2.3 4kq conversion

[Huw Powell]

nwloves wrote:
> 
> Faced with the exhaust stud (#5) problems and reading about the 2.3
> conversion my thoughts are leaning towards the conversion vs the repair even
> though the engine is in excellent shape.
> Is there a preferred donor 

the NF is in, I think, 86 - 88 5k's, and prolly continues in the 100.

> and what should one expect to pay for the engine

couple three hundred dollars, dirty and with lotsa stuff you don't need
bolted on to it.

You could drop a grand-plus on a rebuild without blinking, or do most of
the teardown/assembly yourself and save a few hundred - to say nothing
of the fact that it is fun...

> (usable vs rebuilder) and is this really a plug-n-play type exercise?

yes, with the caveat of the "good gas" to prevent knocking.  Of course
good gas should be a given anyway with these cars...

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Huw Powell

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