[DML] Re: NORTHSTAR..

["Qume Fox" <qumefox@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "rodney rael" <rodrael1@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all...
> 
> Does anyone have advice as to putting in a Northstar?    I also have
heard
> that it is a tight fit.    The Northstar just bolts right up to the
D Manual
> Transmission right?   I  plan on taking everything apart replacing
the frame
> on 10544 which already had frame rust but it was then involved in
Hurricane
> Katrina so that didn't help any....!    Anyway I am looking for a
frame in
> very good shape that I can buy and powder coat then start from frame up
> putting the Northstar...    SO ANYONE HAVE A GOOD FRAME OR KNOW OF A
GOOD
> USEABLE MANUAL FRAME FOR SALE...   ?
> 
> RODNEY
> 3300 10544


Short answer: No. Long answer: Still No.

The only thing that will 'bolt on' to a D tranny is another V6 PRV of
some type. If you want to use any other engine, your going to have to
have a custom bellhousing made, among other things. This is one of the
reasons the eagle premier 3.0's are the most common engine swaps,
They're PRVs, so after you swap the lower crankcase with the D one,
they do bolt right in. However just 'bolting in' another engine is the
easy part. Getting everything else connected, making the stock
computer work, or an aftermarket one (like megasquirt), etc, is much
more of a pain. The devil is in the details, so to speak. 

Chris
VIN #3209



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