Completed Engine Swaps., who's got em. add your name and info. ;) Options

[Mynzeyes]

just like the topic says, i think this would be a very good little thread, just to give some insight for the newbs and dreamers as to what the swappers have done, what they went through, and how it's workin out to this day. feel free to add any info you wish, mainly the car type before, the new motor type, info about your personal swap (as all swaps are NOT created equal), a time frame, general cost, how is the performance, are you happy w/ it, etc... . let's see how big this list can get. .

-John-

edit: btw, only post if you are DONE and driving the car. that's what i'm lookin for.

[DG_Performance]

Ordered the st185 clip and it took a week to get here
installed the new fmic while waiting for the clip to arrive
It arrived at my buddies shop and i had to go pick it up
Had to get my other buddy with a flatbed trailer to get it for me
Unloading it into my garage took 2 hours
Started to tear down parts and body panels and things i would not need
After i took all junk off the clip i started to pull the engine.
I took off piece by piece labeling and sorting them so i would not forget where they all went.
Got the engine down to the basics with trans still attached and had to take it out from under the clip.... i had my dad come over ans help me lift the clip while i puled the engine out from under it.
after that i took the harness off and started to clean everything off cause it was very dirty.
Painted and cleaned and checked over everything,,, then reinstalled
eigine was ready to go into the car
i had rewired the 3sgte harness and rewrapped it in new loom to make it look brand new.
installed the harness back into the engine
did a quick engine bay clean up b4 i dropped the 3s in
had one of my friends come over and help me lower the engine into the car
connected all engine mounts and lines and hoses
car was ready to go
installed the new 3s ecu in the celi
plugged all in and was ready to start
first start did not go as planned
had to track down 2 wires and then all was fine
i made my ic piping kit and full 3" exhaust the day after the car started
testing and tuning for the next week and after that it was all good
some little trouble with the turbo and plug wires.
as of now the car runns 100% perfect and i plan on starting to mod it up now!
the whole process (from start to finish) took about a month to complete
i could do a swap now in about a week now that i know what is all involved
DG

This post has been edited by DG_Performance: Aug 10, 2004 - 5:56 PM