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| − | <p>This "Swap Solutions" series of Wiki articles is intended to help the | + | <p>This |
| − | customizer, swapper, shade-tree mechanic, or junkyard crawler. The idea is
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| − | this: When you pull an axle, engine, tranny, driveshaft, bearing, or
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| − | ANYTHING from your car, measure the heck out of it. Countless times I've
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| − | found myself wishing I had a source to know if this axle will fit that car, how
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| − | much that ISB Cummins engine weighs, or if a driveshaft already exists that fits
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| − | my custom install instead of paying to have one fabricated.</p>
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| − | <p>This article is for Engines. Many times I've wanted to know engine
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| − | weights, dimensions, configurations, and specs and found information on the net
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| − | lacking to say the least. For those of you who want to know if that 392
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| − | Hemi will fit between the rails of your '32, this is for you. If someone
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| − | can figure out how to format columns on wiki, please do cause I can't figure it
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| − | out. Suggested columns are:</p>
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| − | <ol>
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| − | <li>Engine brand, family, displacement, application. Don't just say
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| − | Ford Small Block because the 289 is different from the 351, even though
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| − | they're both Windsors. Also avoid simply saying AMC 258. Be
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| − | descriptive and tell us its a straight six.</li>
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| − | <li>Engine weight, with notations about what that includes: accessories,
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| − | manifolds, aluminum or iron components, etc.</li>
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| − | <li>Overall length. The most helpful dimension here is from the front
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| − | of the crank pulley to the bellhousing flange at the back. All engines
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| − | will likely need a crank pulley, so its the most commonly needed dimension.</li>
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| − | <li>Overall width with manifolds (or headers but note which one)</li>
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| − | <li>Overall width without manifolds</li>
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| − | <li>Overall height to the top of the intake, noting if its stock or
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| − | aftermarket</li>
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| − | <li>Overall height, to the top of the valve covers making sure to note if
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| − | they are stock or aftermarket</li>
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| − | <li>Depth of the sump; basically from the oil pan rail down to the deepest
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| − | point, again noting what pan it is.</li>
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| − | <li>Starter on the left or right</li>
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| − | <li>Fuel pump on the left or right (or no provisions for mechanical pump)</li>
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| − | <li>Distributor location, front or rear.</li>
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| − | <li>Notes; does that straight six have the exhaust and intake on the same
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| − | side, or opposite? Is it a one or two piece rear main seal? Is
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| − | that Chevy a vortec? Roller cam or flat? Angle plug or straight?
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| − | Are you describing a marine block or a military application?</li>
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| − | </ol>
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