Engine Swaps
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:00 pm
So it has come to my attention that there is a 1993ish Volvo 240 wagon for sale. It is a manual transmission with ~160K. According to the owner it needs a set of tires and wheels(?).
So as much as I want a 114hp 4-cyl wagon, what I wouldn't mind is a 260hp V8 wagon that weighs ~3100lbs. How would I have that? I just happen to have a 1994 Caprice with an LT1 and a whole lot of rust as shown here: http://www.kevinallenmoore.com/repair-i ... p?f=6&t=14. It has about the same mileage as the Volvo, but the engine is much more awesomer. Unfortunately, as you can see in the pics, the rust is substantial, compromising at least two of the body mounts and at least one seat belt mount point.
You can probably guess where I am going here. The Caprice has a 4L60E 4-speed automatic which can probably be made to work, but the fact that this is a manual transmission car kind of begs for a T56 or something similar.
What is the forum's opinion about this sort of swap?
So as much as I want a 114hp 4-cyl wagon, what I wouldn't mind is a 260hp V8 wagon that weighs ~3100lbs. How would I have that? I just happen to have a 1994 Caprice with an LT1 and a whole lot of rust as shown here: http://www.kevinallenmoore.com/repair-i ... p?f=6&t=14. It has about the same mileage as the Volvo, but the engine is much more awesomer. Unfortunately, as you can see in the pics, the rust is substantial, compromising at least two of the body mounts and at least one seat belt mount point.
You can probably guess where I am going here. The Caprice has a 4L60E 4-speed automatic which can probably be made to work, but the fact that this is a manual transmission car kind of begs for a T56 or something similar.
What is the forum's opinion about this sort of swap?