Chevy 350 in 89 Caprice Wagon? How hard could it be?!?

I have just purchased a bone-stock 1989 Chevy Caprice Wagon that is in excellent shape. However, I absolutely hate the stock performance of the Olds 307 motor that came in this car! Is there any simple way that I could make this engine perform better? Or, better yet, could I swap in a higher power carbureted Chevy 350 motor without having to change the engine mounts or my transmission? Would a swap like this be completely bolt-up, or is there more to it that I'm missing?Chevy 350 in 89 Caprice Wagon? How hard could it be?!?
It's 455 time. Other than that, if you wanted a chevy engine. You will need a transmission to complete the swap. At the very least an adapter plate to be able to bolt your BOP style transmission, unless the transmission is a dual patterned trans, which is a rarity.Chevy 350 in 89 Caprice Wagon? How hard could it be?!?
To change to Chevy about everything would need changed as the Olds and Chevy are completely different. The easiest bolt in would be and Olds 350 or 455. Either would be a direct exchange.............mdChevy 350 in 89 Caprice Wagon? How hard could it be?!?
Swap in a chevy 350. Its not that hard of swap. The cars was offered with a chevy v8 so all mounting holes and everything is there



Yes you will need to change the engine mounts but its a 30 min job at most and only will run you $25



The stock mounts bolts to engine crossmember with 3 bolts per mount (2 mounts) Remove them



Holes in crossmember for the chevy mounts.. Buy new ones at parts store for $20-25) and bolt them in place



You may or may or may not need a $30 trans adapter plate to hook your olds trans to chevy engine. Alot of cars in the 80's that used buick, or olds engines used a 200 4r trans with a uni fit bellhousing that has the bolt holesfor chevy and olds engines.. So if thats what you have, its a bolt on thing there



If not, you just buy a $30 adapter plate from like speedway motors (cheapest place on that adapter) and bolt to back of chevy engine and yours olds trans will bolt right up to that



You will also need chevy exhaust manifolds or headers



Thats pretty much it really. If you have the few needed parts on hand, it wouldnt take any longer to do that swap than a gen engine pull and install