How to swap a 2.7 to a 3.5 engine for 60 hp gain 09 Dodge Charger

[@NickMiranda-l7s]

Thanks man I’m doing my 08 charger now

[@sethdunn96]

Going from a 2.7 to a 3.5, there was no modifications needed? everything was just straight drop in and go?

[@JamesBrown-n9w]

My 09 2.7 doesn't have blade runners, just not sure if that's an issue

[@TheMorumotto]

Did the same and pretty happy.

[@clidee1]

question....im doing a similar swap 2.7 to 3.5....after puting everything back togther....everything seemed ok when i turned the key then i lost power in the inside of the car...now everytime i plug in the car battery it sparks/arks and it burns up all my small Ground wires....my grounds glow fire red when i plug the battery up and im pretty shore all grounds are connected...i have no idea what could be causing this......having a very hard time with this swap.

[@wrld9540]

did you ever find the reason?

[@cris1689]

Did u use the harness for the 3.5 or the 2.7

[@ALAH31983]

Had a question, there were three transmissions that came with that 3.5 engine setup, it was the 4 speed, the 5 speed and the all-wheel drive. My question is I have the four-speed transmission, and the junkyard has the 3.5 L that was hooked up to a all-wheel drive vehicle. Do I just need to change the oil pan and flywheel or is the bellhousing area where the transmission bolts up different? Thank you

[@cris1689]

What are you wanting to bolt the 3.5l up too

[@CainFid]

Was this successful...just engine needed?

[@lizard5957]

Hello doing the same thing, I'm glad to have found your video. My 2.7l's 8th digit is d, so what 8th digit will i be looking for in the compatible 3.5l?

[@chantelrhine8965]

Those aren't headers lol it's exhaust manifold

[@NeoIsrafil]

If youre gonna swap it...why not just go v8? The ECM has the code for everything up to the big 6 liter v8s... and if youve got the nag1 its interchangable across a ton of stuff. You just tell the pcu the engine is that liter verson. Its on...i think...( if youre gonna use hptuners) i think it was the general tab towards the...top left, youll find it east. I could go into hptuners vcm software and just swap that field to 6.1 and itd think it has a 6.1 and could run one just fine.

[@DeltasWorld]

Cheap option. V8 cost 5x the cost compared to just swapping to new v6 and gain 60 to 70 hps

[@JohnGarcia-dx4gg]

So did you guys use the same Harness the 2.7 had or did u get the engine with the harness?

[@El_3ce]

​@@DeltasWorld i got a question im about to do the same thing but how can i check and verify the engine and the transmission numbers? Like u mentioned ?

[@sethdunn96]

I am looking to swap my 2.7 in my 08 charger. The front end (bumper and stuff) is pretty easy to take off?

[@chantelrhine8965]

All you had to do was pull the hood fans and radiator no need for the numper

[@sethdunn96]

aside from the hoist, any other special tools for this job?