i recently blew something in my engine i haven't lost power at any point so i beleave it is the heads but am going to just replace the whole thing but i don't know what type of engine i am looking for ie what is the easiest to replace but with an upgrade anyone input is greatly welcome!!!!!!!
i thought it was really painsstaking to do the enigne seap with a v-8 and im a pround v-6 owner and just want to fix it but does anyone know what are the specs like ci i know it is a 2 valve and a small block can anyone give me any more and if i do just swap for v-8 with manual tranyy and i have an automatic how hard is that to switch????
well here is the latest. i had my stang looked at and i blew a rod i plan on rebuilding and boring it out to a 4.2 i dont know what i need i have no ploblem with tools or ect. just looking to see if anyone know what parts i need beside pistons, bearing, rods, and gaskets can so,eone plz help??
Yeah it's not as simple as 'dropping' a v8 and a manual in. You'll need the wiring harness, computer, upgraded suspension and a ton of other parts. Depending on how long you want the vehicle down and how much you want to spend, it would probably be best to try to fix what is wrong now, and start collecting the parts to do a v8 swap. Research all that you will need. It would be better to have all the parts at the time of the swap as opposed to trying to piece it together as a work in progress. As for replacing the lower end of your current motor, all the things you listed is what you'll need. If you have the coin, rebuild or buy some heads, put in a cam, stall converter, rear gears and you'll like the results.
4.3 stroker crate motor from SuperSix. 300+ HP out of the box NA, and the internals are already forged for when you're ready to spank it with nitrous or forced induction.
It's $6700, but you'd be spending $2000 or so to drop some worn-out junkyard engine in the car, assuming someone else did the install.
If you want to use your existing block, you could have a machine shop check it out and prep it for a better rotating assembly and heads, if you want to do it yourself.