Recent content by Hvacman

I agree with the 4.3 swap. But for ease, stay with the 4.0. Also, my stroker was put on the dyno and put out 295 HP. All with the internals from the original 4.2. It was bored out 60 over, ported, polished and balanced. All for around $1,300.00. I used the same transmission and TC. It is...

First thing to do is make sure both vehicles have the same engine. If they both have the 2.5, you should be OK. If they are a match, then the tach should work. I believe the 2.5 in the 89 uses an ECM. But just know that a tach from a non EFI engine won't work on one with an ECM. The signals...

I would do the 4.0 swap and use some of the internals off the 4.2 and make a stroker. I did this and the engine is a beast. Just by using the crank and the connecting rods from the 4.2, the old 4.0 becomes a 4.6. I did some other mods and I have turned the same 4.0 into a 4.8. Easy to do...