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Edited by Bandi:
9/10/2013 12:02:26 AM
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Does anyone have hands-on experience with engine swapping?
I doubt I'll get a serious answer but I'm curious
T4R, one day I want to do an engine swap into a car, what engine into what car, IDK, but I was just wondering if anyone had first-hand experience or had expert advice they'd be willing to share
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1 ReplyWell, my bro bought a '67 mustang that had an inline 6, and swapped it for a V8. Is that what you mean?
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1 ReplyYou'll need a lot of tools and money. The newer the car the harder its going to be. I've thought about engine swapping my Celica but the money and time is making me not want to. If you want to swap I recommend going to a forum for your car and seeing what engines fit best and see if people have write ups and tips on them.
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6 RepliesWhat make / Model / Year of car, and why? I've rebuilt engines before, but never swapped out anything except for the original displacement. I did have a '72 Mustang Mach I with a 429 in it, but it was already done when I got it. I just rebuilt it and made it better. All I'll say is, just to switch an engine in a car past the late 80's will be a job. You will need EVERYTHING from the donor vehicle to make the engine work in the new chassis. And by everything ; Computer Fuel pump system Wiring harnesses Sensors Old car? What ever you have the ability to fit in and hook up, you're good.
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5 RepliesI've done it before. sometimes it's easy sometimes.... not so much. you'll obviously need tools (lots of 'em), and a safe place to put components as well. make sure everything, EVERYTHING is disconnected before you try and remove it, and remember that it's gonna go different for every engine. and if it's a different type of engine you're swapping in you may have to change the transmission as well. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have and i'll do my best to help out and give you the best advice i can I most recently took the engine and tranny out of a RX7 and managed to drop in a mustang V8 in it's place, not an easy task but the result was worth it.
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3 RepliesLS swap you Caddy, brah.
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2 Replies[quote]Does anyone have first-hand experience with cum swapping?[/quote] Lol
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5 RepliesYou need plenty of specialized tools. Your dads metric socket set wont cut it. And as said, organiAtion. Whenever I pull a motor I label plastic bags and put the bolts/screws in them. I label wiring harnesses. By the end, you'll have a couple dozen labeled bags. Keep in mind some parts like gaskets aren't reusable and some bolts are torque to yield and cam only be used once. Start with a Honda or some POS so you don't ruin something worthwhile like an LS motor.
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1 ReplyYes. Make sure to disconnect [i]everything[/i] before you start pulling that sucker out. Also, make sure you keep everything organized so when you go to put everything back into the car, you're not trying to figure out which bolts go where and whatnot.
