Engine Transplant question

sad to hear that what are you thinking about getting?

Originally Posted by piercejb

sad to hear that what are you thinking about getting?

Yea I have some slight rust on the drivers door and upon further inspection, I can see that it's just barely starting on the other three doors. Also have two tint little dots under the paint on my rear left fender. Right now I'm looking for a 2006 or 2007 Chrysler 300c HEMI AWD, but the AWD seems to be harder to find, so I might have to settle with 2WD.

no need for the awd anyway just more gas. its not going to do well in snow no matter what

Forget the HEMI, take the diesel out of that 2500 and drop it in the Rango!!

Originally Posted by MileHighRango

Forget the HEMI, take the diesel out of that 2500 and drop it in the Rango!!

The Durango's front suspension can't handle the weight of the Cummins and I doubt it would even fit...hell, the Hemi barely fits.

5.9L fits without a whole lot of modification, and especially with the 2in body lift you get loads more room. Also torsion bars are hella easy to replace to compensate for the added weight.

Originally Posted by piercejb

no need for the awd anyway just more gas. its not going to do well in snow no matter what

I guess you have a point... I might end up with 2wd anyways, so we'll see.

Originally Posted by MileHighRango

Forget the HEMI, take the diesel out of that 2500 and drop it in the Rango!!

I like this idea, but as mentioned, I don't know if the D's front suspension can handle a CTD.

Originally Posted by MileHighRango

5.9L fits without a whole lot of modification, and especially with the 2in body lift you get loads more room. Also torsion bars are hella easy to replace to compensate for the added weight.

Still too nose heavy, the 5.9 weighs over 1k dry.

If you want the diesel option, you could do the 4BTA Cummins. Compared to the Hemi, it only weights about 80-pound difference.

Originally Posted by TooTall24

Still too nose heavy, the 5.9 weighs over 1k dry.

But there is always stronger torsion bars, im looking for some for my new bumper and diesel swap.

not bad ideas but along with the diesel I would think you would need a new transmission along with a boat load of other things. I mean you are jumping up to 800 torque. Thats a whole lot more than the durango is built to handle. Plus lets be honest the new 2500 diesel ram just look soooo bad ass. so if im going to get a diesel engine its coming in a ram pickup truck haha

Well I ended up milling out my throttle body, replacing my flow master exhaust with a much higher flow magnaflow setup, I also streamlined the air intake for better flow, and I grounded the throttle body to the negative terminal of my battery. Next Ill get the H.O. cams and then Ill be done.

Originally Posted by piercejb

Well I ended up milling out my throttle body, replacing my flow master exhaust with a much higher flow magnaflow setup, I also streamlined the air intake for better flow, and I grounded the throttle body to the negative terminal of my battery. Next Ill get the H.O. cams and then Ill be done.

Don't forget a custom tune!

what is a custom tune?

Originally Posted by piercejb

what is a custom tune?

A custom tune is what it sounds like ... someone like Hemifever (Sean) works with you to create a tune that helps your truck run better. Most of the time, you don't need a custom tune. The 'can tune' will work just fine. But when you've added a-ton of add-on's equipment, plus a large cam(s), long tube header, BV cylinder heads, and more until the engine won't run unless someone reprograms the ECM/PCM values of the computer.

oh I do not think I have added enough for that yet

It's safe to say that if you do a cam swap that you will need a custom tune... either Diablosport CMR Dyno tune or SCT Tune... either one is gonna run you around $400+

yeah I am definitely going to look into it after the cams. But those may be put on hold for a bit because I am trying to buy a motorcycle.... just one thing after another haha

Originally Posted by piercejb

yeah I am definitely going to look into it after the cams. But those may be put on hold for a bit because I am trying to buy a motorcycle.... just one thing after another haha

Definitely do it along with the cam... the engine won't run right otherwise.

Originally Posted by piercejb

Well I ended up milling out my throttle body, replacing my flow master exhaust with a much higher flow magnaflow setup, I also streamlined the air intake for better flow, and I grounded the throttle body to the negative terminal of my battery. Next Ill get the H.O. cams and then Ill be done.

any pictures and how-to's on the milling of the TB?