'92 Dodge Dakota : OM617 Conversion
'92 Dodge Dakota : OM617 Conversion
Not in a particularly big rush, I need to put the gas tank and bed back on my '92 D50 4x4 (huge D50 fan, they've always been my go-to vehicle of choice for reliability, mileage and modifications).
I figured with the '84 D50 and '92 D50 it would give me 2 reliable 4x4's to fall back on while I work potential bugs out of the OM617 Dakota. Learned a long time ago to have a backup vehicle when you start going into uncharted territory of engine swaps
EDIT : looks like I'll be jumping straight into the Manual Transmission conversion at the same time as the OM617 swap. A friend of my dad's, who owns a junkyard offered me my pick of a complete 5-Speed setup (transmission, bellhousing, flywheel, transfer case, driveshafts, clutch/brake pedal setup, etc) from a 4x4 Dakota of my choice, for $200.
So I'm going to fabricate an OM617 to Small Block Mopar Adapter, I'll machine the flywheel to fit the OM617. The only thing I probably won't be able to handle is balancing the Mopar Flywheel to match the 617. I'll farm that job out to the performance shop that machined the crankshaft in my 6-71 Blown Duster. Unless the 617 is Neutral Balance/Internally Balanced, in which case I could use a 3.9L/273/318/340 Mopar Flywheel.
Anyone know if the 617 is Internally Balanced/Neutral Balance, or External Balance?
'92 Dakota 4x4 : OM617/Auto/205
'84 D50 4x4 : 273/727/100/203 (former turbo diesel truck)
'73 Duster : Roots 6-71 Blown 340/833
I didn't see a tweaking/modding thread by OM616, maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot.
Not in a particularly big rush, I need to put the gas tank and bed back on my '92 D50 4x4 (huge D50 fan, they've always been my go-to vehicle of choice for reliability, mileage and modifications).
I figured with the '84 D50 and '92 D50 it would give me 2 reliable 4x4's to fall back on while I work potential bugs out of the OM617 Dakota. Learned a long time ago to have a backup vehicle when you start going into uncharted territory of engine swaps
EDIT : looks like I'll be jumping straight into the Manual Transmission conversion at the same time as the OM617 swap. A friend of my dad's, who owns a junkyard offered me my pick of a complete 5-Speed setup (transmission, bellhousing, flywheel, transfer case, driveshafts, clutch/brake pedal setup, etc) from a 4x4 Dakota of my choice, for $200.
So I'm going to fabricate an OM617 to Small Block Mopar Adapter, I'll machine the flywheel to fit the OM617. The only thing I probably won't be able to handle is balancing the Mopar Flywheel to match the 617. I'll farm that job out to the performance shop that machined the crankshaft in my 6-71 Blown Duster. Unless the 617 is Neutral Balance/Internally Balanced, in which case I could use a 3.9L/273/318/340 Mopar Flywheel.
Anyone know if the 617 is Internally Balanced/Neutral Balance, or External Balance?
'92 Dakota 4x4 : OM617/Auto/205
'84 D50 4x4 : 273/727/100/203 (former turbo diesel truck)
'73 Duster : Roots 6-71 Blown 340/833
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