Originally posted by kscontourkid:
Mike thank you i will be needing a lot of help from you and warmonger. this is the deal after about 9 hours busting my @$$ 2 friends and i pulled what was what i thought would be a 96 3L out it turned out to be a 98 so that should mean i do not need to modify the transmission bolt pattern on the block correct. i have the whole 3L and a whole 2.5L to play with. am i correct to put the heads and front engine cover from the 2.5L onto the 3L and everything will be honky-dory? please correct me if im wrong. thanx man o by the way the 3L looks in great shape and has good compression...YES!
98 will need to modify the bellhousing. I suggest that you cc the heads and correct them accordingly. The hybrid will have 11.25:1 CR as-is. You will need to take some material off of the side of the combustion chamber to make it a resonable compression ratio. Just get a simple graduated clyinder and a plexiglass cover. You can use bearing grease to stick the plate to the head.
But honestly Tom is the guy you need to talk to. He has done many of these hybrids.
Don't worrie it's not hard. Especially if your willing to do some work.
Mike
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