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