Planning on an engine swap..
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Planning on an engine swap.. Hi, I own an '89 Firebird SSA, and I was wondering what kind of engine and transmission I could put in it, and where can I buy them, perferebly online. Oh, and I'm also on a budget of 2k for the engine and less than 1k for the trans. Thanks. Its currently a 2.8L V6 with automatic trans. I would like to keep it automatic but manual would be ok as well.
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Originally Posted by WhiteFire
Hi, I own an '89 Firebird SSA, and I was wondering what kind of engine and transmission I could put in it, and where can I buy them, perferebly online. Oh, and I'm also on a budget of 2k for the engine and less than 1k for the trans. Thanks. Its currently a 2.8L V6 with automatic trans. I would like to keep it automatic but manual would be ok as well.
Doward seems to have gotten some pretty good numbers off his 3.1, and a 3..4 should be even better.
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then find a donor car w/good motor/tranny & crapped out body. park it beside your car.
Remove your current drivetrain & sell it to pay for swap. You'll also need the engine harness from donor car & gauge cluster too. IIRC, 86 birds came w/VSS & the chebby got them in 87/88. depending on if you di carb, tbi, or tpi will determine if you need an afpr w/return line. Some people say to swap in v8 front springs, others had no probs w/the origonals. same w/the radiator.
Remove your current drivetrain & sell it to pay for swap. You'll also need the engine harness from donor car & gauge cluster too. IIRC, 86 birds came w/VSS & the chebby got them in 87/88. depending on if you di carb, tbi, or tpi will determine if you need an afpr w/return line. Some people say to swap in v8 front springs, others had no probs w/the origonals. same w/the radiator.
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Ok I got most of what you said, except..."IIRC, 86 birds came w/VSS & the chebby got them in 87/88. depending on if you di carb, tbi, or tpi will determine if you need an afpr w/return line."
I barely understood any of that, lol sorry I'm sort of a newbie....
I barely understood any of that, lol sorry I'm sort of a newbie....
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Originally Posted by Nate Dog 11
then find a donor car w/good motor/tranny & crapped out body. park it beside your car.
Remove your current drivetrain & sell it to pay for swap. You'll also need the engine harness from donor car & gauge cluster too. IIRC, 86 birds came w/VSS & the chebby got them in 87/88. depending on if you di carb, tbi, or tpi will determine if you need an afpr w/return line. Some people say to swap in v8 front springs, others had no probs w/the origonals. same w/the radiator.
Remove your current drivetrain & sell it to pay for swap. You'll also need the engine harness from donor car & gauge cluster too. IIRC, 86 birds came w/VSS & the chebby got them in 87/88. depending on if you di carb, tbi, or tpi will determine if you need an afpr w/return line. Some people say to swap in v8 front springs, others had no probs w/the origonals. same w/the radiator.
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