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Originally Posted by mechman600
I would be disabling half of the V8. Remove the pan, unhook the rods on one bank and secure them all at TDC, put clamps (nut & spring kind instead of gear) on the empty rod journal oil holes to stop the oil spray. Disable the valve train on the same bank. Voila, a 2.5 four banger.
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Replacing it with a real 4-cyl would be more worthwhile because there would be less dead weight to still haul around. BTW there were some Caprices from the 80s fitted with a version of the Iron Duke enlarged to 2.8L, mostly intended to be used as taxi. This engine is currently available for stationary/industrial and marine applications.