[Haffner467]

Hey guys I know the topic has been discussed many times... im VERY pleased with 4.7 and it runs GREAT but after my 4.7 rolls over to 100k miles (currently 64k) I was thinking about dropping a 5.7 hemi in there...but with a bit of a twist, its already got a old school stance but it would need a old school intake of course lol...im not the smartest guy with EFI so would it be possible to drop a carbureted 5.7 hemi into a 2003 Dakota..i know the trans would bolt up but how could I make it work with a carb...I know theres kits for the late model hemis to run carbs but what other headaches would there be? I would look into buying a junkyard hemi with low miles, put a mild cam in it, port and polish the heads, possible bore and stroke it, some nice headers If possible, and who knows alittle sneeze of nitrous would do me good!...but really a good number to shoot for would be 400hp to 450 just enough to let people know it aint no stock hemi but street able enough I could drive it every day...as for the carb, I know it probably wouldn't be worth my time to make it carbureted but hey its what makes me happy I guess, and I just love the look of nothing but a small block hemi under the hood no wires! plus I know how to work with carbureted motors..but EFI is alittle tough for me I guess lol as usual any positive comments are GREATLY appreciated!

 

[01dak3.9]

Edelbrock has a dual quad intake along with a spark control box. You could also get a distributor conversion kit from Arrington Performance. Or you could get the Holley Dominator or HP EFI computers and get the harness that goes with your engine and it should be plug and play. I am also thinking about this but it will be years before I do it.

 

[Haffner467]

Awesome thanks for the help what do you think would be the easier route and more streetable? I know how bad ass duals would look but im not a fan of tuning them lol trying to just stick with a single 650 or something

 

[01dak3.9]

What I want to do is eliminate all the factory wiring and wire up all the lights and accessories with an aftermarket harness. Then get the Edelbrock intake and drill and weld in injector bungs. Then either convert it to use a distributor or relocate the coils and use an aftermarket efi. But I will use EFI no matter what. You could probably buy or make an adapter to run a single 4 barrel.

 

[Haffner467]

What I want to do is eliminate all the factory wiring and wire up all the lights and accessories with an aftermarket harness. Then get the Edelbrock intake and drill and weld in injector bungs. Then either convert it to use a distributor or relocate the coils and use an aftermarket efi. But I will use EFI no matter what. You could probably buy or make an adapter to run a single 4 barrel.

yeah that's a awesome idea man! I know with the hemi you can buy a msd ignition box like many people do with the ls motors