Night Runner
Well-Known Member
So I have officially done a hemi swap into the Doba. Pretty straight forward process, worst part is the trans tunnel. I am not 100% happy with that part, but I have brand new carpet and in order to use the 545rfe and get it exactly where I want it would require me to cut the whole tunnel and raise it about 2 inches or so. This would make the cuts in the carpet wrong and i would have to make my own mold to have it fit correctly. It is in and the angle of the motor is just fine, the trans pinion is a little bit off of where I would like it, but still far within drivable specs. I have seen lifted and lowered trucks with way worse angles. The TTI mounts are a direct swap but you have to use their oil filter blockoff plate and mount a remote oil filter. I was able to use the original shifter linkage, just made a new rod to the trans bracket due to length compared to the 904 trans.
I used a 06 truck motor and in its stock form it clears the hood and looks great in the car. I was able to retain the factory manifolds, though the passenger side manifold points straight back, there is just enough clearance to get a pipe in there. I used the Hotwireauto harness and the guys there are awesome to work with. You can have them make it however you want it and they are always available to help with tech questions.
I will post pics later as I am not on my personal PC. I have one short vid of it when I first fired the motor with no exhaust. I actually had trouble getting it to fire the first time. The harness acted like it wasnt grounding the coils or injectors, but after a couple good shots of starting fluid it came to life and will start and idle like a champ. I also replaced all the dash gauges with autometer antique beige series gauges and they look pretty good to me. I am curious to see if my fuel gauge shows full now, since it didnt before and i think it was the guage not the sending unit.
Pics to come later today.
I used a 06 truck motor and in its stock form it clears the hood and looks great in the car. I was able to retain the factory manifolds, though the passenger side manifold points straight back, there is just enough clearance to get a pipe in there. I used the Hotwireauto harness and the guys there are awesome to work with. You can have them make it however you want it and they are always available to help with tech questions.
I will post pics later as I am not on my personal PC. I have one short vid of it when I first fired the motor with no exhaust. I actually had trouble getting it to fire the first time. The harness acted like it wasnt grounding the coils or injectors, but after a couple good shots of starting fluid it came to life and will start and idle like a champ. I also replaced all the dash gauges with autometer antique beige series gauges and they look pretty good to me. I am curious to see if my fuel gauge shows full now, since it didnt before and i think it was the guage not the sending unit.
Pics to come later today.