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i want to replace my v8 with a v6?

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i have a v8 in my 98 dodge Dakota sport, and i want to put a v6 in it. would i have to get a new transmission for it? i like the v8 and all but it's just to much for gas!

  • actually if you,ll keep the v-8 tuned up real good it will do as good on gas,because you don't have to push it as hard to get it to go and also because it will cruise at higher speeds and lower rpm,s, you can swap them over though its just not worth going backwards for no more difference in the engines,you wont find... Read More
  • Here's a hint, keep you foot off the floor. I have a V6 and I get 19 miles to the gallon. A well tuned V8 will give you at least that much mileage. I had a 440 challenger that I ran between Norfolk and Philadelphia 3 weekends a month. It only took 15 gallons of gas for 300 + miles. Do yourself a favor give it a good... Read More
  • Keep the V8. My Ram 1500 with the 5.9 gets better fuel mileage than my Dakota with a 3.9. For the same money as swapping engines you could buy a small car for the times when you don't need a truck.
  • i agree with others. also keep in mind a v6 will have to work harder to pull the heavy truck so might even see worse gas mileage with a v6 unless it's a more powerful v6 or a turbo'd v6.
  • Very little difference in MPG from the V8 to the V6, doesn't seem like it would even be worth it. Reference:http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
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The mid-size pickup market isn't hotly contested, and excluding the HUMMER H3T, the players are all kind of stale. The V-8 in the 2008 Dodge Dakota gives it a distinct advantage in power over the five-cylinder Chevy and GMC mid-size twins, as well as the six-cylinder Tacoma, Frontier, and Ridgeline. However, the imports offer quality and dynamic performance advantages over the Dodge. New for 2009, only the HUMMER H3T Alpha model offers a V-8, and at nearly $40,000, it's much pricier than the Dodge.

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