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Old 06-27-2008, 02:19 PM   #1
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Default what to look for 4cyl swap?

for a 79 car that started life as a 2.3 thats had a 302 swap, what should i look for besides brakes and suspension and axle?
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Old 06-27-2008, 04:23 PM   #2
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Default RE: what to look for 4cyl swap?

Brakes suspension rear end ect. Look over the entire drivetrain. Make sure Everything was converted. Such as the larger V8 brakes up front. V8 sway bars ect.
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Old 06-27-2008, 04:27 PM   #3
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isnt 4cyl rear ends 79-82 6.25 or something?
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Old 06-27-2008, 04:43 PM   #4
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Default RE: what to look for 4cyl swap?

7.5 or something like that. A V8 rear end is a 8.8
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Old 06-27-2008, 04:54 PM   #5
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Default RE: what to look for 4cyl swap?

i think 6cyl, turbo, and v8 had 7.5. im pretty sure NA 4cyls had a tiny one4
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Default RE: what to look for 4cyl swap?

The rear end out of our turbo 4 was a 7.5
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hopefully the guy used a 8.8. what ratio was it, out of curiosity. my 79 coupe had 2.47 i think
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Old 06-27-2008, 09:33 PM   #8
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Default RE: what to look for 4cyl swap?

Ergg, I can't remeber off the top of my head but the ratio was crap.
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