OJMiles

Hello all, i'm sure this questions been covered before, but i figured i would ask and add my thoughts on the matter as well.

I recently acquired a 87 Coupe 4cyl auto that runs and drives just fine, has no rust, great interior.

I want to swap in a 5.0 v8 into it over the winter and would like to know the best way to go about this. I dont believe that getting a wrecked 5.0 is going to be viable since they are impossible to come by in whole. I would like the car to be a good all-around car, decent looks (but not a show car), good handling (but not a road race car) and decent accelleration (but not a drag car)...

I am thinking of sticking with auto, since i would like the option of driving this daily. My job is 15 miles away through 2 cities which has 15 stop lights between here and there. There is also a 8 mile stretch of 70mph interstate. Perhaps picking up a AOD will be a viable option, since i plan on keeping the motor relatively stock-like.

I also though about a carberated motor since it will ease installation. Any thoughts? What intake/carb/breather should I use? should i change the cam also?

I would like to pick up a 8.8 .308 for my car.

As for motor mounts, i was thinking of Energy Suspension motormounts since i have used these in imports before and were happy with them. I found an adjustable double hump crossmember from Blue oval industries that looks adequate.

Any help will be appreciated since I am unable to find a straight forward tutorial on this swap. Thanks in advance.

-- O. Jeremy Miles
FF/Medic
Richmond, Virginia

detroit50

There was just recently a thread about the same question u have. Scroll over a few pages or just search for it. I believe it was called L4 to 5.0 conversion. You should most of your answers there.

OJMiles

anybody else wanna help me out with opinion?