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Old May 23, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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86 2.8 into 3.1

Here is the deal.I've got an 86 body and can't find a 2.8 to go in it anywhere close by.I can get a 3.1 with all the harness computer and everything.will this work with the insterment panel and stuff like that if I use the harness that comes with the 3.1.I get a tranny in the deal to.
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Old May 23, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Re: 86 2.8 into 3.1

Originally Posted by Bobby Suth
Here is the deal.I've got an 86 body and can't find a 2.8 to go in it anywhere close by.I can get a 3.1 with all the harness computer and everything.will this work with the insterment panel and stuff like that if I use the harness that comes with the 3.1.I get a tranny in the deal to.

well I could be mistaken, but I think the only difference between the two is the bore of the block... everything is the same... I think even the harness is the same... you should look in the v6 forum...
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Old May 23, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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Re: 86 2.8 into 3.1

thanks didn't know there was a v6 forum
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