Thread: Brought home some Dodges

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Originally Posted by falconvan

Keep it all Dodge; I put the 5.3 in my 48 Plymouth and the Mopar gods have cursed me ever since.

Screw them is what I say.

Seth, some of those 90-95 Dakotas had 5.9 360's with 46rh transmissions. That would make for a good hot rod configuration if you can find one.

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The thing is , there's a very good chance this is going to be my year round daily driver. I've really been toying around with putting a 4x4 chassis underneath it, but I don't want the pickup to look like it's a 4x4. Believe it or not lowering kits for 4x4 pickups is not something that is commonly sold on the Internet lol.

Okay, read the tee shirt. It doesn't say 5.2, ls, or anything else but HEMI.....for a reason...…………..SWEET! Even the cat agrees!! Don't worry about the budget, your wife is gonna blow the kitchen remodel budget so far out of the water you'll have justification for TWO Hemis.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Okay, read the tee shirt. It doesn't say 5.2, ls, or anything else but HEMI.....for a reason...…………..SWEET! Even the cat agrees!! Don't worry about the budget, your wife is gonna blow the kitchen remodel budget so far out of the water you'll have justification for TWO Hemis.

I tell you what, I'll meet you in the middle. I'm going to stick with the 318 Magnum that comes with the Dakota frame, and if I don't like the engine or something happens to it I will repower with it with a hemi.lol

It depends on how much work you want to do. The Dodge engine is already mounted with exhaust and power steering, cooling. You will start from scratch with the 5.3. I almost bought a low miles AWD explorter 5.0. I would be driving it now if I did, but for me I wanted to enjoy the build and make it how I want it so it created a ton more work but I have no regrets. Are you doing this because you enjoy the building process or do you want a faster finished product?
My brother is a mechanic and he has had a v8 Dakota for years, I'll text him and see what he thinks of the motor if you want.

I don't mind the build, but I'm not ready to do another project like Rita. The running rolling chassis is something I like for both of ease and dollar amount. The 318 and 360 I really don't have any questions on, but if you want to ask your brother about the 4.7 and what he knows about that engine I would appreciate that. Those Dakota's are easier to find but here seems to be a lot of mixed reviews on that engine. It may be a sign but there's lots of them on Facebook with bad engines which I wouldn't be opposed to rebuilding if it's worth it.

My brother has the 318, he says it a good motor, he likes it.

I stopped by another mechanic today and ask him about the 4.7. He did not recommend one either, he also recommended go with the 318. I've heard and read that some people have had very good experiences with their 4.7, but I'm not willing to roll the dice.The problem is just about every two wheel drive Dakota has the 4.9 in it instead of the 5.2. Oh well, I guess I got time to look.

Just quit your crying and put a real engine in it. Ya know, one without spark plugs..... I mean, it is a truck isn't it? LMAO

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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Just quit your crying and put a real engine in it. Ya know, one without spark plugs..... I mean, it is a truck isn't it? LMAO

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Find me a 4bt Cummins for a reasonable price and it will defiantly be an option. The guy I got these pickups from pieced together a Pilot Cab Dodge and has a twin turbo 5.9 in it pushing about a 1000 hp , it may be related to him owning a diesel performance shop Here is a pic of it .

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

I stopped by another mechanic today and ask him about the 4.7. He did not recommend one either, he also recommended go with the 318. I've heard and read that some people have had very good experiences with their 4.7, but I'm not willing to roll the dice.The problem is just about every two wheel drive Dakota has the 4.9 in it instead of the 5.2. Oh well, I guess I got time to look.

A decent set of 340 heads will wake up a 318, that's what I did to the 318 I built for the 75 Duster i had a few years ago.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

Find me a 4bt Cummins for a reasonable price and it will defiantly be an option. The guy I got these pickups from pieced together a Pilot Cab Dodge and has a twin turbo 5.9 in it pushing about a 1000 hp , it may be related to him owning a diesel performance shop Here is a pic of it .

Find you one cheap? They aren't LS's. I know where 2 torn apart for a grand are. There was one on cl in Pleasant Hill for $800 that needed a rebuild. IDK if it is still there anymore. Do you have any more pics or info on the red truck he had?

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Originally Posted by v8nutz

My brother has the 318, he says it a good motor, he likes it.

I read somewhere years ago that Chrysler Corporation paid out less money on 318 motors warranty claims than any other motor they ever produced.

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Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

seems like most people are only vocal with problems they have.

People Fact: Tell someone something bad and they will tell 7 other people. Tell someone something good and they will tell 3 other people. True.

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