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What is the difference between the Magnum 5.9 and the Magnum 5.9Rt

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i was wondering what the difference between the magnum 5.9 and the nagnum 5.9 rt is? I have a magnum 5.9 that is shot and i was wondering if i could put a magnum 5.9rt in my truck and if there would be any problems?
 
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you should have no problem, it's the same block but it has a different cam in it. not sure if there is anything else different but I know for sure the cam is not the same.

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The heads are different as well if I'm not mistaken.

Shouldn't be any problems though.
 
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No they are not. they are the same crappy heads that the stock magnum motor has on it. If your thinking of the r/t heads, they are an aftermarket MP head which was never put into production on a magnum motor for our trucks & daks...

I was thinking that there might have been a difference in the intakes but now that i think about it more, I have an r/t intake on my motor now and it is no different than the stocker.
 
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I see...I did not know that. [>:] He'd be better off just getting an aftermarket cam then, rather than switching motors. Then again....I dunno why he's asking about the motors. [&:]

I know the R/T vehicles (or at least the Durango) had a reprogrammed PCM...most likely just the Mopar Performance one that's available for purchase from any Dodge dealer.
 
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yup, it's better to go to krc performance and look at their power packages and go from there. you can easily make more than the r/t motor with simple bolt ons.
 
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Magnum RT Package consists of 5 items

Mopar cold air kit
Mopar M1 intake manifold
RT cam (low duration/not worth installing for cost)
Mopar performance computer
Mopar headers

They use to advertise 46hp/57lbft of torque for the package if I remember correct, have to look it up
 
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ORIGINAL: RM_Indy

Magnum RT Package consists of 5 items

Mopar cold air kit
Mopar M1 intake manifold
RT cam (low duration/not worth installing for cost)
Mopar performance computer
Mopar headers

They use to advertise 46hp/57lbft of torque for the package if I remember correct, have to look it up
Is there a site anywhere that confirms this? I have never seen an M1 on a stock ram... all of the R/T's I've seen have the kegger on there and I picked up another kegger this past summer that came from an R/T Durango...

if that manifold was ever in production on a truck, I could get away with using one here in CA... (not on my current truck... it's too heavy)

 



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