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Metalgreendak
Dodge Dakota
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12/20/2002
23:07:19
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 Subject: 87 dak with a 273 ?
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Hey guys,
I was checking this guys personal junkyard today and I found a cuda that was rusted beyond repair but it has a running 273 in it and I can get the motor for $50 the guy said I am pretty sure its a COMMANDO 273 I need some info on this engine and if it is shorter than a 318 because I would like to throw it in their for the 3.9 it has now
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gen 1 phil
Dodge Dakota
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12/21/2002
00:47:11
|  RE: 87 dak with a 273 ?
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Bad news Metalgreendak. It is a 318 size block. The 273 was a smaller displacement LA block Mopar. It won't exactly fit in a '87 but I think Dodge did make a Shelby Dakota with a 360 in it so it must be possible in a Gen 1 Dak. If youtry it let us know how it turns out.
Phil
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Todd W
GenIII
12/21/2002
03:09:34
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Actually, the Shelby Dakota had a 318 in it. Go look on the V8 forums for Dakota340, he's got a Gen I with a Big-Block 340 in it. It'll fit, you'll just need new motor mounts. As for the engine, I haven't a clue about it! For $50 I sure hope you intend to tear it down and rebuild... Sounds like a heck of a deal.
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12/22/2002
14:17:42
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A BIG BLOCK 340 ? ? ? ? ? ?
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Brandon K
Dodge Dakota
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12/23/2002
16:48:13
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Personally i have never heard of a Big-Block 340 the only ones i have heard of are small blocks
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Dak318
Dodge Dakota
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12/23/2002
17:07:49
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I own a 91 that has been converted to a Shelby, it's definently a 318.
My Truck
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Todd W
GenIII
12/23/2002
22:03:49
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Sorry, got confused. Small Block 340... heh, my bad. I really need to pay attention what I type when I have a cold.
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tex69camaro
Dodge Dakota
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12/24/2002
02:07:05
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hey guys-
im currently finishing up my 318 swap for the ex- 4 banger in my 88 dak. it ended up working out quite well and was very easy to do after i did my homework.
mine was orig a 4cyl/5sp. i wanted the 318 (i got mine for $100) that got a minor freshening, bigger bumb stick, edelbrock intake (used and cheap), and some ported heads (about 40 hours at home). all said less than $400 in the new driveline. i say drive line b/c im reusing the 5sp (using a 3.9 bell housing, clutch, flywheel, starter) and the dinky rear w/ 3.55's for now.
there will be little to no room for a fan, so some e-fans are required infront of the radiator as pushers. i got 10inch under the water pump pulley on back (dont know if it will stay there...) and a 16 inch on front. also runa 1969 318 water pump, they are shorter so u dont have to relocate the radiator. fuel lines, heater hoses, bla bla bla, will all have to either cut, or relocated or modified. its not hard just double check u hooked it all up right.
if your 87 already has a 3.9 in it u can use your existing tranny and brackets/pulleys/belts. call up schmauker and visit their website @
www.engine-swaps.com very nice and makes the swap 'a bolt on' with their motor mounts. :)
tex
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