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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

What drifter said.