Stock Engine Swap

[whooppee777]

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.