View Full Version : whats involved engine swap
nemosaxo
10th April 2009, 23:33
im looking at changing my 113k engine and want to know my options , all the engines i look at of my year all over 90k which is ok but i covered 1 miles in a week lol , so im looking at around 60 to 70 k , but all these engines come from s reg upwards and upto the mk2 , so whats the crack with swapping mk1 to mk2 i cant seem to find guides or anything so im on the hope somebody has been where i am now , ta guys rep will be given
Liam-westcoast
10th April 2009, 23:36
i think yours is a 1 plug ecu mate so if you are doing an engine swap with another vtr you need a 1 plug ecu
is yours a black top or silver top
VTEC-Saxo
10th April 2009, 23:37
have a look in the stickies in the engine section, its been coverd manny times
nemosaxo
11th April 2009, 00:11
have a look in the stickies in the engine section, its been coverd manny times
i know but i been round in circles with it and seen so many different answers and just dont wanna come stuck , its a black top
VTEC-Saxo
11th April 2009, 00:15
you dont want to be swapping between MK! and MK2 its a big fath lol, the MK1 has a 1 plug loom and mk2 has a 3 plug loom
cj_99
11th April 2009, 00:17
basicly as long as its the same year it will work :y:
Liam-westcoast
11th April 2009, 00:20
so wouldn't you just need a black top engine then
nemosaxo
11th April 2009, 11:22
basicly as long as its the same year it will work :y:
yea just struggling to find a vtr with same year but good engine ,
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