Thread: Can you put a Chevy Engine in a Dodge Dart?

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I am wondering if it is possible to put a Chevy Engine in a Dodge Dart, anyone know?

Thank you!

you can put a Chevy engine in anything.

Thank you, i have heard different things, so im just not sure, thought i would ask

What year Dart? Some are roomier in the engine bay than others. Like BTDriver said, a Chevy small block will pretty much fit any other car pretty easily, that is why they are the number one swap motor out there.

Give us more info and maybe some pictures of the the engine compartment so we can give you a better idea. You realize the Mopar purists are gonna hate you for this swap, don't you?

Don

haha im sure they will, but a Chevy will make it better

Body style 68'-73'

yes it will

you can pretty much stuff any motor in any vehicle if you work hard enough at it. That said, I think it would be a sin to put a chevy motor into a mopar and that's coming from the guy that stuffed a chevy in his pontiac. But that's just my opinion...

I get no end of crap from the pontiac guys. I like to shut them up by beating them on the strip.... "my 439 10.8:1 chevy makes more power than your 13:1 468 and I paid half as much to build it?" Or... "you've blown up that 468 three times in two years and I'm still faster?" :-D

I don't know how hard it is to swap a chevy into a mopar but you will need a special oil pan to fit the k member if I remember correctly.

two cents,

-Chris

I remember an article in some magazine years ago where they put a sbc in a Valiant, and those engine compartments are smaller than most Darts. Yep, the K member might be an issue panwise.

Just out of curiosity, why are you considering this swap anyway, vs using a Mopar motor?

Don

Long line of Chevy fan's here..

What year Dart?

Don

Not sure why you would want to put in a chevy but they do make the adapters to fit any small or big block dodge into a a-body...! Either way you will have steering clearance issues with even the mopar exhuast, not sure what to come up with a chevy

Sell the Dart and buy a Nova!

At the risk of repeating myself, WHAT YEAR IS THE DART!

Don

As mentioned by several members the short answer is yes……but there is a bit more to it than that. It’s obviously not going to be a bolt in.

Chances are you’re going to run into more than an issue or 2 doing it. The motor mounts will have to be custom fabricated as to a certain extent will the exhaust. Chances are you will run into oil pan sump problems (possibly requiring a custom pan due to the center sump design of most MOPAR engines). Then there will be a custom trans mount/crossmember, custom drive shaft, Power Steering connections, transmission shifter and a bit of electrical changes. Depending on the year on and original power plant you may have to look at upgrading brakes and rear end (even into the late 60s some of the A bodies were using the small 5 on 4” bolt pattern).

If you have time and patience, fabrication skills along with an engine hoist, set of tools, welder and a place to work sure it’s doable. If you’re farming out the work it’s not going to be cheap to have it done right.

In the end you’re hopefully very happy with it and have a thick skin as it will not be accepted well by either the Chevy or Mopar camps (the Ford guys will just laugh).

Believe it or not I’m not trying to discourage you, just giving some insight into what to expect.

if you got a 225 slant 6 3spd 1974 Dart or somthing like that, it's not worth much.. Chevy wouldn't hurt the value but it won't gain value.. your only gain would be more power easier.. turbo'd 225 can do 600 HP on the right setup tho.. however, a 318/360 will be the same cost, or a little more to build than a 350 SBC in the same flavor.. BUT, you will have less fabrication and fabrication costs being it will almost bolt in.. as well as not being hacked up it will increase value... if you have a 318/240/360 powered Dart arleady, then it is kind of a waste to even consider a brand swap..

and if you have somthing like a '64/'65 Dart.. then it's kinda stupid anyway. being the 6cyls are worth at least $5-8k buildible