Magnum head swap in factory ECU 2003 5.9 engine? Any Codes/EGR?

Caco2120 said
exactly what I needed to know. thank you. I didn't want to over-complicate my original question.

I have a line on a 2003 5.9 Dakota with a cracked head, into the water jacket. I also have a set of edelbrock magnum heads. I also live in an E-check county. So, I really have no plans of hot rodding this truck. I want to swap heads. do NOTHING else besides gaskets, not have to tune it, and have the factory emissions remain in tact, and the factory EGR work. I'm familiar with how TBI chevys have a port right into a combustion chamber, and how vortec chevys have the tube coming off the exhaust manifold, like you described on the magnum, and how fords have a long hole drilled into the end of the head. I had no idea what magnum mopars had for EGR, and I don't have the truck yet. so short of looking for factory diagrams of EGR path, thought you fellas may be able to help, and you did. thank you!

Are you sure this thing has a crack into a water jacket? Most Magnum heads that crack just develop a small harmless crack between the valve seats with no coolant leak or loss. Most of them that are burning coolant, leaking into a combustion chamber, just have a blown head gasket.

Do you already have rocker arms to work with the Edelbrock heads? They take Chevy roller rocker arms. May need new pushrods too, but you'll have to measure those with heads in place. Also, I never checked to see if stock valve covers will fit over the Edelbrock Magnum heads and rocker arms, so check that before installing the heads.