thinking of doing an engine swap...

dtrombley · Oct 14, 2011

I am contemplating swapping a 580 or 600 xlt into my 1990 indy trail f/c. Seeing as i blew up my 488 and including all the parts i can think of it'll be about the same price, and it should make it quite a nice sleeper. Any advice or constructive criticism is quite welcome. Btw, I'm hoping to find an XLT engine complete with water pump, coils, etc. Only thing i don't need as of this point is the clutch and engine mount.

treemagnet03 · Oct 14, 2011

Fan cooled chassis=no coolant lines for a l/c engine. You need one added to the bulkhead and tunnel and then have to make it all work in a set-up that never had it (figure out the line routing yourself). Would be cheaper to just buy an xlt and fix it up...

XCRacer440 · Oct 16, 2011

Dont go an xlt route if your going to pipe it. They don't like being piped because of the RPM they pull. Go an ultra route or a 650 route (compareable pricing to the xlt motor) and then put a set of SLP pipes on that thing and it will be a true sleeper.

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