4.7 V8 swap?

They are a great little motor. I had one in my 2002 Ram, and now one in my 2007 Dakota. The current one makes a little over 200RWHP on the dyno with a few bolt on mods (ported TB, true dual exhaust, CAI, Superchips) and gets 25mpg on road trips. Fylwheel HP should be about 260 (rated 220hp as a flex fuel motor).

While it is not a "powerful" motor, it would be interesting to put it in a small Dart 2 dr. with a nice 5 or 6 spd behind it....the 4.7 just loves to rev. The biggest issue I see is that the 4.7 is a tall motor being OHC. It might not fit under the hood of car.

Interesting note: Startech in Germany built a stroker version around 2000 to put in their Jeeps. It was a 5.5L that made 285hp and 358 ft/lbs of torque (back when the 4.7 was 220hp/290 ft/lbs in Europe).

Just imagine if you took the 08-up 4.7 and worked it in to a 5.5L?