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09-01-2008, 12:17 PM #1Junior Member
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- 1987 chevy camaro iroc z
Not sure where to post this but here it goes...
I have a 77 buick electra and I'm thinking about swapping motors. Can I swap any gm motor?
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09-01-2008, 12:29 PM #2Exalted Cyclops
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2002 Z28 A4 NBM- Sadly now demodded :(
If it's still the original engine then it'll have either a Buick or an Olds 350 in it already. There is a difference between the 2. GM was mixing and matching a variety of engines in those days.
Can you swap in any GM motor? The short answer is yes. You may have an incompatibility with frame mounts and tranny bell housing bolt patterns depending on what it has and what you want to drop in it.
More info is required to adequately address your question.
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09-01-2008, 12:35 PM #3I keel you!
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09-01-2008, 12:49 PM #4Giant Dicks Car Club
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09-01-2008, 12:51 PM #5Exalted Cyclops
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2002 Z28 A4 NBM- Sadly now demodded :(
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I think if I ever see a serious post from either of you I'll know it's time to die.
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09-01-2008, 12:53 PM #6Junior Member
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- 1987 chevy camaro iroc z
well it has a 403 block that can be rebuilt but I don't know if I want to do that...
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09-01-2008, 03:42 PM #7Giant Dicks Car Club
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2005 Ram- 1978 Firebird
I really don't know a thing about motor compatability in the older cars.
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09-01-2008, 06:23 PM #8Exalted Cyclops
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2002 Z28 A4 NBM- Sadly now demodded :(
403 (Olds type engine) was the optional engine for your car so it may be the original engine. Are you sure you don't want to keep it if it's the original engine?
Originally Posted by chief
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09-01-2008, 06:45 PM #9O U 8 1 2
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most older cars = a shit load more room in the engine bay... you can pretty much drop in about anything provided you have a good welder/cutter... Originally Posted by Zapper2003
I really don't know a thing about motor compatability in the older cars.
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09-01-2008, 08:06 PM #10Member
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Agreed. Originally Posted by Spaz
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09-02-2008, 09:18 AM #11Junior Member
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Yea Im thinking about keeping it because it might be cheaper to just rebuild that engine than buying a new one...
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