Sorry if this question has been asked/answered i checked the forums and didn't see anything so i did do that first lol. Ok, first thing is first, Name is Mike so hey everyone im new yay ok thats done. I have a 99 1500 V6 ram. I was wondering if its possible to do a V8 swap and much is intitled? New drivetrain? does tranny bolt up? rearend? and on a personnel note what motor to go with.
Thanks
Mike

Anything is possible if you have the funds :-)

Your computer is different, tranny is going to be different more than likely (I'm assuming it's an auto). If you're tranny is different you'd more than likely have to swap driveshafts too. Your rearend should be good to go though.

Your best bet might be to find a donor truck at a bone yard that has the engine and all in it and just take what you need from that.

I prefer the 5.9L/360 Magnum. Pretty good power as is and lots of mods can be done to give it even more. The 5.2L/318 is a good engine too though.

Hope this helps.

And welcome to the forum BTW

if you do it, definately do the 360 over the 318..... its more power and basically no mpg difference.


heck if you have enough money build a stroker before you drop it in.

Swapping a 318 or 360 from a 2nd Gen Ram is gonna be the easiest and cheapest. You'll need the PCM for the exact engine and year your working with. Its totally doable and it'd be worth it. You have to have a good knowledge of wiring though unless you get an engine with the harness already attached and still hooked to the PCM.

I just got back from a trip for college where we started with a blank brand new 80 pin controller, programed it from scratch, put the 60+ wires in the correct pins on the controller, and wired the hole engine from scratch. It can be quite a chore if you don't know what your doing

yea i wasn't sure about the tranny swap because its a truck and alot of motors bolt up. im not to worried about the wiring and such i have some friends that work at motor shops and such to help out. thaks alot for the help guys this place is great!