Can I drop an 86NA engine/tranny in my 89TII frame
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Can I drop an 86NA engine/tranny in my 89TII frame
So I'm 85% sure that my engine is blown. (no power in boost and blue smoke in boost despite recent mods to fix these issues and 3 even peaks on compression)
So I'm getting a $700 junker in the meantime.
What I was thinking of doing was putting the 86NA(my old car.... runs like a beast) engine in the car while the 89TII is being rebuilt/modified. Is this possible? Shouldn't I be able to just hook everything up (turbo, electric, intake, etc) and be done with it? Or am I on crack?
So I'm getting a $700 junker in the meantime.
What I was thinking of doing was putting the 86NA(my old car.... runs like a beast) engine in the car while the 89TII is being rebuilt/modified. Is this possible? Shouldn't I be able to just hook everything up (turbo, electric, intake, etc) and be done with it? Or am I on crack?
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Re: Can I drop an 86NA engine/tranny in my 89TII frame
Originally posted by RX7.0
Is this possible? Shouldn't I be able to just hook everything up (turbo, electric, intake, etc) and be done with it? Or am I on crack?
Is this possible? Shouldn't I be able to just hook everything up (turbo, electric, intake, etc) and be done with it? Or am I on crack?
Smarter ideas:
1) Just drive your NA.
2) If your NA doesn't work but the engine is good, then fix your NA or buy an 86-88 NA beater and put your good engine in that (can be done in one day).
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