look at the tone wheels for the crank and cam sensors to make shure they are identical between the 2 engines. won't run if they are different. You can switch them from 1 engine to the other to make it work.

 

I have a 99 dodge intrepid I put a 00 concord 2.7 in it the motor works but it takes about 8seconds to crank up. Why is that the motor look the same so I don't see why it does this. Any suggestion for this issue I'm having.

 

i heard that someware the cam triger was changed but other than that a 2.7 is a 2.7 for any of these lh cars and stratus is same but need to change mani's

 

So is the cam trigger the reason for the delayed start and if so how do I go about changing it.

 

From what we found is that if you put have the wrong cam trigger, you'll get a no start condition. A delayed start can be a multitude of issues. Inorder to solve this problem, you need a scanner, factory shop manual and diagnostic abilities. Have you checked fuel pressure on startup? Have you used a dual trace oscilliscope to check cam and crank sensor signals?