Wouldnt be surprised if Dodge ends up offering that. They did for the hellephants as part of their allure was that they're made to drop in to 70's muscle cars.Hoping someone comes up with a standalone ECU for this engine and trans.
I have a '70 Commando that would welcome a new heartbeat.
Heck Chevy did that many years ago - look at all of the modern LS engines in the tri-5 Chebbies.Wouldnt be surprised if Dodge ends up offering that. They did for the hellephants as part of their allure was that they're made to drop in to 70's muscle cars.
From what I read. It comes with an ECU. And Direct Connection is selling what they call a Torqueflite 8 transmission.Hoping someone comes up with a standalone ECU for this engine and trans.
I have a '70 Commando that would welcome a new heartbeat.
Torqueflite 8 is also the 850re. It's simply the MOPAR version of the ZF 8 speed.From what I read. It comes with an ECU. And Direct Connection is selling what they call a Torqueflite 8 transmission.
"Dodge Direct Connection now offers the TorqueFlite 8HP70 transmission, which is the same transmission used in the 392 Hemi engine-fueled Scat Pack models. The transmission is now a plug-and-play option for use with Direction Connection crate engines enabling cars to achieve a greater torque capacity."Torqueflite 8 is also the 850re. It's simply the MOPAR version of the ZF 8 speed.
The RAM people say it's the 870, so I guess it's whatever you decide it is, but it's just a MOPAR made 8 speed transmission.
So if they are selling a "Torqueflite 8" - what is it really? Could be a 10 year old design, could be anything. All it means is it's 8 speed. All of these are branded as Torqueflite transmissions.
It's also the transmission in the Grand Cherokee SRT8 (and some high-end sports cars.)"Dodge Direct Connection now offers the TorqueFlite 8HP70 transmission, which is the same transmission used in the 392 Hemi engine-fueled Scat Pack models. The transmission is now a plug-and-play option for use with Direction Connection crate engines enabling cars to achieve a greater torque capacity."
Hoping someone comes up with a standalone ECU for this engine and trans.
I have a '70 Commando that would welcome a new heartbeat.
The only sad-trombone issue with early HurriCrates is that their OE production level engine controllers come locked, just like they are on road-legal cars. Don't fret, though, these are only intended to get these out and into the field as a Direct Connection engine controller for the HurriCrates that allows for custom tuning will be coming later.