Oldiron440
Well-Known Member
I agree, your talking a large bill here.
You will spend as much on labor as parts and assembly's.
You will spend as much on labor as parts and assembly's.
It is nice, but not as nice as it looks in the pic. It is a salvage title, and as close as we can figure, it was wrecked when almost new in the front passenger side. The frame has been replaced and re-welded up to the passenger floor area. The entire truck is not as tight as it should be. If you look, you can tell the grille is aftermarket with the "Dodge" imprint missing and an incorrect earlier "Dodge" hood emblem placed above it. That being said, it only has about 70K original miles on it and the interior is really very nice. Not a fancy truck, but a good weekend hauler. The Magnum though is the best thing about it. It MOVES! and sounds great doing it! There are no real plans to part it out at this point, but when the body does age out, the Magnum will stay behind.that is a nice pickup. I’d have a frown if someone parted out the vehicle.
The easiest way is to drive it up into high gear and read the rpm at 60mph; then back-calculate from the tire size.How would I tell what gear ratio I have in my 8 1/4 differential now? How would I go about changing that if needed?
Yikes! They know how to charge for it too! Nice stuff but $$$$$$$Them boys, “down unda” know how to spice up a /.
Another brief thought, get a cam ground or a good core reground to better fit your needs and driving habits, a six actually responds better to a cam swap then alot of V8-s do. A good 2bbl, a good ex system, youd be far far ahead on the wallet.
After reading all of the comments all of you guys have posted, I agree now with XfbodyX and 8T2TOP and others above. Beefing up the /6 seems to be the way to go.Waste of time & effort...
Just hype out /6 can go semi wild to gonzo..
Better than swapping EVERYTHING
Well said. Even automatic with 3.91's are quite fun to drive.I hated the 383 auto 3:23 ones, but loved the 383 3:55 or 3.91 geared 4 speed ones!
Have to confirm. My 318/4 automatic with 3.91s has always been fun. Not great on tire longevity, but ALOT of fun.Well said. Even automatic with 3.91's are quite fun to drive.