5.2 rebuild kits
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You are right but something about a GM drivetrain in a Mopar doesn't sit right with me, but that's me :b
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I wont lie.... My ideal truck would be a first or second gen dakota. 4wd , with a ford rearend, a manual transmission, and a 5.3 or 6.0 motor.
I looked real hard at it, but the problem is the manual transmission that will take the power of a LS motor, fit in a dakota, yada yada yada..
Then of course, as usual the devil will be in the details!
I did get my ford rearend though!! (installed and running) and will have a 5.9 installed in the next month or two....
I looked real hard at it, but the problem is the manual transmission that will take the power of a LS motor, fit in a dakota, yada yada yada..
Then of course, as usual the devil will be in the details!
I did get my ford rearend though!! (installed and running) and will have a 5.9 installed in the next month or two....
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You are right but something about a GM drivetrain in a Mopar doesn't sit right with me, but that's me
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Those are getting to be REALLY hard to find, especially the ones drilled for the injectors. Mopar seems to have stopped making them.
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True..... Several years back, a forum member put one in a first gen dakota. I remember him saying, it had a body lift and it needed it for the clearance.
Not to mention, I know the NV3500 used in the dakota and ram use different versions.
One of the differences is the shifter location. That being said, I feel sure it would be a obstacle to work around.
In short, the reason I decided to go 5.9 magnum carbed, nv3500, was to keep it simple.
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True..... Several years back, a forum member put one in a first gen dakota. I remember him saying, it had a body lift and it needed it for the clearance.
Not to mention, I know the NV3500 used in the dakota and ram use different versions.
One of the differences is the shifter location. That being said, I feel sure it would be a obstacle to work around.
In short, the reason I decided to go 5.9 magnum carbed, nv3500, was to keep it simple.
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WOW okay so I didn’t start this thread thinking there would be so much info in it... and I certainly did not realize I could drop an LS engine in my 97?
i had an LS1 in my Camaro and I really really miss it. Now y’all have me thinking about just dropping an LS in this sucker and calling it a day!
big thanks to everyone who has participated in this thread so far I’m loving reading it all!