1989 rs 2.8 liter v8 swap
#1
1989 rs 2.8 liter v8 swap
hello,
i am in the process of replacing what is under the hood of my 2.8 liter v6 camaro, i am curious as to some of the things i will have to do in order to succesfully install a 5.7 liter l98. I, personally have never done a v6-v8 engine swap before, though i will have the assistance of my father to guide me in the right direction.
please, help me out in getting me as many of the problems i will have out on the table now so i will not have to find them all out on my own.
Thankyou all.
i am in the process of replacing what is under the hood of my 2.8 liter v6 camaro, i am curious as to some of the things i will have to do in order to succesfully install a 5.7 liter l98. I, personally have never done a v6-v8 engine swap before, though i will have the assistance of my father to guide me in the right direction.
please, help me out in getting me as many of the problems i will have out on the table now so i will not have to find them all out on my own.
Thankyou all.
#2
I installed a 5.7 into my 84 V6, it's best to have a donor car. I had a 92Z28 as mine.
You'll need to swap most of the car over.
You'll need to change the engine mounts, Front springs, Transmission, I had to do the fuel pump since my 84 wasn't in tank. Not sure about you.
If you're going to keep the TPI setup, you'll need all the wiring from the donor car. I swapped everything over including the dash. So everything was just unplug from one car, and install into mine and plug it all back in.
Trying to think what else is needed for the swap, I think I got the biggest things though. Like I said, if you can get a donor car, it makes the job much easier.
Here is mine
https://camaroforums.com/forum/82-92...me-soon-68192/
You'll need to swap most of the car over.
You'll need to change the engine mounts, Front springs, Transmission, I had to do the fuel pump since my 84 wasn't in tank. Not sure about you.
If you're going to keep the TPI setup, you'll need all the wiring from the donor car. I swapped everything over including the dash. So everything was just unplug from one car, and install into mine and plug it all back in.
Trying to think what else is needed for the swap, I think I got the biggest things though. Like I said, if you can get a donor car, it makes the job much easier.
Here is mine
https://camaroforums.com/forum/82-92...me-soon-68192/
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