94 351 swap questions

[Roadrunner440]

hey i was thinking of slowly making my 94 XLT into a trail truck so i wanted to rebuild an old 351 and cam it for lots of low end torque and cram that in but i wanna know how much body/frame work it takes and what accesories i'll lose.

 

[Roadrunner440]

Also i do have a 1977 Plymouth 440 (7.2L) which would be great for the big block torque but what are the chances i could wedge it in?

 

[Blacksheep Josh]

Search. Read. Repeat.

There are plenty of people who have done engine swaps, but I can only recall a few 351 swaps... but read up on the 302 and you can see what's involved with a V8 swap... and just think, the engine you want to put it is even bigger.

 

[IZwack]

Just slap on the 302 5.0L block and regear everything down as much as you can - that way, it doesnt matter where max torque is on the RPM band because a gear combo will get you there. And 7.2L would be a boat anchor on the trail and would just lead to more problems - there is a reason why people like the 1.6L Suzuki Samurais for the trail ...

 

[seth247]

Possible. There will be steering and HVAC box clearance issues and you could only really go with stock manifolds.

 

[Roadrunner440]

ok ya i didnt think my 440 would fit i was just checkin. and ill go read up on that 302, and ya i figured there would be steering issues. there always is. thanks guys