Re: Engine swaps-what do you like?and where would you put it
Engines that aren't sold in crate form occasionally require the entire donor car's electronic systems (including things like the dashboard) to be swapped over.
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Sayonara wrote:Sometimes it's actually easier to swap in a different manufacturer's engine. Hence the popularity of Chevrolet V8 swaps.
Engines that aren't sold in crate form occasionally require the entire donor car's electronic systems (including things like the dashboard) to be swapped over.
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Lordred wrote:Sayonara wrote:Sometimes it's actually easier to swap in a different manufacturer's engine. Hence the popularity of Chevrolet V8 swaps.
Engines that aren't sold in crate form occasionally require the entire donor car's electronic systems (including things like the dashboard) to be swapped over.
I dislike the throw a Chevy SBC in everything mentality. The distributor is on the wrong side of the engine.
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PhillipM wrote:People still use distributors?!
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