IllusionaryForces

ok... heres my thought....how crazy am i to do this....?

swapping a 2nd gen engine into my 1st gen (its an 85)... how easy/difficult is it, what all am i looking at part wise...? any thoughts on this? any and all help (and links) would be very very much appreciated.

Racer X

Try Pm'ing 79Rx7 he's done it to his 79.He has Series 4 EFI on it too.I'm too lazy to post it all on what needs to be done.Also do a search in this section.This topic has been asked a million times.

drifter

What X said.



Just recently there has been heaps of threads on engine swaps, theres roughly 5-10 of us making turbo FB's at the moment.



I'm assuming you want to use a turbo engine and you don't know much.



Before i yell search, I'll tell you the starting points;

1) Its not simple, but not overly hard either.

2) Read A LOT of info before you start. Go to all the links in the link thread pinned to top of this forum.

3) You'll need a 13B GSL-SE timing cover (front cover) and oil pan (sump). And you'll have to tap the timing cover for the oil return line off the turbo.



The reason you use a 13B GSL-SE timing cover is because the 2nd gen is a side mounted engine and the 1gen is frount-mounted. The covers are interchangeable, so putting the SE cover on makes it a lot easier to just drop in without having to custom fab mounting brackets.

Racer X

What drifter said.