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Old 12-20-2011 | 09:38 PM
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I bought awhile back a 03 viper motor trans and complete harness etc, for cheap on ebay, at the time i was going to put it in my fathers and I old dodge ratrod, but as of now i am thinking of putting it in my 98 dodge ram 3500 thats on 44s, im going to be switching to 38s and lowering it back down for more of a expedition rig, my question to you guys is, do you know if a viper's bell housing pattern would be the same for a v10 from a truck? i currently have a v10 in it right now and like the power but i want more. anyone know if there the same or not?
 
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Old 12-20-2011 | 10:19 PM
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I'm not all that familiar, but at least I'll toss something and maybe it will do something. (that's NOT what she said)

V10 tranny is 47re(h) per: http://dodgeram.org/tech/transmission/4xre.htm

SRT-10 tranny is 48re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Ram_SRT-10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TorqueFlite#47RE

I took a glimpse at the photos for 47 and 48re at PATC and they appear similar

http://www.transmissioncenter.net/dodge.htm

This build reads as Binford quality.
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 12:34 AM
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uhhhhhhhh either way pictures are worth a thousand words!!!


 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 01:54 AM
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uhhhhhhhh either way pictures are worth a thousand words!!!


what you want a pic of my viper motor thats sitting in the corner of my garage with a pile of wires thats on a crate? and my dodge ram thats on 44s thats already in my garage pics? just curious, i havent done anything yet, im trying to figure if its worth the hassel or be better off selling it and building up and super charging a 360.
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 07:05 AM
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The v10 idea would be an awesome idea. I would assume the trans would bolt up.
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 08:31 AM
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Personally I would go the rat rod route. The Viper engine wasn't built to be pulling around 7000 lbs. of truck. Higher compression=high octane gas, power band is at higher RPM, not a low RPM lugging motor.
 
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Whichever route you go if its in the truck ir rat rod. Pictures are welcomed
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 10:34 AM
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Personally I would go the rat rod route. The Viper engine wasn't built to be pulling around 7000 lbs. of truck. Higher compression=high octane gas, power band is at higher RPM, not a low RPM lugging motor.
yea i didnt think of it that way, i have seen a few mud boggers with it done and always liked the idea.
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 10:41 AM
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Mud boggers need that higher rpm band
 
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Old 12-21-2011 | 11:22 AM
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how often do you just creep through a mud hole...if your like me you peg it to keep the tires clean and keep forward momentum....although sometimes you might just bury yourself but thats a whole new kind of fun
 



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