World's easiest 5.3 swap--Dodge Dakota
01-13-2013, 09:31 PM
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Swaps pretty straight forward like any other where the only thing that really takes work is wiring and it appears Current Performance has that figured out. T56 all mocked up in mine and the plate to cover the stock hole.
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01-23-2013, 03:49 PM
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I can only make transmission spacer for 6L90 at the moment, but we will probably swap to T56/6060 when the turbo goes on in the summer. Then we will have spacers for those.
See the build thread just posted.
01-27-2013, 07:36 PM
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Greetings all, I am new to this forum, I am dakota3.9rt on Dakota durrango. Anyway, I just got a 03 quad cab Dakota with a bad 4.7l and am about to do the 5.3 swap. I am not new to swapping engines, but am new to Chevy. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
01-27-2013, 07:47 PM
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Do me a favor. Please visit the discussion forum at lsdak.com. I would like to check with you about the perches that are welded to the frame to see if they are the same as the 3.9/5.2/5.9. I think they are.
01-28-2013, 12:41 PM
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I'll check it out. I looked at the motor mount perches on the 4.7 and then looked at my 5.9 and they look the same. I will be interested in the motor mount adapter plates In the near future. I am in the process of ripping out the 4.7 now.
02-02-2013, 06:13 PM
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It won't let me log in to lsdak for some reason. I'll get it figured out. Picked up a new engine today. The other one was sluge city. I returned it. New one is an 06 complete from air box to exhaust and trans. It is really clean too
03-01-2015, 07:16 PM
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motor mount plates I know this is an old thread but I've been looking at it for about 2 years while I gathered parts for my 00 dak 5.3 4l80e swap. I was wondering if you could give me exact measurements of hole placement for the motor mounts or build a set and I could buy them from you. Any help will be much appreciated. I just really wanna do this swap right the first time.
03-12-2015, 07:35 PM
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03-27-2015, 12:08 AM
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Dakota? how about a durango? I want to put a 5.3 in a durango, and I really need to just pick a brain and ask a few questions. If ur willing to have a conversation with me please pm me
12-24-2015, 08:41 AM
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02 durango I have a 02 durango and my oldest daughter as ran the 4.7 hot long story short will the 5.3 ls swap go as easy as the swap in Dakota
I'm a DIY and can work on any car got all or almost all tools that are needed
And if not got any suggestions
I'm a DIY and can work on any car got all or almost all tools that are needed
And if not got any suggestions
12-24-2015, 04:26 PM
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You can check out my latest build at http://lsdak1.freeforums.net/thread/...rango-4wd-swap
03-16-2016, 10:17 PM
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lq4 swap Nice work, I'm driving a 99 Dakota with an lq4 and a tko. Really an easy swap (as far as swapping engines) for all the reasons you've mentioned. I made the plates on the stock mounts again super easy amd free. Using the stock lq4 manifolds no egr problems and i just fit the exhaust using a couple bends, once i had it together theres more room than I thought. If you have any question ask away. Tim