[Enzo_Guy]

I have a free Chevy 350 and a Ford 9-inch rear that I want to put into an '88 2.3L car. I have already seen the AJE kit and I like it as far as mounting the motor, but what transmission and dirveshaft do you guys suggest to keep the car a manual and hook a Chevy motor to a Ford rear?

[BWAL]

you are gayyyyyyyyy

ask baine.. he did something retarded like that too i think

[1slo5.0]

Originally Posted by Enzo_Guy I have a free Chevy 350 and a Ford 9-inch rear that I want to put into an '88 2.3L car. I have already seen the AJE kit and I like it as far as mounting the motor, but what transmission and dirveshaft do you guys suggest to keep the car a manual and hook a Chevy motor to a Ford rear?

Put a Turbo 400 in it. Get a Turbo 400 yoke and have the driveshaft cut to fit. You will need a set of headers from Lemmons or Kooks.

[tlr96]

ford = ford motor

chevy = chevy motor

[Speedstang302]

Originally Posted by tlr96 ford = ford motor chevy = chevy motor

:homo

[HMUSN]

hmm.. you haven't see how fast a Ford can be with a Chevy motor in it.

[Speedstang302]

Originally Posted by HMUSN hmm.. you haven't see how fast a Ford can be with a Chevy motor in it.

yeah i see them being pushed off cliffs all day long!!!!

WHY is my question, when its prob a shitty engine from say an 82-92 camaro iroc-z or z28, which are rated to like 13hp..

when you could take an 87-92 302, w/ forged pistons, roller camshaft and easily make a hot stroker..for that $5k rather than gay $5k for a 350 chevy

[Enzo_Guy]

The motor is not an old car motor, let's just suffice to say it is low mileage and has better numbers than I can get from Ford without a lot of money (which is what I'm trying to avoid by putting a motor I already have in the car). If I were to go with a 5.0, I would still have to replace this old transmission, clutch, driveshaft, and rear because the car is old with almost 200,000 and will probably not stand up to the performance level I want. So if I have to do all the work, why spend money on a motor when I have one for free that puts up better numbers than the Ford motor would out of the crate. Quit your whining about brand names matching, at least I'm not trying to put a 2JZ-GTE or something like that in it.
I have got suggestions on another forum that include Richmond and a Tremec T5. I am pretty familiar with Richmond but I'm not sure the T5 is the way to go. And if it is, how much work is going to be needed to bolt a driveshaft to a T5 and then to a Ford rear?

[1slo5.0]

Blah blah blah blah. Narrow minded people. The guy asked how to put an engine in a car, not your opinions on what engine he should put in his car. It doesn't matter if you don't like it because its his car, not yours.

[Enzo_Guy]

Originally Posted by Darrell Blah blah blah blah. Narrow minded people. The guy asked how to put an engine in a car, not your opinions on what engine he should put in his car. It doesn't matter if you don't like it because its his car, not yours.

Well, that's one way to put it. I was being nice about it.

[Speedstang302]

Originally Posted by Darrell Blah blah blah blah. Narrow minded people. The guy asked how to put an engine in a car, not your opinions on what engine he should put in his car. It doesn't matter if you don't like it because its his car, not yours.

OK...get my point, why take a 350 (that makes no pwr), have to get all new mounts, headers, and a few other things, different bellhousing, when you can buy an 5.0, t5 for about $350-500.. other than that you're right, but he did say at one point he was gunna dump a rice motor in it..i'd rather a 2.3l in it, but w/e i dont have to deal w/ it

i would recommend tremec over the richmond, just becuase tremec deals w/ 5.0 trannys a little more..

[TurboLX]

Originally Posted by HMUSN hmm.. you haven't see how fast a Ford can be with a Chevy motor in it.

[Enzo_Guy]

Originally Posted by Speedstang302 Originally Posted by Darrell Blah blah blah blah. Narrow minded people. The guy asked how to put an engine in a car, not your opinions on what engine he should put in his car. It doesn't matter if you don't like it because its his car, not yours. OK...get my point, why take a 350 (that makes no pwr), have to get all new mounts, headers, and a few other things, different bellhousing, when you can buy an 5.0, t5 for about $350-500.. other than that you're right, but he did say at one point he was gunna dump a rice motor in it..i'd rather a 2.3l in it, but w/e i dont have to deal w/ it i would recommend tremec over the richmond, just becuase tremec deals w/ 5.0 trannys a little more..

That 350 makes 330hp at 3500rpm and about 380lb-ft of torque at about 2800rpm, plus it's a 4-bolt main Vortec. And you're telling me my 350 makes no power? Not only does it make good power FOR FREE, but it also will stand up to more of a beating than just about any 5.0 I've ever seen, and I've helped build an '86 racing 5.0 Mustang so I know what these motors put out and what problems we had. I also know we had a pair of those Chevy motors, so I have interchangeable parts for free as well.
Light Mustang+good racing motor=fast car. Basic physics.

Yeah, Tremec looks pretty good, I might buy a used one and rebuild it myself.