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[Smitty]

Hey gang, thanks for the add.
Currently have an 87 & an 88 Ram 50.
87 is a survivor, 88 is more of a show truck. Looking to replace the tired 2.0 in the 87, & was thinking of a 2.4 out of a PT cruiser or something like that. Just need it to get decent mpg &run dependably.
Is it hard to put a newer motor in & swap over the new harness & EFI?
Thanks

[geezer101]

Hi and welcome to mightyram. The Mighty Max came with the 4G64 EFI 2.4 as an option on later trucks so if you really want to go injected, there is a direct nut and bolt swap. They are readily available so maybe keep an eye out for a cheap wrecked truck and scavenge everything off it for the swap. I would only avoid the swap if the donor truck is a 1990 model. There were issues with engine management peripherals and it's specific only to that year model. The G63B can be used for a full blown performance platform with the twin cam turbo from Mitsubishi/DSM but this takes a little modification to get it to work on a RWD truck but it's been done plenty of times - a number of tuner sites have extensive info on making it work.

[xboxrox]

Hi Smitty, welcome to MightyRam50...

Got any photos of your trucks..?

[BradMph]

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