Unless you pull a V-10 from an SRT-10 Ram truck nothing interchanges between the two. different oiling, oil pans, cooling, heads ,intakes, Material ect.
first welcome to the forum..it would be a good idea to take pictures of what it is you are talking about. The description you give is not very good and it makes it hard to figure out what you are talking about. if you are not sure or plan on keeping the car i would invest a TSM.
Sorry to hear what happened,I do not know the rules in CA, but here in OZ the police will fine you,possibly suspend your liscense. The insurance company will sue you and Garnish your check for payment
Mike i believe what you say is true ,but if a guy followed the JTR manual by going out and purchasing the Donor car with 350/700R4 or whatever combo it has and not concentrating on building a "killer Motor". The swap would get done faster and would be more in line with a decent budget. he would then have a car that he could enjoy and not be Money pit IMHO....later down the road ad the Goodies!