I’m getting a 2017 5.7 truck engine.

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Tony Tomey

Tony Tomey

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I’m making a plunge into a new adventure for me. This might take me awhile to finally install this engine into my little a-body. I do understand that this is going to cost $$$$. I also need to write about what I did. More for the son that I will eventually give this vehicle to.

Thanks to all who help and have input into things like this.
 
What sort of money did that cost you and how/ where did you go about it? AKA junkyard, insurance, auction, etc?
 
67Dart273 said:
What sort of money did that cost you and how/ where did you go about it? AKA junkyard, insurance, auction, etc?
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Ebay kept looking different places. I really don’t want to say how much. I just saved money. I have been eating on the cheap a lot to save money though. I still have so many things that need attention on the vehicle. Need to get rid of the 71/4 rear. I have an 83/4 housing and LBP axles but still need ubolts shock plates and the pumpkin and brakes for it and brake lines. I still need a efi gas tank. I do have a new gas tank that I should sell to fund the other tank. Front end needs so much attention. It has 9in drums no good for the engine I’m putting in. So I pretty much need all new brakes system all around. The torsion bars might work for awhile but I’ll eventually have to replace. I have a 727 transmission but would like a 46RH instead.
 
Tony Tomey said:
Ebay kept looking different places. I really don’t want to say how much. I just saved money. I have been eating on the cheap a lot to save money though. I still have so many things that need attention on the vehicle. Need to get rid of the 71/4 rear. I have an 83/4 housing and LBP axles but still need ubolts shock plates and the pumpkin and brakes for it and brake lines. I still need a efi gas tank. I do have a new gas tank that I should sell to fund the other tank. Front end needs so much attention. It has 9in drums no good for the engine I’m putting in. So I pretty much need all new brakes system all around. The torsion bars might work for awhile but I’ll eventually have to replace. I have a 727 transmission but would like a 46RH instead.
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Sounds like a heck of a project. I've not done a swap like that but it seems prices have become more reasonable lately. Best of luck with the project.
 
67Dart273 said:
What sort of money did that cost you and how/ where did you go about it? AKA junkyard, insurance, auction, etc?
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Insurance auction is the cheapest, I have a guy that will buy a running one, just tell him what you need for around $1000 and deliver to my house.
They are dirt cheap now that Chrysler puts them in everything.
 
sireland67 said:
Insurance auction is the cheapest, I have a guy that will buy a running one, just tell him what you need for around $1000 and deliver to my house.
They are dirt cheap now that Chrysler puts them in everything.
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A little to late for me to do that now. I’m pretty sure of that. My engine is shipping out.
 
Tony Tomey said:
A little to late for me to do that now. I’m pretty sure of that. My engine is shipping out.
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Hey Tony, check out Tanks Inc. google it they sell complete fuel injection tanks,pumps,sending units for your Demon good luck on the project:steering::welcome:
 
Sounds interestin. Good luck with it!
 
When they switched to the VVT setup, I wondered if you'd need a complicated stand alone computer to run the engine. It was easy enough to use a carburetor to find a way around the EFI and an MSD ignition lit the spark plugs. Now with the VVT, what the heck do you do to keep that functional ??
 
Subscribed. I wonder if you can lock out the mopar VVT setup in a similar manner to how you mechanically lock out the ford 4.6 VVT
 
Hot rod magazines older articles details swap parts for these, including intske manifolds , oil pans etc to make it fit your application. You may be able to find those online.
 
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