Purepk507
Junior Member
Good evening everyone, I am new here but I just recently purchased my first dodge, I have always been a huge ram fan ever since my grandpa put over 400k miles on a few of his trucks.
Well to start a fellow friend of mine had a 2009 dodge ram for sale because the engine was knocking really loud and it wouldn't get up to speed. He offered to sell me the truck for 1300$, it's a black Laramie 4x4. I couldn't turn it down under the impression that I can fix the motor myself or just do a swap. I'm still trying to figure out what is wrong with the truck but I was able to drive it off the trailer and back it into my garage.
My questions are if I do plan on doing a swap can I use a few years prior to 2009? For instance can I use a 2008 or a 2007? I have found a few engines used ranging from 2000$-3500$.
Also if I do the swap what type of programming would I need to do? If any?
What do I check on my VIN to make sure that the motor I go to use will actually work with my vehicle?
When do I know if I should just do a rebuild versus an entire swap?
Well to start a fellow friend of mine had a 2009 dodge ram for sale because the engine was knocking really loud and it wouldn't get up to speed. He offered to sell me the truck for 1300$, it's a black Laramie 4x4. I couldn't turn it down under the impression that I can fix the motor myself or just do a swap. I'm still trying to figure out what is wrong with the truck but I was able to drive it off the trailer and back it into my garage.
My questions are if I do plan on doing a swap can I use a few years prior to 2009? For instance can I use a 2008 or a 2007? I have found a few engines used ranging from 2000$-3500$.
Also if I do the swap what type of programming would I need to do? If any?
What do I check on my VIN to make sure that the motor I go to use will actually work with my vehicle?
When do I know if I should just do a rebuild versus an entire swap?