MA5 5-speed to 5.7 hemi?
Alright... Pressing on with this for the good of mankind (as well as general info for others who pursue these swaps in the future). I purchased an 02 Jeep Liberty 3.7L bellhousing, flywheel, engine/bellhousing spacer plate and an MA5 transmission from an 08 Colorado.
The MA5 bearing retainer, and thus the AX-15 bearing retainer you would replace it with to use a slave style throwout bearing, interferes with the bellhousing, or vice versa.
I haven't gotten to mount the trans to the engine yet, would need to pull it back out of the car. Can't verify if the starter has good ring gear engagement and the input shaft doesn't require any modification length wise (doubtful). At this point, at minimum, I would have to modify the bellhousing or the bearing retainer. Leaning towards the bellhousing, as cutting that portion of the bearing retainer off would lose that corner bolt near the oil passage and invite leaks. On the other hand, modifying the bellhousing in that area could encourage flex and stress fracturing in the future. As best as I can tell at this point, the spacer plate is entirely unnecessary. I bought it on a hunch I might need it for locating the starter somehow but my best guess looking at the bellhousing is that it's just not necessary for this application. To be continued.
I could just use the 3.9L Dakota bellhousing and an 11" flywheel of some sort (4.7 maybe?) with the hemi crank bolt pattern. The Dakota bell bolted to the AX-15, which as noted above shares the same front bearing retainer bolt pattern. Leaves less room for exhaust, bigger flywheel and clutch, puts me out a little more money for the bell and flywheel...
I will (eventually) bolt the bell and trans up to the engine regardless and get measurements so other people don't have to wonder about these things like I did/do.
Alright... Pressing on with this for the good of mankind (as well as general info for others who pursue these swaps in the future). I purchased an 02 Jeep Liberty 3.7L bellhousing, flywheel, engine/bellhousing spacer plate and an MA5 transmission from an 08 Colorado.
The MA5 bearing retainer, and thus the AX-15 bearing retainer you would replace it with to use a slave style throwout bearing, interferes with the bellhousing, or vice versa.
I haven't gotten to mount the trans to the engine yet, would need to pull it back out of the car. Can't verify if the starter has good ring gear engagement and the input shaft doesn't require any modification length wise (doubtful). At this point, at minimum, I would have to modify the bellhousing or the bearing retainer. Leaning towards the bellhousing, as cutting that portion of the bearing retainer off would lose that corner bolt near the oil passage and invite leaks. On the other hand, modifying the bellhousing in that area could encourage flex and stress fracturing in the future. As best as I can tell at this point, the spacer plate is entirely unnecessary. I bought it on a hunch I might need it for locating the starter somehow but my best guess looking at the bellhousing is that it's just not necessary for this application. To be continued.
I could just use the 3.9L Dakota bellhousing and an 11" flywheel of some sort (4.7 maybe?) with the hemi crank bolt pattern. The Dakota bell bolted to the AX-15, which as noted above shares the same front bearing retainer bolt pattern. Leaves less room for exhaust, bigger flywheel and clutch, puts me out a little more money for the bell and flywheel...
I will (eventually) bolt the bell and trans up to the engine regardless and get measurements so other people don't have to wonder about these things like I did/do.