Lots of V8 swap info at BigBlockDart.com
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Aug. 22, 2009 6:55 p.m. slantvaliant Reader
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Aug. 22, 2009 9:32 p.m. neon4891 UltraDork
The biggest change on the Magnum from the A block is a roller cam, new head design, and they dropped the shaft mount rockers. If you get a 5.2(318) or 5.9(360) magnum, edelbrock, and probly a few others have Carb manifolds available
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Aug. 22, 2009 10:06 p.m. Rob_Mopar New Reader
96DXCivic wrote:
How hard is it to get a Magnum EFI engine to fit in the dart?
It bolts right in. The Magnum motors still have the old LA motor mount ears on the blocks. You'll need a V8 K-member & 340/360 mounts (or modify/shim a 318 mount) or a set of conversion mounts to use a slant six K.
If you use an early trans (727 or 904 Torqueflite or an 833 4-speed) they bolt right up. Using the later automatic overdrive truck trans will require major tunnel surgery. The 5-speed truck trans is even worse.
The EFI stuff would be the same as any other retrofit. You could pull most from a wrecked truck that donated the motor or go Megasquirt. You'll need EFI fuel lines and an electric pump.
You'll need to do a little rewiring on the Dart too with the high amp Maggie alternator juicing the car. Nothing earth shattering, but doing it before hand is better than having to replace a fried harness later.
-Rob
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Aug. 22, 2009 10:52 p.m. slantvaliant Reader
Rob_Mopar wrote:
If you use an early trans (727 or 904 Torqueflite or an 833 4-speed) they bolt right up.
If the transmission came off a V8. Slant Six bellhousing bolt patterns are different.
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Aug. 23, 2009 8:21 a.m. Rob_Mopar New Reader
slantvaliant wrote:
Rob_Mopar wrote:
If you use an early trans (727 or 904 Torqueflite or an 833 4-speed) they bolt right up.
If the transmission came off a V8. Slant Six bellhousing bolt patterns are different.
Yep, I forgot to mention that part. I was stuck thinking V8's.
-Rob
