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engine swap 2.4 to a 2.8


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Any year 280 block will work from 75-83. The better block is the F-54 from the later ZX's. It has siamiesed cylinders (more webbing between the cylinders) and is purported to be stronger than the earier L-28's. Any 2.8 is going to be an improvement over the 2.4 so the F-54 is not a mandatory block.

As far as the 5 speed, it will go behind any of the L series engines so an L-28 isn't mandatory for that swap, but a displacement increase is always a good thing.

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and will the triple dell ortos fit the 2.8 engine? are they universal between the 2 i thought they were if they arent ill stick to my 2.4

because right now i wanna build with the engine i got and the only reason why i wanted the 2.8 was yea because of the power jump but the 5 speed i thought was only 4 the 2.8

once my z car is done i plan i buying a seperate car with extremely good gas milage and takeing the z from where it will be to a whole new lvl 3.1L but thats waaaaay in the future

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The triples will bolt up and work fine on the 2.8, the only thing you may have to do is to re-jet the carbs.

As far as the transmission goes, if it came from an L series engine it wil work, L-24's, l-26's and L-28's all have the same bolt patterns.

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