haha, that was me who made the smart *** comment! there is a guy on here who is working on putting a hemi in his 4.7 truck, maybe you could follow his lead...
i just think if you add the insane power of a 7 liter, you are going to start tearing up the rest of the truck. hell, the trans and rear can hardly handle the 5.7. lol

 

why don't you try to throw in the beastly 488 c.i. V-10 from the 2nd gen 2500-3500. I know it would be a step back, but it would be cool and it makes 310 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque in stock form.

 

Which is exactly why I am collecting all the SRT10 pieces first. The Dana 60 rear, 2 piece HD driveshaft, springs, 48RE trans, bigger brakes. Once all those pieces are in place, then the real fun can begin. I'm about a third of the way there (before the engine).

 

Cheapest and probably easiest route would be to get a used 5.7 and rebuild it into a monster.

 

Oh, and screw turbos, superchargers are way better! They may rob power, but at least there's no turbo lag!

 

If I was gonna build a monster, I wouldn't base it on a 5.7 block. They are good to a certain level, but once pushed (I think its somewhere between 500 & 600 hp) too far they break bad. I would start with a 6.1 long block and go from there. Stronger from the get-go.

 

Thats why we used to take the old Cad 500 blocks and build them up. They were stock 450/600 range and were indestructable.

 

Yeah, those were about some torque monsters, but low RPM. But who need a high winder when you have 500+ ft/lbs?

 

Put in a srt-10 motor and be done with it.

 

Hey there is a guy at Garmon's Diesel Performance in Griffin, Georgia, that put a Cummins diesel (in Diesel Power Mag) into a Ram 1500 with a Competition Plus Series 47RH and a stock rear-end and all with no problems. I'm thinking of going this way if I don't do a 5.7 swap down the line because I'm keeping my Brandie till I'm cold and gone. This will be one of those trucks you keep in the back barn/lot then do a restore on it.

What did you mean about the "off to a bad start with the Flowmasters. I've got a Super 40 on mine and love it with no problems. Do I need some other muffler?? I just don't think that going by what a few other people put on their truck/car makes a difference compared to if it works or not.