engine mods for 5.9

[jammons5126]

ok so for one i dont have a ram but i do have a 96 5.9 magnum engine i am putting in my dakota. curious on what i can do to give this engine some more power. anything will help thanks.

 

[swamp_life hemi 05]

The 5.9 magnum turns a Dakota into a fast truck as it is..... But I would do headers, a good flowing exhaust, and a CAI, other will chime in. Welcome to the forum!

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[txbass06]

There's not really a whole lot of go fast parts for the magnum engines. Aside from what was mentioned earlier, you could get a ported TB and and do the kegger mod to the intake or replace it all together. Hughes makes a few different intakes for these engines as well as heads and cams


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[jammons5126]

Thanks for the info. For right now I am going to be rebuilding the engine and then adding what I can for power

 

[talon6]

theres lots of good dakota info around

 

[iSlacker816]

Hughes Engines

You can find many performance parts for the 5.9 @ hughes

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Are you going to be DDing this truck or what? I have seen some 5.9s in dakotas at the strip that are full on sleepers.

 

[wermbang]

Could look up what they are doing for R/T dakotas, as that is a 5.9L too

 

[jammons5126]

well i figured it is from a ram so i would ask yall and also what is DDing. lol.

 

[wermbang]

daily driving.

Intake, exhaust, and a programmer are the first basic mods you can do

 

[jammons5126]

oh yeah it will be my daily driver

 

[jammons5126]

ok well interior parts anything i can do. i am worried about it right now on the engine stand while i rebuild it

 

[jammons5126]

i know how yall like pics so here is a few just for yall to see.


this is the truck


there it is finally out


in the garage and waiting for me to tear into it.

quick question what size bolts do i need to put it on the engine stand.

 

[talon6]

depends how much you want to spend. here is a nice kit.

Hughes Engines

only thing i would do different is have the cam done on a 112lsa. it will help with torque dropping the lsa a couple. and get a sct tuner. then you would be making pretty good power. probably about 75 to 90 more hp.

that kit would get rid of the ****** heads, which a prone to cracks. and also eliminate the leaking plenum issues.

 

[ramhunter9]

Slap a turbo on it ... mine came with one ..lol


Edit ... just realized it was a gas motor , dont mind my ********

 

[wermbang]

Supercharge it
Fawcett Performance - Dodge Ram 1996-2001 5.2/5.9L ProCharger Supercharger Kit HO P-1SC w/Intercooler

 

[talon6]

thats why i went with a 114lsa. a procharger is in my near future. my cam lacks a little now. but when i throw that super on there it should really shine. should be real close to 500hp. gonna run a d-1sc, 3 row intercooler,and 10lbs of boost. instead of the p-1sc and 2 row intercooler. 5600$ for the setup i am getting.


ramhunter. seen some pretty nice cummins at the track friday night. the fast one ran a low 11 in the quarter.5 or 6 of them in the 12-13 sec range. nice smoke show.

 

[ramhunter9]

Bad ass Zack ... I am really thinking of a few mods for next years sled pulls . I already have new billet trans and tuner ect .. I just need a bigger turbo now .

 

[talon6]

how many miles on that motor you are rebuilding? mine had 64k on it when i had the heads off and they were already cracked between the valves. so i would have them checked out.

 

[talon6]

ramhunter-checkout the hp on what i run almost everyday. komatsu 2000. down the page a little.

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we also have a little bigger bucket on it. 15yds.