I think I am going to dump the 22RE and swap in a 426 Hemi, 2"BL, and 5.29's and Loockers both front and rear. All I have to do is sell my house and mortgage my wife and kid! Any Takers

 

might as well make it a mid engine, a 426 is about the size of an entire toy front end

 

 

"How much for your girls? I want to buy your daughters. Sell them to me." not an exact quote but you get the idea. John Belushi in The Blues Brothers. Bore and stroke a chevy small block maybe(383) .

 

never understood the 383 thing...why not just run a 400?

 

becasue a 400 is bigger then a 350 with a 400 crank

 

say what? in terms of cubic inches, obviously. physical dimensions are the same.

 

Chevy made a 400 small block as well as a 400 Big block .

The small blocks external dimentions are dang-nigh identical, but the big block is ...well.. bigger.

I never did understand the whole 383 thing myself. The only reason I can see going that route is the ability to get the longer stroke (better mechanical leverage = more torque) without having to get the extra (gas consuming) cubic inches. In addidtion, the reciprocating mass at the end of the connecting rod (read: The pistons) have much to do with the max rev capability of any given engine. Bigger pistons = more mass = greater possibility of rod stretch/failure at higher RPM, so a 383 stroker would probabbly have a higher redline, ergo the reason they are so popular with the musclecar crowd.....Torque of a big block, withthe redline of a small block.

 

Use an Olds 403 more torque

 

but the 350 small block is one of the easiest and cheapest engine to get (including parts) in the world. ESPECIALLY in america. that's why most people use it for a swap. it puts out decent power stock, and can put out plenty of power when modified. and for an american engine, it's one of the more reliable engine. when and if i ever blow my 22re, i'm probably gonna swap in a built 350 (383). they're so easy to find and to work on, ya know? i would PREFER a toyota v-8, to keep it a toyota, but those are rather rare and quite expensive. even the smaller engines that are toyota are rare and expensive to find stateside. until then though, my 22re can go almost everyplace my offroading buddies with their big block chevy 454's can go, so i don't have any complaints.

not to mention, a chevy 350 will get about the same gas mileage on my truck (if not BETTER) than my 4cyl 22re! i only get about 15 mpg with my hog! and that's on a good day!

 

hmmm i wanted to put a yota v8 in a dodge ram. :confused:

 

by all means, if you can get a toyota v8 for a decent price, then do it. i'm just saying that they're not easy to come by. especially in comparison to a chevy 350.

i haven't heard of too many people putting foreign engines into domestic vehicles though. keep us posted.

 

you can get lexus 4.0 V8 very cheap.

 

really? how much and where? and how easy would it be to put in my truck? and with which 4wd tranny?

i never really thought about a lexus engine in my truck. . . . . . .

 

I would search your local bone yards first, then try some of the online sites. It won't be a drop in solution, you will need to spend some time on wiring, fabrication, etc.

**edit I have seen some people pic them up complete with harness and acc. for under $500.**

 

The 383 small block is a great offroad engine. More torque, and a longer stroke gets better mileage. High rpm is not good with long stroke, (you want to rev get a 327) but you don't want high rpm off road, you want lots of low end torque. It's easy, cheap, and dead reliable. That's why its so popular.

 

yes but unless it's one of the super rare blocks from a car with a tow package, it has windowed main webs and isn't really strong. in general terms, quality-wise with the buick-oldsmobile-pointiac family, pontiac is the best, buick is good, and oldsmobile is poor.

i'm quite partial to buick engines, if i was swapping in a V8 i'd look into a buick/rover 215 -- 5lbs more than a 22R since it's all-aluminum. also, the smallblock ford gets overlooked despite being nearly as cheap to build as a smallblock chevy. it's 100lbs lighter than the chevy, shorter and narrower.

 

Meanwhile the Mopar LA engines seem to be the kicked puppy of the litter. The 318 is nigh indestructable, the 340 is a legendary screamer, and the 360 shines best when grunt is needed...all three have excellent Tq charisteristics for their respective displacement, owing largely to their 6.123" long connecting rods. (by comparison, the 'trick' rods for chevy are 6" even)

 

i think the thing about mopar is that nobody ever seems to really know much about them. i've heard they have a lower power-to-weight ratio than ford or chevy, but don't have any proof to back it up. i know i've seen a 318 swap done into a celica.

i'd imagine it would be a cool, unique swap -- if you can get some aluminum heads!

my favorite non "big 3" V8s are the amc 304-360-401. only problem is that none of them have been produced in over 20 years except the 360(production ended in the early 90s with the demise of the FSJ wagoneer, the 5.9 in newer jeeps is a mopar 360)

 

Maybe you can also help me put a Cat C-16 or maybe a Cummins N14 in mine!