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09-09-2001, 12:26 AM | #1 |
It's a lot like a race car
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2.3 to 5.0 swap
What all is involved in swap a 2.3 out for a 5.0. I will probably stay carbed, just to keep it simple. I've heared that the front syspension is different, is this true. I know I'll have to swap rear ends. Is there anything else I wll have to change. Will all of my gauges still work without the computer? How much more complicated would it be to keep the fuel injection?
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09-09-2001, 09:59 AM | #2 |
The Dude
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you also have to change the transmission. the suspension difference that your thinking of are the springs. due to the decreased weight of the 4 cylinder engine, they put in softer springs up front. it shouldn't be complicated at all to keep fuel injection, i don't know what differences there are in the harnesses between the 4 and 8.
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