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 Post subject: Au engine transplant from straight6 to 5.4l g8
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:08 am 
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Au engine transplant from straight6 to 5.4l g8 fairlane motor with 6speed auto can it be done
What will I need from the fair lane to make it fit

 

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 Post subject: Re: Au engine transplant from straight6 to 5.4l g8
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:17 pm 
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At a guess I'd say crossmember along with a brake and suspension upgrade.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Au engine transplant from straight6 to 5.4l g8
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:28 pm 
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you will also need a bigger engine bay to make the engine fit.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Au engine transplant from straight6 to 5.4l g8
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:12 pm 
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Will fit in existing engine bay,Has been done. From memory the AU didnt like the extra weight from the boss motor and made it a nose heavy pig to drive. Stick with a stroked 302 much easier conversion in the long run.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:28 pm 
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Hmm, ok proven wrong, Thanks Heath.

Maybe it was the quad cam that didn't fit too well, and yeah heavy as hell compared to a stroked 302.

Take it out to 347ci. and a good top end combo, it will out perform the G220 motor everyday of the week, and maintain reliability as well.

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:23 am 
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What kind of power does the 347ci produce?

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:52 pm 
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some things are better left unstroked
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:59 pm 
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looked at doing this convo to my BA wagon, would be easy if you can get a donnor car from auctions or something,
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:18 pm 
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cilkorules wrote:
What kind of power does the 347ci produce?

If you have the right components, it can easily produce enough to split the block.

 

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