Automatic to Manual Transmission swap in 2nd gen Ram
#11
they do make 2nd gen 2500 with the 318 my neighbor has a 97 he bought brand new with a 318 in it an for the swap its cake i did it to my 97 ram 1500 u just need to either get ur pcm flashed thats in the truck or gotta find one at a jy for 318 manual trans cant use the one outa the 94 cuz 94 was ob1 an 2000 is ob2 an ull have to snip the plug off the manual trans for the revears light an swap it out on the wirin harness on the 2000 but other then that it will bolt right up trans mout is the same o yea an ull have to get a crank posision sensor for a manual trans cuz the auto an man r diff an on the man sensor ur gonna need a dremel or a file an take the lip off the plug an it will plug right into ur wire harness an ull be good to go.
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#17
Did you post that correctly or is that a typo "2001 ram 2500...with a 318?" I assume you meant ram 1500...
I'm fairly certain any year truck (that is a 2nd gen) would work. Just have to swap all the parts over to your truck, and have PCM flashed.
Here's a good DIY:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-5-2l-4x4.html
I'm fairly certain any year truck (that is a 2nd gen) would work. Just have to swap all the parts over to your truck, and have PCM flashed.
Here's a good DIY:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-5-2l-4x4.html
#18
Swapping his engine in fine running condition for an engine in unknown condition? That doesn't make too much sense. And why would he get more power, they're both the same engine...
The dealer flashes the PCM to make sure it knows that there's no auto trans. That way it doesn't throw codes. I believe HemiFever can fix something up in his SCT tuners to help out the PCM too ...And yes it's reliable.
The dealer flashes the PCM to make sure it knows that there's no auto trans. That way it doesn't throw codes. I believe HemiFever can fix something up in his SCT tuners to help out the PCM too ...And yes it's reliable.
#20
I chimed in about the shafts, I figured the spline counts might be different but do you think the length will too? I'm thinking yes, but not sure tho...and what about the exhaust re-route?