LS swap in a 1999 Dodge Dakota R/T

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Originally Posted by ls1ram

BLASPHEMY !!!!Who in their right might would do this??

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Man, you aren't kidding.

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Originally Posted by ls1ram

Nice job BTW

Do you plan to run it down the 1/4 mile?:beerchug:

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Depends. Drag racing wasn't my plan for this truck. But i will probably do test and tune night. It is going on the dyno in a couple of weeks.

[QUOTE=casias;505663]The swap that has Mopar guys pissed.

About a year ago, we ran across a 1999 Dakota R/T with bushing and ball joint problems, and picked it up from the auction for $2000. It turned out, it also had cracked heads, which is a common problem for the 5.9 Magnum engine. Initially, we intended to use a 408 block, new heads and a Kenne Bell blower to give this truck 400 or so HP.

Out came the engine:

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Using a foam mock-up block and wood plates, we developed adapter plates to fit the LY6 engine into the engine bay:

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And the engine dropped in nicely

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Hey Scott it looks like you didn't even clearance the cross member and that's a stock pan!