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V6 to 350 swap

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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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Car: '88 Bird
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V6 to 350 swap

i have an 88 pontiac with a v6 and wanna put a 350 in it. i understand ill need a new tranny, rear end, bell housing, and hood. first question is will it fit the motor mounts? 2nd which components will i have to replace(alternator, radiator, water pump, power steering pump.....etc)? 3rd question is, i have the multi port FI but i want a carb, what do i do about the computer? for now those are all my questiones. if you have any parts that i may have forgoten please let me know. thanks.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/engi...swap-read.html

Start by reading that. The EFI-to-carb part is in a tech article accessed from the thirdgen.org homepage.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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Why would you need to replace the rear end? V6's usually have a more favorable gear ratio anyways.. just get a posi
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 01:32 PM
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what you will need...

EFI (if staying that way)
harness
ECM
intake

In general
Trans
engine mounts
exhaust both pre and post cat
radiator
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