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Need all the info i can get - 4/1/2008 11:28:48 AM    New_to_the_game   Posts: 9 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline wanna buy my first , first generation ram but dont know much about them, i drive a dodge diesel, and most of my buddy drive chevys and they are buying old chevy project trucks so now i am stepping up and getting my on project truck just wanna lil info first before i go blowing money. I know i dont want the slant six, so if anyone can give me any info i would thank you kindly. Post #: 1

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/1/2008 11:45:58 AM    nemesis_SS   Posts: 310 Joined: 1/21/2008 Status: offline welcome to the forums! id say start with reading anything that looks interesting. what do you wanna do? just make it look pretty? fast? both? _____________________________ '91 D150, standard cab, standard bed '63 Rambler American 330 (in reply to New_to_the_game) Post #: 2

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/1/2008 12:18:55 PM    New_to_the_game   Posts: 9 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline I rather have both but i really only care about blowing the doors off my friends chevys and fords. there about 5 of us and were all just starting. i am the last one to purchase a truck. and i am a dodge guy and the only of the bunch so i want to do it right. can i put a 440 in a d150. (in reply to nemesis_SS) Post #: 3

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/1/2008 12:36:12 PM    driveramsII   Posts: 47 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline Yup, you can with minor adjustments. (in reply to New_to_the_game) Post #: 4

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/1/2008 2:58:06 PM    Fnix   Posts: 49 Joined: 9/19/2007 Status: offline Hardest part is finding a good cheap 440 (in reply to driveramsII) Post #: 5

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/1/2008 11:24:23 PM    nemesis_SS   Posts: 310 Joined: 1/21/2008 Status: offline yea i wonder if its worth it. wasnt the 383 a quicker (factory) motor anyhow? oh maybe those are rarer..... *edit* i was wrong. i dont even know why i thoght that < Message edited by nemesis_SS -- 4/1/2008 11:32:06 PM > _____________________________ '91 D150, standard cab, standard bed '63 Rambler American 330 (in reply to Fnix) Post #: 6

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/1/2008 11:52:27 PM    nemesis_SS   Posts: 310 Joined: 1/21/2008 Status: offline those big blocks are still floatin around free... where do you live? http://www.motortopia.com/parts/view/p/1411/i/mopar_crate_motor_44040_w_727_torque_flight_tranny cali http://orlando.kijiji.com/c-Cars-vehicles-Parts-accessories-440-dodge-engine-W0QQAdIdZ37492622 florida http://oshawa.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-parts-accessories-440-6-Pak-Mopar-Crate-Motor-W0QQAdIdZ43952207 ('bout 15 minutes from my house) http://belleville.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-parts-accessories-Mopar-440-and-Tranny-W0QQAdIdZ43960843 (this guy is like 45 minutes from my house) _____________________________ '91 D150, standard cab, standard bed '63 Rambler American 330 (in reply to nemesis_SS) Post #: 7

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/2/2008 6:49:12 AM    Fnix   Posts: 49 Joined: 9/19/2007 Status: offline That 440 in Orlando is where I live. I got an 1987 D150. I'm looking for a powerful motor like that. What would I need to do after I buy it? I assume I'd need all new transmission as well? (in reply to nemesis_SS) Post #: 8

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/2/2008 8:16:14 AM    nemesis_SS   Posts: 310 Joined: 1/21/2008 Status: offline all of the torqueflites use similar parts...like sometiems its the same case, slightly different internals, or same internals, slightly differnet parts. read thru this maybe.... http://www.allpar.com/mopar/torqueflite.html anyhow i know that the 727 fits the big blocks. so you main thing is to indentity yours (check the ID plate, prolly 500 series) and see if shes the same mount as 727. call a trans. shop i guess _____________________________ '91 D150, standard cab, standard bed '63 Rambler American 330 (in reply to Fnix) Post #: 9

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/2/2008 9:04:56 AM    driveramsII   Posts: 47 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline there is a difference between the small block and big block 727. The bolt pattern on the bellhousing is different, otherwise its pretty much the same trans. (in reply to nemesis_SS) Post #: 10

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/2/2008 12:42:23 PM    turbododgepirate Posts: 124 Joined: 2/4/2008 Status: offline BAH HUMBUG!! Do it with as 318!!!  There is a great bolt-on only build of a 318 if you search google for "parts book 318". That's what I am doing. They got 400 Hp and some pretty good torque, plus you get to tell people that it is just a 318.  _____________________________ ad astra per alia porci 1986 Dodge Shelby Charger Panther pink, 2.4 turbo motor. 1985 Dodge D150 (in reply to driveramsII) Post #: 11

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/2/2008 1:46:41 PM    Fnix   Posts: 49 Joined: 9/19/2007 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: turbododgepirate BAH HUMBUG!! Do it with as 318!!!  There is a great bolt-on only build of a 318 if you search google for "parts book 318". That's what I am doing. They got 400 Hp and some pretty good torque, plus you get to tell people that it is just a 318.  Is that engine available to buy? (in reply to turbododgepirate) Post #: 12

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/2/2008 6:07:10 PM    nemesis_SS   Posts: 310 Joined: 1/21/2008 Status: offline yea ive really got nothing against small blocks either. you can build one up for fairly cheap, or you can buy one already done with more than enough balls. these days you really dont need thousands of CIs and 50 carburettors to make HP _____________________________ '91 D150, standard cab, standard bed '63 Rambler American 330 (in reply to Fnix) Post #: 13

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/3/2008 7:53:00 AM    1996Ram318 Posts: 288 Joined: 12/15/2006 Status: offline There is no replacement for displacement. On the other hand, that displacement burns alot of gas. I am going to build the 318 in my truck. When I rebuild it years in the future I may stroke it, but for now it stays 318. All you need is a good cam, intake, carb, and a little clean up on the heads, and you`re good for about 400 hp. (in reply to nemesis_SS) Post #: 14

RE: Need all the info i can get - 4/3/2008 11:19:26 AM    dolfans   Posts: 55 Joined: 6/24/2004 Status: offline about how much would it cost for a good cam,intake,carb,and clean the heads . (in reply to 1996Ram318) Post #: 15

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