What is involved in replacing a 5.2 with a 5.9

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The balance is not the same between a 5.2 and a 5.9.
You need a 5.9 flex plate. I believe everything else swaps over.
Yes, my answer was balance too. Then added the TB and injectors were the same. Maybe didnt come out looking like that but it looks like a viable swap with the right flexplate. I wonder if the 5.2 ECU would figure the added duty cycle of the 5.9 when it saw a lean condition from the o2 sensor? Some ECU's are pretty nailed down while others (EECIV) are dynamic, and learn the motors profile.