Engine Swap
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Hey yall...I'm wanting to take a 5.9 out of a 98 3/4 ton and the tranny and put it in the place of my 95 5.2 1/2 ton....what all would i need to do to do this.... approx how long would it take?
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The 5.9 will swap in place of the 5.2 basically as an engine swap. You will need to use the 5.9 crankshaft damper and flexplate as the 5.9 is externally balanced and the 5.2 is not. I'm not positive about the EGR system, but you may also need to swap the 5.2 intake manifold and exhaust manifolds onto the 5.9.
As far as the trannies are concerned I think your computer may have issues. The 3/4 ton 98 used a different tranny completely than the 95 1/2 ton.
The 5.2 computer from your truck will run the 5.9 engine, but it will run better with a 5.9 computer for a 1500 from 1995.
As far as the trannies are concerned I think your computer may have issues. The 3/4 ton 98 used a different tranny completely than the 95 1/2 ton.
The 5.2 computer from your truck will run the 5.9 engine, but it will run better with a 5.9 computer for a 1500 from 1995.
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The 5.9 will swap in place of the 5.2 basically as an engine swap. You will need to use the 5.9 crankshaft damper and flexplate as the 5.9 is externally balanced and the 5.2 is not. I'm not positive about the EGR system, but you may also need to swap the 5.2 intake manifold and exhaust manifolds onto the 5.9.
As far as the trannies are concerned I think your computer may have issues. The 3/4 ton 98 used a different tranny completely than the 95 1/2 ton.
The 5.2 computer from your truck will run the 5.9 engine, but it will run better with a 5.9 computer for a 1500 from 1995.
The 5.9 will swap in place of the 5.2 basically as an engine swap. You will need to use the 5.9 crankshaft damper and flexplate as the 5.9 is externally balanced and the 5.2 is not. I'm not positive about the EGR system, but you may also need to swap the 5.2 intake manifold and exhaust manifolds onto the 5.9.
As far as the trannies are concerned I think your computer may have issues. The 3/4 ton 98 used a different tranny completely than the 95 1/2 ton.
The 5.2 computer from your truck will run the 5.9 engine, but it will run better with a 5.9 computer for a 1500 from 1995.
Either way the computer needs to match the current tranny as well.
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RE: Engine Swap
Also is your truck a 4X4 or 2WD? If 4X4 the transfer case is different between the 1500 and 2500's. Even without 4X4 there might be an issue with the length of the driveshaft to the rear differential depending on the differences between the 2500 and 1500 trannies.
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the 2500 is a rust bucket....the previous owner spraypainted it black...it looks like crap. He also cut the exhaust of in front of the cat...he cut all the o2 sensors out too. I wander if it would be easier to swap the bodies. and if i did that what all would that involve?
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You will need to use the 5.9 crankshaft damper and flexplate as the 5.9 is externally balanced and the 5.2 is not.
You will need to use the 5.9 crankshaft damper and flexplate as the 5.9 is externally balanced and the 5.2 is not.