new motor and trans (help)
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new motor and trans (help)
i have a 2000 dodge ram 1500 with the 5.9L . it has high miles and the tranny went out.anyone know of any good places to find one. also i want to rebulid the motor. should i rebulid it or find a new one. does anyone know of any other motors and such that will fit in there and us the same computer, i just want so more power out of it. thanks for the help. josh
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Dr. Evil, fastman, or APS is the way to go with the trans. As far as the motor goes, do it yourself, or get a crate motor. Maybe you can just do some upgrades on it and add some internal stuff here and there depending on miles and the actual condition of it. Start with a compression test.
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Yeah, go with zman17's tranny advice for sure, unless you have a GOOD AND TRUSTWORTHY tranny rebuilder nearby...not some chain shop. The only 360 crate motor I have seen was about $6,000 and put out 390HP/420TQ. There may be cheaper ones than that out there, but I don't know where. I would look for a rebuild kit and consider DIY.