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Old 07-10-2015, 04:47 PM   #1
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Stock Engine Swap

A few months ago I fried a piston ring and combined with a few other issues I've decided it's time to drop the supercharged engine and drop in a used engine from a junkyard.

So starting this evening I'll be swapping the engines. This isn't really going to be a DIY guide but I will try to include as many pictures and details as I can.

Any advice ahead of time will be greatly appreciated as I have never undertaken a task of this size before.

But even in times of great despair, with losing the oh so much fun supercharger, there is room for improvement. I'll be upgrading a few things to the new(used) engine. I'll be throwing on a Fidanza light weight flywheel ($298 from autoplicity), a Clutch Masters FX200 clutch ($447 also from autoplicity) , and a K&N performance intake ($298 again from autoplicity).

I got a great deal on the engine thanks to a friend who works at a shop who sold me a used engine from a junkyard to the chime of $575. It even came with a wiring harness (which is great since I hacked up my original to install the supercharger) and almost every necessary sensor and stock bolt on.

The only things it did not come with was an alternator, A/C compressor, and starter. Not a big deal though as I intend to go without A/C to reduce parasitic power loss, the starter I can take from the old engine as it is still in good working order, the only thing I was upset about was the lack of an alternator. I think my original alternator may be on it's way out.

Soooooooo stay tuned.
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Old 07-10-2015, 05:06 PM   #2
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How did the old engine break?

Fried piston ring? How?
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Old 07-10-2015, 05:29 PM   #3
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The car sat for a couple years and I didn't have the motivation nor the time to service the car appropriately so I let a shop do the dirty work for me, but unfortunately they put stock no gapping required plugs in instead of the NGK iridium's 2 step colder plugs I instructed them to. Honestly I was rooting for something to go catastrophic so that I'd have a "good excuse" to throw a new engine in and then have an engine to rebuild Caliyaris style.
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Why not try the 1.8 2ZR-FE motor found in the Matrix/XD?

I was talking to a guy on here that did the swap recently and apparently it just bolts in; the wiring is minimal, maybe 4 or so.
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Why not try the 1.8 2ZR-FE motor found in the Matrix/XD?

I was talking to a guy on here that did the swap recently and apparently it just bolts in; the wiring is minimal, maybe 4 or so.
If I didn't need this car as my daily then perhaps I'd swap in a different engine like the 2ZR. But with commuting 100 miles a day M-F I'd like to keep the focus of the new(used) engine for optimal fuel efficiency and reliability.
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So you are going to remove the compressor unit and everything to drop down to a smaller belt then?

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So you are going to remove the compressor unit and everything to drop down to a smaller belt then?

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That was the plan originally but my friend, whose shop I'm using to do the work, doesn't have the necessary tools to evacuate the system. So for the time being the compressor stays. Perhaps in the future I'll properly remove the system. More than anything I'd just like to have the extra space in the engine bay for working on the car should the oil pump or water pump ever need to be replaced in the future. Not exactly sure how much weight I'll shave by deleting the system but I know the 1whp I might gain isn't worth the investment in tools right now.

So no, the AC stays...for now.
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