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01 Ram 5.2 swap to 5.9

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#1 ·
Recently purchased a 5.9 from a 99 3500 van to swap into my 2001 5.2 Ram 4x4 shortie.

1.) Will the z series from the van swap into my 5.2? 2.) can the ecm simply be reprogrammed to handle the 5.9? 3.) Will I need a different torque converter or will it balance out the same?

Thanks
 
#6 ·
Computer will work too. I did the same swap on my 98. It isn't optimal and leaves a lot of power on the table but it is very driveable (over a year). Getting a custom tune is the RIGHT way to do it but I haven't had the $ for that.

5.2 and 5.9 balancers are different.
 
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