>Has anyone tried or even contemplated a ford 3.8L conversion
>
>A 2.8L ford in this part of the country from a mustang II or Capri is next
>to impossible to find, and if you did ther probably wouldn't be much left
>to it.
>
>Before I give it any thought, I would like to see if anyone else has already
>proved it to be impossible.
>
>J. Buckingham
>series III ( in really poor shape)
I have contemplated a V6 changeover for an Alpine using the GM 2.8 litre
engine as used by the fwd X cars (Chev citation etc.) and J cars. but using
the engine as installed in the rwd Camaro and S10 pickups. I have some
experience with this engine as my daughter has a Buick Skylark (fwd) with
this engine. I find that it is a very smooth and quite powerful
powerplant. I have heard somewhat scary tales of bad bottom ends but
nothing specific. Has anyone tried this? Is it possible to fit the
transmission. I believe that there would be room for the engine as it is a
fairly compact unit. Can anyone offer any information?
John McEwen
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