Dodge Ram Van / B-Series Engines by Year

Dodge's full-size B-series vans, sold as Tradesman and Sportsman and from 1981 as Ram Van and Ram Wagon, ran from 1971 to 2003. Dodge's van literature printed few ratings in the 1970s and 1980s, so many of those years list the engine without one.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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1998–2003: 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003

1971–1978

Slant Sixes, the 318 and 360, and the 400 and 440.

1971 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
198 slant six	—	B100/B200 (base)
225 slant six	—	All series
318 V8	—	All series

1974 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
225 slant six	—	All series
318 V8	—	All series
360 V8	—	All series

1976 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B100/B200 standard
5.2L / 318 V8	—	B100/B200 standard, B300 standard
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series (optional)
7.2L / 440 V8	—	127" WB B200 (6,100 lb GVW), B300

1977 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	All series
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series
6.6L / 400 V8	—	127" WB B200, B300
7.2L / 440 V8	—	127" WB B200, B300

1978 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	All series
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series
6.6L / 400 V8	—	127" WB B200, B300
7.2L / 440 V8	—	127" WB B200, B300

1979–1997

The Slant Six, 318 and 360, then the 3.9 V6 and Magnum V8s.

1979 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1980 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series

1981 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1982 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B150/B250

1984 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1985 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1986 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1987 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.7L / 225 slant six	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1988 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1989 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6	—	B150/B250
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1990 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6	—	B150/B250/B350
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1991 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6	—	B150/B250/B350
5.2L / 318 V8	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1992 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	—	B150/B250/B350
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8	—	All series

1993 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	—	B150/B250/B350
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	—	All series

1994 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	—	B150/B250 (1500/2500 from 1995)
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	—	All series

1995 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	—	B150/B250 (1500/2500 from 1995)
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	All series
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2 CNG	—	B2500/B3500 fleet, Midyear
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	—	All series

1996 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	—	B150/B250 (1500/2500 from 1995)
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	—	All series

1997 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	—	B150/B250 (1500/2500 from 1995)
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	All series
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	—	All series

1998–2003

The Magnum 3.9 V6, 5.2 and 5.9 V8s.

1998 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	175 hp net	1500/2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	1500/2500/3500
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	—	1500/2500/3500

1999 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	175 hp net	1500/2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	1500/2500/3500
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	245 hp net	1500/2500/3500

2000 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	175 hp net	1500/2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	1500/2500/3500
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	245 hp net	1500/2500/3500

2001 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	175 hp net	1500/2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2 CNG	—	Ram Van/Wagon 2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	—	1500/2500/3500
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	245 hp net	1500/2500/3500

2002 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	175 hp net	1500/2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2 CNG	—	Ram Van/Wagon 2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	225 hp net	1500/2500/3500
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	245 hp net	1500/2500/3500

2003 Ram Van / B-Series engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.9L / 239 V6 Magnum 3.9	175 hp net	1500/2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2 CNG	—	Ram Van/Wagon 2500
5.2L / 318 V8 Magnum 5.2	225 hp net	1500/2500/3500
5.9L / 360 V8 Magnum 5.9	245 hp net	1500/2500/3500

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