An engine swap is about 9 months of "why did I do this, this was a terrible choice" but then it turns into "this is the best thing ive ever done" It's basically like having kids
For me it's been years of research and planning and saving, and all in all it's proving to be very easy, Btw it's not too hard what im doing, its a auto to manual swap and d series to k series. Clean af Automatic civic to stick shift k20 turbo
EVERY time I think about getting back into cars and modding, I come here. This channel is what keeps my kids having good Christmases. Wish this was around when I had my RSX. By the end, I had ruined that car to the point that I literally gave it away for free.
"There's a ton of other stuff you have to take into consideration besides engine fit like wireing harness, ecu's, alternators, starters, and distributors!" Me:*shocked pikachu face*
Don't engine swap a car. Build it. Buy a rolling chassis and build the car from scratch. Strip everything out of the car until its a bare metal skeleton. This makes measurements for all the fab work 100x easier. Heck, this makes everything 100x easier. Understand that to do a good job that almost everything will need to be replaced with new and often custom made parts. An aftermarket ECU is highly recommended. It's never "Oh I'll just buy this longblock and get a couple of mounts made and i'll be good." Bring tons of money, tools and time.
Sounds about right, tons of money and even tons of more time, and then there’s blood, sweat, and maybe tears 😭 lol, and then maybe just maybe, you can get the car to start... and stay runnin for longer than 10 seconds...
Dédé LABINOUZE I don’t have loans I pay out of pocket for my college only loan I have or will have is my car I got for my mom, another car in the future and a house.
Havent swapped an engine but I'm finishing up replacing my blown engine with a crate motor. Can definitely relate to alot of the things said. I can imagine how much more difficult it would be with a different engine
I swapped a LS3 into a 1976 Chevy Nova with my dad. Actually one of the best most humbling experiences in my whole life. Many ups and downs but in the end when it’s done, it is one of the most fun and exciting things you can do to your car.
I built my Subaru FA and it cost me a wee north of 10k... I wonder if a LS1 would have fit, but I'm also glad I didn't try. I didn't want to be the first new model Subaru WRX to try it. Its never a good idea to be the first.
@@postalpancho and it is still a Subaru. My brother owns a 1 of 35 R1 spec ej207*forged internals* swapped wagon and I look at it the same way you do about civic's lol
WarinhulAirsoft can vouch for this, sbc are even easier than Honda motors to swap out with eachother. Transmission connections and bolt in, 2 wire plugs on the distributor coil, block grounds, vacuum lines, fuel lines, brake hoses, distributor, a/c compressor, coolant lines and coolant, oil lines, oil, and the remaining electronic hookups and harnesses and you got yourself a long days work of an engine swap.
LOL. 😂 I'm not laughing cause I think you're lying, I'm laughing cause it's basically the same damn engine practically and almost no electronics whatsoever. Swapping out my carb SBC for a carb SBC. Lol
Then you swap an lt1 in it and come to the realization that hiding 6000 wires just to make more power is kinda worth it until you can’t find out what’s wrong rip out the lt1 and never want to see a smallblock again and can’t decide between ls or 2j because you’ll take less displacement for actually useful power because no matter how well tuned and built sbc are once you hit 6.5k rpm your rod becomes part of the spaceX program
Yeah it's a bolt in replacement that requires no custom work. I can affirm that this can be done by 3 insanely drunk men at 3a.m and be finished in less than 4 hours
My dad manual swapped a Mitsubishi Lancer 1990 something when his automatic transmission broke (don't know what exactly happened to the transmission) but I never got to see the work he put into it as I was still a baby and I also never got to see the finished product because he crashed it.
You can put whatever motor you want in any car actually there will be fabricating for sure and has of you cant move rads and batterys you can put your battery in your truck if you wanted and ive seen people build a nice coolant system for there motor allowing more room and im pretty sure to can relocate your rad any where you want it not sure on that part ive seen someones rad in there trunk so anything is possible.....
Lets just say youll end up becomjng a member of Welding, Engineering, Fabrication, and Electrical youtubes for even more information you thought you were getting from this tiny video.
I know a guy that was told he was an idiot, didn’t have the knowledge, was gonna be impossible, and it just wouldn’t work, now...here we are with a coyote swapped 6 speed Ford Fusion drift build, THAT WORKS, and works well, and was done quickly
@alfa8fake2 Did you forget about the avenger? Or the magnum? How about the caliber? Hell, I'd even take the look of the neon over the look of the old challengers with the hideous Dodge grille.
