Thanks a lot, Ill probably have a compression test done if everything else checks out. Is there anything else I should look out for regarding the swap from someone who has done this themselves? Thanks.
Thanks a lot thatll help for sure. My biggest concern is the guy selling it didnt do the swap and has no papers from the swap and doesnt know who did it. He seems (or pretends) not to know anything about the engine. Basically i dont know if it would be worth it without any knowledge of the engine, who did it, or what was halfassed. He said his bottom dollar is $1000 and hes selling it because hes going back to school. If i got the vin off the engine would I be able to carfax it and make sure it wasnt stolen, etc? He claims theres only 10,000 miles on the engine but why the heck would anyone bore out a practically brand new engine? Doesnt make sense. Im thinking maybe it was rebuilt and theres 10,000 miles on the rebuild, and the cylinders were scored or something and thats why they bored it? I just dont know if it would be worth it without any knowledge whatsoever about the engine...
Hi everyone, this is my first post here, Im considering buying a 1987 foxbody thunderbird with a 5.0 swapped into it. It is a turbocoupe, but now the engine is a 302 bored .40 over. Im not sure how to tell if its an h.o. or not. I know the firing order was different but Im not sure how to find the firing order, is it stamped on the engine somewhere? What things should I look out for in a car with a swapped engine? The engine is carbed and he came down to $1000 on the price, has no ac or heater. It has a 5 speed. Any help would be appreciated.
