Engine swap...help

From: Corey A Meyer (cameyer@bw.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 11 1999 - 18:53:52 EDT


        All right, its me with my 89 V6 again. I have recently been
considering a lot of mods including:
        1.Jet stage II chip 5.High flow Cat and Muffler
        2.Home brew FIPK 6.180 tstat
        3.Bored TB or V8 TB
        4.Headers

        Anyways, this is obviously going to be a good amount of money,
around 800-1000. So, someone brought up the fact to me that a V8 would
actually cost less than this to by.
        Does anyone have experience swapping say a 3.9 for a 5.2 or even a
5.9? My 89 can fit the 5.2 if I shorten up the clutch fan. Aren't the
5.9s the same size? Could I put in a 5.9?
        What all would I have to change to put in a V8? How much comes
with the engine? How much can I get in a boneyard?
        Does it matter that I would put in a new magnum V8 in my pre-mag
truck?
        Is this doable? About how much do you think it would cost?
        I am very serious so any help would be appreciated.
        I am now retiring to search the archives

                                Corey Meyer



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