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Justin
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9/13/2005
23:01:57
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I've been wanting to swap my 3.9 to a 5.2 or a 5.9 for a few months now. i can buy 318 5.2 for anyhwere from 350-1000 online but i was wondering what it is going to cost to get a shop to swap them out. i don't have the tools or time to do it myself. anyone own a shop or have paid for someone to do the work? or have even heard an estimate? any help appreciated!
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MKA
Dodge Dakota
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9/13/2005
23:05:31
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Hey Justin,
Where are you located? Can set you up with a great price on a turn ket swap.
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Justin
Dodge Dakota
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9/13/2005
23:10:05
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Im in Oklahoma City.
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Super-bee
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9/14/2005
01:39:30
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so far mine has cost me $350, and then 180 for headers
but im doing it myself, and i bought a whole truck from the insurance company
so i have no idea
aldatacity or whatever i think said like 32 hours for a mechanic to remove the engine and put it back in was like 25 hours or so, more for parts transfer
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Luke
Dodge Dakota
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9/16/2005
02:51:58
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lets hear more on this turn key swap.
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DSW
Dodge Dakota
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9/16/2005
13:19:59
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A 3.9 to 5.2 engine swap at a shop could turn out to be real expensive. Besides replacing the engine you also have to replace everything that's not compatable between the 3.9 and 5.2; radiator, ignition, manifolds & exhaust, transmission, belts & hoses etc, etc, etc.........
If your doing this swap on your own it's going to be expensive, but paying someone else to do it is going to cost $$$$$$ The only way I would pay someone to do a engine swap like this is if there was a donor vehicle that they could get all the parts off of.
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Super-bee
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9/18/2005
22:40:25
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expensive?
see my post above
get a wrecked one from an insurance company
$600 at the MOST
and go from there, then you have everything
i almsot have the 95 dashboard swapped in
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Justin
Dodge Dakota
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9/19/2005
11:10:00
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Super Bee, where you located? and how did you find the truck that the insurance company had?
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