5.7 hemi with factory dodge 5 speed?

[pat1969charger]

I have a 5.7 hemi I picked up for my car to install when the body work is finished. I was wondering if anyone had ever looked into or actually used a dodge dakota 2wd 5speed for a 3.9 or a 318 behind a 5.7. I thought it may be a way to get 5 gears for a little highway economy and still avoid cutting the floor which I don't want to do since it is a brand new piece.

 

[PappyJoe]

Would like to know this also. Following. Thanks!

 

[Dreamcatcher]

Would like to know this also. Following. Thanks!

Was a hemi ever offered in a Dakota? I have never seen one. What transmission do they use in the jeep?That would be a super truck lol

 

[Hemi Rebel]

no hemi in a dakota, they did use the 4.7 v8 though.

 

[5.7 hemi]

While the Dakota never had a Hemi, you can use the trans from a Dakota as it has the small block bell housing bolt pattern, manual or auto!

 

[Photon440]

Durango had the hemi though, would that work?

 

[Dreamcatcher]

While the Dakota never had a Hemi, you can use the trans from a Dakota as it has the small block bell housing bolt pattern, manual or auto!

Sooo that SB 4.7 tranny would bolt to a 5.7? Would it need any kind of flywheel adaptor? and is it smaller that it might clear for a B body tunnel? ? Very interesting!

 

[pat1969charger]

Sooo that SB 4.7 tranny would bolt to a 5.7? Would it need any kind of flywheel adaptor? and is it smaller that it might clear for a B body tunnel? ? Very interesting!

Thats where it all stemmed from dreamcatcher, finding the easiest to use trans with at least a 3 speed O/D auto from early 90s dakota that should hopefully be small enough to clear the tunnel as it would be derived from the old small block 904/727, or a manual from same era dakota or even a 3.9/318 ram early 90s would work ok. Food for thought!

 

[5.7 hemi]

It would depend on the year of the Dakota.

 

[pat1969charger]

I'm thinking 89-92 pre electronic controlled transmission if I were to decide to stay automatic. Obviously on a Manual that's not an issue anyway only have the VSS to contend with and reverse light switch which is easy,

 

[kb67mopar]

I used the 2001 NV3500 from a v6 Dakota behind my 5.7....

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?57014-NV3500-In-B-Body

Any small block trans fits behind the hemi...but I wouldn't run the AX-15 out of an older dakota behind the hemi...not quite up to the task as well as the NV3500. Run a pre 2000 trans if you want to have the cable output for the speedo...not exact sure of the years for the cable output but I can tell you that on an 01 its not there...

I really like the trans so far (especially for the price). I would say that depending on your wants for driving 1st gear is relatively useless because its basically a granny gear. I am going to pop in a set of 3.23 or 3.55's later this year (I hope) and that will make that problem even worse..

For the price...no better swap and I didn't have to hack up anything either.

 

[pat1969charger]

Thanks kb67mopar, I know the early dakota auto trans were not overly strong but that coild be helped with some better internals. I like the idea of the 5 speed I think it would have to be pre-1992 to get away from the vss and have a cable speedo. My only question is with the the manual does the shifter location line up for use of a console?

 

[kb67mopar]

Thanks kb67mopar, I know the early dakota auto trans were not overly strong but that coild be helped with some better internals. I like the idea of the 5 speed I think it would have to be pre-1992 to get away from the vss and have a cable speedo. My only question is with the the manual does the shifter location line up for use of a console?

I'm pretty sure they kept the trans cable output location on the trans until 99 or 00. They ran a little box off of it to contol the speedo I think....but I would stay with the nv3500 over the ax15 for sure.

I would say maybe on the console. Take a look at my pics and compare to the console location.

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Almost forgot. ...my 93 dakota still had a cable drive....I think they made them electronic in 96.

 

[pat1969charger]

That makes sense, a lot changed in 96 when they went to OBD 2 the vehicle speed was now factored into the equation. I had a 91 and 92 318 4wd ten years ago and a 98 4wd 3.9 I sold year and a half ago but I don't remember the exact setup. All were auto as well.

 

[smb03]

cut the floor and put a real trans in it, i just used a 2009 6 speed challenger trans. love it, running 3.91 for my "**** en get" gears and have 2 overdrives for cruisin

 

[kb67mopar]

cut the floor and put a real trans in it, i just used a 2009 6 speed challenger trans. love it, running 3.91 for my "**** en get" gears and have 2 overdrives for cruisin

I think the problem for us doing this is budget....I'd have a six speed if I could afford one.

 

[pat1969charger]

Exactly kb67mopar, I am going to spend a lot of $$ on this resto and not that I want to cheap out its that I want an affordable alternative that will save me from cutting floor and still perform well behind the hemi. This will be a driver car but I do not plan to race it (unless the opertunity arises to blow the smile off some import drivers face). Occasionally jump a cop car or a ravine maybe haha!

 

[kb67mopar]

HAHA gotta get a horn that plays dixie then.

 

[pat1969charger]

I'll start with the confederate flag and go from there lol