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I am back with renewed interest in this conversion. My son reinstalled the six speed and has been driving around with that, he has renewed interest in the Auto conversion.
I had found him the 48re[supposedly from an 06 QC SRT10] and we got the engine/trans wiring harness with it. My son had the trans rebuilt by a reputable local builder he knows, where upon he attempted to have it installed.
Then the problems began to surface, flex plate did not fit the crank, 04 flywheel was used to trigger ignition/computer, 48re and 04 block have a difference at the right side dowel location.
The problems were significant with no easy resolution, thus the 6spd reinstall.
I had been thinking about possibly an alternative crank trigger mechanism. it would seem as many of these engines used in racing applications, there should be a front mounted crank sensor unit. Something with a crank pulley position sensor.
We can get a flexplate made to our needs, but addition of a crank trigger system significantly increases the cost factor. The dowel realignment is not insurmountable either with some precision work. We can use a stand alone computer for the trans control as stated elsewhere.
So it seems an alternative Crank trigger system is our primary hurdle to cross. Any ideas or experiences out there?
I am back with renewed interest in this conversion. My son reinstalled the six speed and has been driving around with that, he has renewed interest in the Auto conversion.
I had found him the 48re[supposedly from an 06 QC SRT10] and we got the engine/trans wiring harness with it. My son had the trans rebuilt by a reputable local builder he knows, where upon he attempted to have it installed.
Then the problems began to surface, flex plate did not fit the crank, 04 flywheel was used to trigger ignition/computer, 48re and 04 block have a difference at the right side dowel location.
The problems were significant with no easy resolution, thus the 6spd reinstall.
I had been thinking about possibly an alternative crank trigger mechanism. it would seem as many of these engines used in racing applications, there should be a front mounted crank sensor unit. Something with a crank pulley position sensor.
We can get a flexplate made to our needs, but addition of a crank trigger system significantly increases the cost factor. The dowel realignment is not insurmountable either with some precision work. We can use a stand alone computer for the trans control as stated elsewhere.
So it seems an alternative Crank trigger system is our primary hurdle to cross. Any ideas or experiences out there?
