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Teching In
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Got Questions! Hi all,
Im new and just signed up. I found a 93 firebird for cheap that could use a new engine. owner says the cat may be stopped up and not sure if that is what is causing the engine problems. i want to buy and put a v8 in it but not sure how big the job will be. i have a 305 from an 89 camaro but would i be better of just buying a better v8 or if i did buy a new v8 would the swap be hard??? im just getting started with this kind of project and need a lil help. Thanks
Im new and just signed up. I found a 93 firebird for cheap that could use a new engine. owner says the cat may be stopped up and not sure if that is what is causing the engine problems. i want to buy and put a v8 in it but not sure how big the job will be. i have a 305 from an 89 camaro but would i be better of just buying a better v8 or if i did buy a new v8 would the swap be hard??? im just getting started with this kind of project and need a lil help. Thanks
really depends how mechanically inclined you are man, theres a **** ton of great info in here on swaps and conversions and everything in between. personally if your doin a v8 swap into a 4th gen then I wouldnt put a 305 in it, because thats kinda stepping backwards. theres tons of cheap lt1's with whichever transmission you want. and thats a pretty easy swap. if you have more in your budget then I would say maybe a 5.3 or a 6.0 behind a t56. or if you have even more money do the ls1 or ls2 swap. hope this helps.
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True i hear that the 305 is basically the dud of v8. i guess i was more or less just wondering how hard it would be for the v6 to v8 swap. which what i hear is a real pain in the ...yeah you get my point... and my cuz for some reason talks me into the ground when i mention the swap from v6 to v8. it just i found a firebird for 1,000. that basically needs an engine. any ideas??? it currently has a 3.8 in it.
True i hear that the 305 is basically the dud of v8. i guess i was more or less just wondering how hard it would be for the v6 to v8 swap. which what i hear is a real pain in the ...yeah you get my point... and my cuz for some reason talks me into the ground when i mention the swap from v6 to v8. it just i found a firebird for 1,000. that basically needs an engine. any ideas??? it currently has a 3.8 in it.
someone help.. im the cousin that says its moronic to do a 3.8 swap into a 3.4 UNLESS the engine is shot... and also says its too much of a pain FOR HIM to do a 3.4 94 swap to a ls1.. or even an lt1....
i tried to explain that i had a 99 firebird once upon a time along with a 99 ls1 longblock... MANY extra parts and i was still looking at spending about a 1500-2000 grand in parts.. .along with work.. which he doesnt know how to do... and has no close friends that would be abloe to do it for a deceant price.
find an already running f-body for 3k. that is your best bet. trying a swap on your own without any REAL help or if you are not really mechanically inclined is moronic. there is alot more to it than just nuts and bolts.
if you have a house with a garage, then you can do it, but budget 3x your initial budget because that is what it usually balloons to.
