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.

[SlvrCelica09]

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.

yea I did mine, besides that fuse box wiring, you just need to do the clutch start sequence, add wire's to the body panel and engine bay fuse panel. Check out manny's swap.. its awesome dude.. everything you need to know besides the fuse box you don't have. Just study those diagrams and you should be solid dude.