cam & oil pan for 5.9 magnum

From : dick puter413atyahoo com

Q: thanks for the site denny. i dont see any recommendation there for my towing situation just specs. will my 5.2 oil pan torque convertor etc. work on the 5.9 check out www.hughesengines.com they have any type of cam that you would ever want. denny im about to replace the engine in my 97 dakota with a 5.9 short block & wondered what is the best cam for pulling power/economy this 5.9 is out of a 30k mi. ram & the cam is good. will my 5.2 oil pan etc. work on the 5.9/ dick --- outgoing mail is certified virus free. checked by avg anti-virus system http//www.grisoft.com. version 6.0.708 / virus database 464 - release date 6/18/2004 .

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From : dick puter413atyahoo com

is this external balance thing still true on magnum 5.2/5.9 engines are the oil pans still different also once a torque convertor locks up it should be out of the milage picture i would think. the 5.9l is an externally balanced engine meaning that the torque converter flex plate is adjusted on the production line via welded weights. im note sure if the 5.2l converter will bolt on but you must not change the flex plate. of course the 5.2l converter characteristics are for a lower torque engine. this typically means that it has a higher torque multiplication. if its used ont e 5.9l youll get a lot of low end maybe too much for the driveline and certainly will have poorer fuel economy than with the original 5.9l converter. . im about to replace the engine in my 97 dakota with a 5.9 short block & wondered what is the best cam for pulling power/economy will my 5.2 oil pan etc. work on the 5.9/ --- outgoing mail is certified virus free. checked by avg anti-virus system http//www.grisoft.com. version 6.0.713 / virus database 469 - release date 6/30/2004 .

From : rel14

the 5.9 was externally balanced through its last year of production in 2003. the 5.2l is not. the oil pans are different. true once you reach lock-up then there is no moe torque multiplication. is this external balance thing still true on magnum 5.2/5.9 engines are the oil pans still different also once a torque convertor locks up it should be out of the milage picture i would think. the 5.9l is an externally balanced engine meaning that the torque converter flex plate is adjusted on the production line via welded weights. im note sure if the 5.2l converter will bolt on but you must not change the flex plate. of course the 5.2l converter characteristics are for a lower torque engine. this typically means that it has a higher torque multiplication. if its used ont e 5.9l youll get a lot of low end maybe too much for the driveline and certainly will have poorer fuel economy than with the original 5.9l converter. . im about to replace the engine in my 97 dakota with a 5.9 short block & wondered what is the best cam for pulling power/economy will my 5.2 oil pan etc. work on the 5.9/ --- outgoing mail is certified virus free. checked by avg anti-virus system http//www.grisoft.com. version 6.0.713 / virus database 469 - release date 6/30/2004 .

From : dick puter413atyahoo com

thanks thats the info i wanted! is this swap more trouble then its worth 5.2 to 5.9 in 97 dakota i would need to get 5.9 flex plate pan 1 piston ring set & gasket set plus oil pump & timing set. plus the $100 30k mile 99 5.9 had a burnt piston caused by vacume leak in intake manifold. i would use my 5.2 heads the 5.9 heads had cracks & were scrapped. the 5.9 was externally balanced through its last year of production in 2003. the 5.2l is not. the oil pans are different. true once you reach lock-up then there is no moe torque multiplication. is this external balance thing still true on magnum 5.2/5.9 engines are the oil pans still different also once a torque convertor locks up it should be out of the milage picture i would think. the 5.9l is an externally balanced engine meaning that the torque converter flex plate is adjusted on the production line via welded weights. im note sure if the 5.2l converter will bolt on but you must not change the flex plate. of course the 5.2l converter characteristics are for a lower torque engine. this typically means that it has a higher torque multiplication. if its used ont e 5.9l youll get a lot of low end maybe too much for the driveline and certainly will have poorer fuel economy than with the original 5.9l converter. . im about to replace the engine in my 97 dakota with a 5.9 short block & wondered what is the best cam for pulling power/economy will my 5.2 oil pan etc. work on the 5.9/ --- outgoing mail is certified virus free. checked by avg anti-virus system http//www.grisoft.com. version 6.0.718 / virus database 474 - release date 7/9/2004 .

