2004 Ram 3.7 V6 ---> Hemi Swap

[2004RCLBHemi]

Here you go.
I'm sure I left some information out.
Any questions, feel free to ask.
Truck is running and driving great.
I left out most of the pictures of disassembly, cleaning, measuring and reassembly of the engine, but I can put them in a separate thread.

 

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If not, I've uploaded all of this to another forum.

 

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[xtremewlr]

Looks like someone let that block freeze at some point in it's life. Bummer you had to get a new block.

 

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[2004RCLBHemi]

Looks like someone let that block freeze at some point in it's life. Bummer you had to get a new block.

I believe the guy I got the Dakota from drove it in the snow with 18 or 20" wheels and slid through a stop sign and hit another car. If the radiator was damaged in the accident and all the coolant drained out, maybe that's when the block cracked.

Fortunately I got the Durango for only $500 and kept a bunch of extra parts to sell.

 

[dynobo]

I am doing same swap but I built a 6.1 shortblock and used ported 03 model 5.7 heads but using stock 5.7 cam. I am looking for maximum torque below 3500 rpm. Great illustrations. I noted the same thing as you with fuel line being different. also did you have to change your accelerator cable?

 

[MarkV]

Wow you did a amazing job of taking pictures and labeling them! Very clear and easy to understand.

 

[justinr3459]

So is the problem with my swap that I have to find match the pcm to the cluster somehow ? Or to the abs module

 

[DwnDak]

Now that looks somewhat "easy" and I use the term loosely, but there seems to be many many people wanting to swap either the 3.7 or 4.7 for a Hemi, and the general consensus is.. don't do it, too much wiring and difficulty. What I see here, is with a donor, its essentially plug and play, not exactly "plug and play" but generally speaking no splicing, soldering or harness modification at all!

Looks great!