I know there are a zillion posts on a I6 to V8 swap. I think this is differintiated a little.
I have a 1968 coupe with 200/3spd and almost no rust. Everything is stock, and the engine needs a rebuild though it drives fine now (it smokes like an irish pub).
It's my wifes car, so I bought it to be a (1.)daily driver that looks really good and gets (2.) good mpg and is not a (3.) total dog around town. So I'm looking at all these posts that suggest NOT doing the v8 swap (and some that do), and I can see the reasons - it's time consuming, lot's of things need replaced etc, expensive etc.
However, when I look at the monetary side of things I have to wonder. Building a decent ford inline is not cheap. The parts are comparitively more expensive than v8 parts, and to get something that performs nicely will result in a compartive dip in MPG (I'd like to maintain somewhere around 18 - 25). Either way I go I'm still going to do the disc brake swap (for safety and 17" wheels) which means I'll be switching the rear end out to a 5 lug also, correct?
Can anyone give me good reasons not to do the V8 swap? Given the other mods I'm doing, it seems like a 5.0 efi/t5 would give me better power, better MPG and not necesarily be that much more expensive than building an I6. Am I thinking correctly or ...? Sorry for the long post. Been thinking alot about this...
I have a 1968 coupe with 200/3spd and almost no rust. Everything is stock, and the engine needs a rebuild though it drives fine now (it smokes like an irish pub).
It's my wifes car, so I bought it to be a (1.)daily driver that looks really good and gets (2.) good mpg and is not a (3.) total dog around town. So I'm looking at all these posts that suggest NOT doing the v8 swap (and some that do), and I can see the reasons - it's time consuming, lot's of things need replaced etc, expensive etc.
However, when I look at the monetary side of things I have to wonder. Building a decent ford inline is not cheap. The parts are comparitively more expensive than v8 parts, and to get something that performs nicely will result in a compartive dip in MPG (I'd like to maintain somewhere around 18 - 25). Either way I go I'm still going to do the disc brake swap (for safety and 17" wheels) which means I'll be switching the rear end out to a 5 lug also, correct?
Can anyone give me good reasons not to do the V8 swap? Given the other mods I'm doing, it seems like a 5.0 efi/t5 would give me better power, better MPG and not necesarily be that much more expensive than building an I6. Am I thinking correctly or ...? Sorry for the long post. Been thinking alot about this...