illrida1300

I want to put a tt in a 2nd gen. The tt motor came out of a automatic fd, if I put it in a T II can i use the turbo two tranny, or do i need to get a manual fd tranny to put in the fc. What else do I need to do the swap.

TheRiseOfTheFerret

Dont do a tt, get one of those three rotors. I have know clue about them. But, maybe somebody can set you straight on what to do. Sorry I couldnt help that much.

just-some-guy

i'm no expert when it comes to swapping engines..



but as i understand it, the 13B-REW is more complicated than just putting it in.

not sure about it, but i had heard that it takes a lot of work to make it operate properly..

like if it came off an automatic FD. i would imagine you'd need the ECU from a manual FD? unless u go standalone EMS?



what i would do, is sell the 13B-REW, and build myself a 13B-t for my FC.

mazdadrifter

your going to want to use the t2 tranny



as for the second part of the question, A LOT. ecu that can sequence the turbos, some device to mount the motor in there as they use different mounts than a 13bt did, front mount, electric fan, pulley kit, ect ect

illrida1300

I got teh whole fd car but its hit and i dotn watn to fix it so all of the parts that are needed from a fd i have i need to know what else i need

Ricer240sx

im sure u wont need an e-fan



and u can use teh stock ecu, im sure that will control the turbos just fine!!



then i would put the motor in the engine bay and position it where u want it, then start welding (and fabricating if the stock FD mounts wont work) things into place! then i would rip out the stock ECU and harness from both cars, put the FD harness and ECU in the TII and rewire the body harness (will require wiring diagram of both of course) and then put the motor in and hook everything up and vuala!! u got urself a TT FC!!!



u shouldnt have any clearance issues as ur doing custom mounts so u can tweek them how ever u need to to get everything to clear!!

Jims5543

I did the swap. Plan on a stand alone ECU unless you have countless hours to spend trying to chase down the correct wires to splice the stock UCE into the FC chassis.



There are a few things you can do different. Mazdadrifter used a series 5 water pump on his RE and that can be done on the REW as well this will enable you to use the stock belt fan (highly recomended) and it will match up with the radiator inlets/outlets better. If you choose the keep the stock waterpump then you're gonna need to have some custom parts made (see my thread) and youre definatly going to need a really good E-fan.



Your biggest problem is the motor mounts. Other than that the swap isn't impossible.



Really plan on an ECU though its woth the investment.



Here is a link to a thread I made about my swap.



https://www.nopistons.com/forums/ind...howtopic=11528

j9fd3s

yeah wiring up a stock fd ecu into a non fd is a ton of work, and its a crappy ecu with those crappy twin turbos too

Ricer240sx

how is a stand alone gunna fix the wiring problem??? the FC body harness still has to be spliced into the FD harness if im not mistaken??? so either way it goes ur gunna have to hunt down wires which will be easy if ur not color blind!!



i never did understand y ppl think wiring is sooo hard.......

mazdadrifter

the only wireing you retain is the charging and starting system that is controlled via a idiot cluster and ignition switch and main computer.



with a standalone, you start the engine managment from scratch which is great in a performance setup, so you know wires are fresh, connections are good, sensors are fresh, and if done property wont fail for years and years to come.



I'm not even going to cover the advantages of a stand alone over a stock ecu. But it sounds as if your more familiar with total engine swapping more than over-all tuning so you probably can't appreciate a stand alone to it's fullest.