hey im lookin to put a hemi in my dakota but will it fit or is it worth it just lookin for more power lets hear some opinions

thanks

 

do it, i've seen the 5.7 in one, fits nice, im sure a 6.1 will also fit with a little more modification

 

What year Dakota were you going to put one in? I believe in the 2nd Generation sub-forum there is one in the FAQ. Also there may be a few swapped into a Durango.

 

Is it a modern hemi? If so, yeah its been done a couple times. In the second gen sticky there is a link to a good one like Crazy said.

 

We have a 3rd Gen Dak with one as well

 

Sure anything is possible if you got enough money, time and know how.
Start with about $10,000.00 you need an engine, transmission, wire harness, computers (Modules) and drive shaft. Then enough time to possibly have to cut weld the body to be able to fit the engine and trans with all the mounts. And then you will need to know how to get the truck wired right to get everything to work and the A/C. And if other things like the radio, guages, fuel system, ignition and so on don't work you need to know how to diagnosis and fix those problems.

 

I personally think its a waste of money seeming we can build up the existing magnum V8's to incredible power numbers. It should be done for show only really as it's a lot of aggravation to fit one in.

 

HemiDak-Quad can you make a post on full details on the swap? And pics! We get this question alot. It would be good to have a post for others to follow.

 

I can't get pictures on this sight for some reason.It says they're big."First time Iv'e ever had that complaint"...??
I can give instructions,and if someone out there can tell me how to reduce my picture size ,I'll put the pix on too..I'll try again tonight.but even if the pictures don't upload I'll still tell ya how I did it...
I can send these pictures through email,to those interested."let me know"...

 

This sight won't let me post pictures, There too big? But I can still post a how to and send picture through email..