Hi all,

I've got a 3.0 engine and am thinking about swapping it in to one of my cars. It is complete, and I have the new lower crankcase and a new oil pan so that I don't have to disassemble either of my engines to work on this one.

Anyone that's done this before, what else is needed? If I don't do anything to the internals of the 3.0, will it perform any better than stock? How much better?

What should I do to it before deciding to put it into one of my cars? Rebuild it? Have the heads ported/polished/etc?

What other parts are needed for a 3.0 conversion? Will it be even fire after the conversion, or odd fire, or is that something I can choose? If it's something I can choose, why would I choose one over the other?

As I do this conversion, I will document what I'm doing. That's why I'm asking some very basic questions.

--buddy