Chryco69
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I am putting a 5.7 Hemi in my 69 Bee. Should I use the factory trans attached to the 5.7 or use a small block 727? If I use thr 5.7 trans do I have to cut up the floor pan to make it fit?
Yup.....Like I said, Major Surgery. Not for the faint of heart. Upgrading to the 5.7 has another list of mods required. More than once during my build, I wondered if I made the right decision but I am happy I stuck with it.It's looks like a very interesting change. However sure looks like an awful lot of mods required. A 727 is pretty simple. But I'm not any expert.
I am about to do the same swap in a 69 coronet 5.7 and 545RFE. In another post I thought I had read that you can move the engine forward 3" and do away with cutting the tunnel. I have not started on mine at all but its an original car with solid floors id rather not cut up but I got a good deal on a low mile engine trans and wiring harness.
An older relative has a bone stock 2012 5.7 with a 518 push button OD out of a Dakota and tweaked valve body he did all himself. 8 3/4 3.23 sg. He ran his fastest time with it last week at 11.9, right there with his 2019 Challenger. AND he gets 20mpg...
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It is and you are sir! I'm certain it is more asthetic than functional considering his cold air intake. In person it looks like it was built that way. Everything fitted, nothing hillbillied. He makes fun of me and my dinosaur motor and wonders when I'm coming to the dark side lolI am a little confused by the oval air cleaner, it appears to be sitting on top of the stock 5.7 intake or am I not seeing this correctly? Not criticizing it, just wondering (looks pretty awesome actually)
It is and you are sir! I'm certain it is more asthetic than functional considering his cold air intake. In person it looks like it was built that way. Everything fitted, nothing hillbillied. He makes fun of me and my dinosaur motor and wonders when I'm coming to the dark side lol
I had one for mine last winter but, still too pricey as I was in the middle of body and paint. Think I'll start planning now that I'm past that for the most partThats pretty awesome. I am putting a 5.7 into my 71 Charger and I might have to steal that idea.
It's a relative 5min down the street. I'll buzz him tomorrow night after I get one of these fenders sprayedIf you talk to the guy with the car, I'd be interested to know what base/lid he used.
This is what I would recommend also. I put a TF727 in my Cuda when I did the swap back in 2009 and have been running it ever since. It's been a trouble free setup, but I want to upgrade to an A518 myself.Use a A518 off a 2WD 96-03 Ram, its a 727 with OD.