I swapped a Bugatti veyron engine into a Yugo and I didn’t have a single issue. I even kept the original driveshaft and shifter! Works like a dream. I used zip ties to mount the engine to the chassis and that really absorbed engine vibration.
Saw a video of guy in Dubai who did 3UR-FE V8 in his Toyota 86 and he said he paid over 30k USD for the swap because of the amount of fabrication and what's surprising is it's not even complete...like his orginal transmission broke and he wants to use T56 Magnum, honestly I wouldn't even do it...but it's sure is unique.
I'll be 20 in two weeks and in collage and everyone told me I sould 2JZ swap my car and I knew for a fact its was going to be expensive and take a lot of time. With this video, I was right!!
If you research and plan, it doesn't take long at all. I swapped a 351w stroker/tremec manual trans into my 2012 V6/auto Mustang. It took 28 days from start to finish, and I only had to fabricate one thing I didn't expect (a bracket so I could relocate the radiator expansion tank). It even fit under the stock hood with a 3-inch air filter element. No frustration, no surprises. I did manage to kill the OEM fuel pump (it took six months) because it's simply not intended to be on all the time at full flow (I replaced it with a walbro and it's been running fine for the last 6.5 years. What you didn't mention is that a motor swap is going to cost (much) more than you expect. It's the no-see-ums that get you (I have over $500 in AN fittings in my car), as well as your attention to detail and what you're willing to live with when it's done. If you're happy with a salvage yard ghetto swap, you can pretty much cheap out for everything, but expect shit to break often. Doing a swap is one thing. Doing it well is a completely different thing.
I just started my first engine swap and realized some of the parts I sold from the donor vehicle, I actually need and will have to replace lol. It's a nice experience if you have time and resources if not...save your money and buy something already swapped. You'll be able to enjoy it as you save for future modifications. With that said my project is a 1981 Volkswagen rabbit 4dr and I'm swapping a turbo vr6. As if a vr6 swap wasnt enough, I will have to figure out plumbing and everything else that comes with turbo charging an N/A engine! Good luck to all👍
I remember finishing three in the morning and starting it up for the first time with open headers. Pissed the neighbors off like crazy. It happened every six or so months. He is right, shit will go wrong and just roll with punches , you will finish. The smile on your face will last a life time
This dudes funny hes also very knowledgeable about engine swaps my guess is he's been there and worn the t shirt. I feel every issue he mentioned is an issue he ran into. Good content dude
Yeeeeeeeah I said the same thing then I found a 92 D150 for a really cheap price. Then........a month later Holley announced they made mounting brackets for a hemi swap on my truck. Now, I just got an 05 Durango and yanked out the engine last week (9 hour job😥). I need to rebuild the engine then it's going in the truck 😅 already expecting the tears and regret.
NeedForSpeed1967 them engines were amazing considering they could take the supra to 1000 plus horse power without an aftermarket engine because they were stock in the car. Tuners were tuners you swap out some parts tweak the engine and had something with the same amount of power as your big block Chevy dodge or ford v8 with two less cylinders and because of that the 2JZ is crazy expensive
@@vipervidsgamingplus5723 Well the jdm has smaller fuel pump but stock internals you can double or triple the horsepower imagine if you boosted a 2jz GTE its not a valve bender
I was involved in putting the new ford 6.7 turbo diesel in a few different Excursions. But did more like a body swap. Cut the back wall at the B or C pillar on a brand new F250, F350, or F450. Then slide the back end of an Excursion in, to make either a 4 or 6 door Excursion. The f450 Excursion looked badass as a dually.
So true even then thou cars like that dont last long. Maintenance is always gonna be up the ass. I wonder whats worse a simple engine swap or a 90s ferrari with 100k miles. Both gonna catch fire eventually if not maintained properly with lots of money.
When I saw the wiring diagram, the flashbacks hit so hard I had to jab myself in the leg with epi pen to get my heart baselining. ESTSD is real people... it’s real.
Never worked on a car before, but I recently restored 1978 honda 125 (bike) and I assure everyone he is absolutely right, right till his last point about running out of gas suffered that, and bikes rely on chain and spocket they are not that complex once engine is done.
