It will work. You need a v8 flywheel and crank sensor. A pcm for a manual transmission v8. And to keep things simple a wiring harness for a v8 manual truck. I did this last summer, something similar anyway. I took the v8 from my 99 auto ram that was wrecked and put it in place of the v6 in my 97 five speed ram. Very easy swap, and yes the trans definitely bolts to the v8 motor. My 97 truck was already five speed to begin with so I didn't have to go thru the trouble of hanging a clutch pedal or cutting a hole in the floor etc. But that's no big deal if you have the donor parts.