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Old Oct 1, 2014 | 10:05 AM
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i have an 86 2.8l. currently, i messed it up and now everything on it is brittle and breaking. i need to know what size of motor that i can put in that will allow me to keep my 5 speed manual tranny. i also need to find a motor that has a carb on it, not fuel injected, so if you know any motor that are like that, please let me know
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Old Oct 1, 2014 | 12:18 PM
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Why would you want a non-FI engine? A 4.0 should fit fine but I think that 5 spd only went behind the little 4 banger not for sure.
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Old Oct 1, 2014 | 05:26 PM
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Camaro 3.4. Search about that conversion.
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Old Oct 3, 2014 | 02:21 PM
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I agree with cruiser, search for 3.4 swap
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Old Oct 3, 2014 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Fred/N0AZZ
Why would you want a non-FI engine? A 4.0 should fit fine but I think that 5 spd only went behind the little 4 banger not for sure.
Yeah the 5 speed can fit behind the 4.0, that's what mine is, idk about the older models though, mines a 97
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Old Oct 3, 2014 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by KrayXJ77
Yeah the 5 speed can fit behind the 4.0, that's what mine is, idk about the older models though, mines a 97
different 5 speed trans
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Old Oct 3, 2014 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by XJwonders
different 5 speed trans
Alright, wasn't sure,thanksgiving clarifying
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