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Re: Can I Put A Small Block Chevy Engine In An 1989 Cavalier?
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Originally Posted by 94VL
Just think of the work building a rollcage,front subframe,new coil-over front suspension,tubbing the rear end,moving the gas tank,mounting a rear drive axle and locating it straight.....plus this isnt going to handle anymore with all that extra weight in it.Sorta like the difference between a 340 Cuda and a Hemi Cuda,the Hemi doesnt handle for beans because it weighs SO much more than the small block.If they can make a Fiero take a 350,and keep it transverse layout,you could probably keep FWD in the Cavalier (??),but it still isnt going to handle plus the car was never meant for more than 140 hp.
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ok you're right... *gives up the dream for the ultimate sleeper*
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1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS [semi-daily driver until LIM repair or trade-in for '13 Fusion, 110k miles]
Gone but not forgotten:
1995 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP[sold, 128k miles]
1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL Coupe [a minivan tore my door off, totaled, 84k miles]
1998 BMW M3 Hardtop Convertible [a pathfinder armada stopped in front of me, totaled, 70k miles]
1989 Chevrolet Cavalier Coupe [died, 160k miles, engine problems]
1990 Hyundai Excel GL [died, 220k miles, died]
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