Ok so first off, i am looking at getting an 87 wagon. I have been doing lots of resesrch and came across a guy that did an engine swap with i believe a ls7. Are these difficult? What all needs to be altered, and is there any way i can find so e kind of manual showing where engine mou ts are located and stuff like that. Thanks.

 

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Turbobricks would be a better forum to address your question; there are likely tens if not hundreds of swap builds there.

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It's inversely as difficult to do as you are skilled at auto mechanics and fabrication; It is also directly proportional to how economically viable as you are.

 

ANY engine swap is difficult, expensive (more expensive than you expect), and requires advanced mechanical knowledge. What's an "ls7"?

 

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It's a $13K 500+h.p. Corvette engine. lol

 

if you have to ask where the engine mounts are, you are NOT prepared to do an engine swap.

 

Anyway, here is a company that produces a manual for this swap:

JTR Volvo 200 Series V-8 Conversion

They also sell the motor mount:

V8 Conversions, Volvo 200 Series V-8 Motor Mount, Stealth Conversions

I can see the charm in the idea, and have thought of doing a 5.0 swap before, but it's a ton of work and realistically -if your not super proficient or know someone who is, likely will end up a disaster.