From : tbone

where exactly are you getting this engine from the 5.9 i would not waste my time with this engine the way it sounds. a burnt piston due to a leaking intake sounds bogus especially when the heads are also magically no longer available. what caused them to crack in only 30k miles and where is the original oil pan unless the 5.2 is dead i would not waste my time or money and even then not with that 5.9 engine. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving thanks thats the info i wanted! is this swap more trouble then its worth 5.2 to 5.9 in 97 dakota i would need to get 5.9 flex plate pan 1 piston ring set & gasket set plus oil pump & timing set. plus the $100 30k mile 99 5.9 had a burnt piston caused by vacume leak in intake manifold. i would use my 5.2 heads the 5.9 heads had cracks & were scrapped. the 5.9 was externally balanced through its last year of production in 2003. the 5.2l is not. the oil pans are different. true once you reach lock-up then there is no moe torque multiplication. is this external balance thing still true on magnum 5.2/5.9 engines are the oil pans still different also once a torque convertor locks up it should be out of the milage picture i would think. the 5.9l is an externally balanced engine meaning that the torque converter flex plate is adjusted on the production line via welded weights. im note sure if the 5.2l converter will bolt on but you must not change the flex plate. of course the 5.2l converter characteristics are for a lower torque engine. this typically means that it has a higher torque multiplication. if its used ont e 5.9l youll get a lot of low end maybe too much for the driveline and certainly will have poorer fuel economy than with the original 5.9l converter. . im about to replace the engine in my 97 dakota with a 5.9 short block & wondered what is the best cam for pulling power/economy will my 5.2 oil pan etc. work on the 5.9/ --- outgoing mail is certified virus free. checked by avg anti-virus system http//www.grisoft.com. version 6.0.718 / virus database 474 - release date 7/9/2004 .

From : rel14

the 5.9l is an externally balanced engine meaning that the torque converter flex plate is adjusted on the production line via welded weights. im note sure if the 5.2l converter will bolt on but you must not change the flex plate. of course the 5.2l converter characteristics are for a lower torque engine. this typically means that it has a higher torque multiplication. if its used ont e 5.9l youll get a lot of low end maybe too much for the driveline and certainly will have poorer fuel economy than with the original 5.9l converter. .. thanks for the site denny. i dont see any recommendation there for my towing situation just specs. will my 5.2 oil pan torque convertor etc. work on the 5.9 check out www.hughesengines.com they have any type of cam that you would ever want. denny im about to replace the engine in my 97 dakota with a 5.9 short block & wondered what is the best cam for pulling power/economy this 5.9 is out of a 30k mi. ram & the cam is good. will my 5.2 oil pan etc. work on the 5.9/ dick --- outgoing mail is certified virus free. checked by avg anti-virus system http//www.grisoft.com. version 6.0.708 / virus database 464 - release date 6/18/2004 .

From : hemichuck

sounds like your getting a little misinformation here.this is a pretty straight forward swap.the oil pan on the 92 and up 318 magnum is the same as the 360 magnum or the old 360 style pan.you will have to use the one from your dakota because they have a smaller sump to clear the crossmember.you would have to use the converter from a 360 magnum that matches your transa-500a518the flex plate is the same.the stock 92 model cam is a good towing cam.you cant really cam these motors way up because the stock computor wont work with anything over about 520 lift.i have run mine on the stock 92 318 computor but it is better to get a stock 360 computor that corresponds with your vehicle. i stuck a stock 5.9 in my 92 dakota about 3 years ago.runs greatpulls good gets the same milage.by the waythe 5.2 and 5.9 heads are identical.thankschuck .