The time has come.... WRC 3sgte swap!!!, Update 10/05 pg2 Options

[joehernandez]

Well this is the second greatest mod i have done to my car...
my first progress thread is here
My progress Thread

i wanted to do this swap last year but problems came and i had just not enough money to afford a 3sgte.
but thanks to Jim i got a WRC 3sgte...
by the way thanks a lot jim for everything!
the engine arrived a month ago, but i havent had much time to work on it, and since i dont have an engine stand
it is harder to work on it..

i might only update the thread once or twice a week, but slowly i will get there.

To start, i will do the swap myself with help of some friends, i will not let a mechanic do the job since i dont think it is
really hard to do a swap. It will be frustrating at some points but not impossible. Also i want to know what will be under the hood
and learn from mistakes.
I am not an expert, in fact i do not have much mechanical experience but i know i can do it. so forgive me because i might ask
stupid things now and then but i am here to learn. and with the help of this community i know we can pull it off.

So please guys help me with advices or questions i might have.

the set up=
WRC 3sgte with LSD E-153

ok here are 2 pics of the engine the day it arrived, i should of taken more but forgot to,




ok its late and need to sleep, will update the thread tomorrow.

This post has been edited by joehernandez: Oct 5, 2010 - 5:33 PM

[joehernandez]

Hey Joe,
That's bitchin'!!!
Good luck!!!

thanks a looot! still a noob though lol

great addition to the car man.. you must be very excited! looks and speed!!

i am however i am kind of stressed that i dont have time to work on the engine
and since i dont have another car is more frustrating but really excited

you will most likely have to do more wiring then people with a clip(Manny's swap for ex.) as intercooler relay/fuse box will be missing. Maybe you lucked out tho and its there. its right next to intake. Looks like this:



if not, Batman provided me with this when I was doing my swap and it helped out alot:





good luck again dude! hope it all works out

yeah mine didn't come with that fuse box, will ask jim if he has any spare one,
as of right now i havent really looked at diagrams so i dont have a clear picture how to read them
but once i get into that i will learn how to read those
thanks a lot !!!!!!!
you did your wiring?
what other stuff needs to be re-wired?
i know i will not extend my wiring, i will just cut a hole in the fire wall.