as many here have stated, its is doable but why....you are going to run into enough difficulties making an engine upgrade as it is, why make it harder for yourself and further increase the cost by trying to maintain an older system that is outdated, low availability and supported mainly from specialty shops, much less shoot yourself in the foot and not be able to go into a big box store for replacement parts and risk stranded or towed home due to no parts across the counter and solely mail order. I will not say you should go either way....as it is your choice...but I do suggest you weigh your options and study the expected results a bit closer.