2.8 into a 2.3

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2.8 into a 2.3 by swampy-72 on Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:46 pm
how much work is there to do to drop a 2.8 into a 2.3 i.e do i have to change out gear boxes, mounting points, electrics and what should i be looking to pay for a good one and where from ???????????????? or is it a case of finding a whole organ donar cheers folks dazz
if it aint broke i didnt try to fix it
if your not ment to mend things with a hammer why is it the first tool i put my hands on
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Re: 2.8 into a 2.3 by Drift on Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:27 am
A FOG member called williowkevin has had great success with his conversion, try a pm to him and search his posts as he did a very comprehensive write up, ( cheers Kev)

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This may help too.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17218&p=194316&hilit=willowkev#p194316
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