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Hello
I'm considering putting a V8 in my automobile but it currently has a I6 in it, what will be required to fit the 8? From what I have read, it requires a loom, ECU, Dash (?) change, is this just the loom in the engine bay or the whole thing behind the dash? What about the box, can I use the one in there? Last one, how much is it going to cost me? Thanks for ya time!
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the v8 K-Frame- v8 front springs are recommended and EFI loom not the whole lot..... its not really worth the conversion though or the trouble unless you REALLY love the sound of a v8. for good power your better off with a fresh AU 6 a nice grind cam . exhaust and bbm conversion, all depends how far you wanna go with either... the 6 is better value for money when it comes to working them there is less work and less costly basically everytime
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edfairmont4.0 wrote: the v8 K-Frame- v8 front springs are recommended and EFI loom not the whole lot..... its not really worth the conversion though or the trouble unless you REALLY love the sound of a v8. for good power your better off with a fresh AU 6 a nice grind cam . exhaust and bbm conversion, all depends how far you wanna go with either... the 6 is better value for money when it comes to working them there is less work and less costly basically everytime
Ah ok then, I really would like to put in a V8, if not I'll build up a nice 6 I suppose. What part of the loom have to changed?, I know MRE-50L put a gas system on his, I wonder if that would cut down on wiring?
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you still need the wiring for dissy and the auto ecu so the whole engine bay harness and dash harness is need'd
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Ah, I see
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you will need the v8 box aswell forget to point that out as the i6 box is a no fit
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Yeah I heard that
List:- Engine ECU BCM? B/H Tranny Loom Stiffer Springs K-Frame Better off buying a car that has been rear-ended
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that is correct!!
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be nice if ya found an AU 3 XR8 rear ended
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edfairmont4.0 wrote: be nice if ya found an AU 3 XR8 rear ended
Yeah That would be good but probably way out of my budget 
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or just buy a 5L ED
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MRE-50L wrote: or just buy a 5L ED
I'd like to but my ED has done 300,000+ kays so I wouldn't get much for it 
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Understandable
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4LEDboy wrote: edfairmont4.0 wrote: the v8 K-Frame- v8 front springs are recommended and EFI loom not the whole lot..... its not really worth the conversion though or the trouble unless you REALLY love the sound of a v8. for good power your better off with a fresh AU 6 a nice grind cam . exhaust and bbm conversion, all depends how far you wanna go with either... the 6 is better value for money when it comes to working them there is less work and less costly basically everytime Ah ok then, I really would like to put in a V8, if not I'll build up a nice 6 I suppose. What part of the loom have to changed?, I know MRE-50L put a gas system on his, I wonder if that would cut down on wiring? 4.0's are boring....put a 351 in it. It's a piece-o-piss. |
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Ahh well just done this,
V8 K Frame V8 Bellhousing V8 ECU V8 Loom complete V8 radiator/shroud basically the whole v8 engine bay so all the plugs connect. To make life easier you want to get the V8 K-frame - I modded the 6. V8 Bellhousing - My 4speed 6 cylinder auto bolted up to the v8 no dramas with the v8 bell housing. sits on convertor perfectly. (internals are weaker on stock 6 trans though) Complete v8 wiring loom, or you can do what i have done and unpicked both the 6 in the car and the 8 out of the car and attached them together. **YOU NEED THE DASH FUSE SETUP AS WELL AS THE 6 PLUGS ARE DIFFERENT TO THE V8 LOOM** but easier i can tell you to just remove all the 6 harness indash and engine bay while the engine is out and put the complete 8 one in longer tailshaft. V8 exhaust. Last edited by EACRUISER on Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:16 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
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