4.3l engine swap
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From: honolulu
Car: '86MCSS
Engine: 396 .030"
Transmission: M20
Re: 4.3l engine swap
Sure why not. I would swap the ECM over as well. '92 should be a 16146299 which is a pin for pin swap aka plug n play for your Monte's ECM or a 1227747. That vortec label on the engine is kinda a misnomer, it's not the sought after higher flowing vortec heads but I believe it to be typical TBI swirl port heads. Be mindful that if you use the serpentine accessories from the truck, a/c and alternator swap positions so you need to address that perhaps getting a Regal/Cutlass condenser with passenger side fittings. Also the water pump is reverse rotation on the serpentine setup so you need to keep them as a set.
Edit: Oh crap am I reading it wrong...you want to put the Monte engine into the truck??? You could but you'd be down 40-50hp.
Edit: Oh crap am I reading it wrong...you want to put the Monte engine into the truck??? You could but you'd be down 40-50hp.
Last edited by stew'86MCSS396; May 7, 2023 at 04:12 PM.
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