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Old 06-26-02, 04:04 PM
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Question quick ? about engine swaps

Okay, just real quick here. I want to make sure this will work before i decide to do this.

Will a engine from a 89 n/a fit into a 87 n/a with out any complications? If there are complications what are they?

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Old 06-26-02, 04:09 PM
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You'll need an 89+ ECU or a mechanical OMP.
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First, let me just say:

Holy Cow, a girl driving an rx-7?

Second, let me say:

Yeah, I'm thinking about doing the same thing as you are. More HP, and 6 ports that work.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the list that you'd need to do a s4->s5 swap:

s5 engine
s5 ecu
s5 wiring harness

The thing i'm worried about is the whole airpump/actuator thing. Does the s4 have the same stuff as the s5 in this respect, or would I[we] have to buy the airpump and all that jazz?

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No thats the total hard way of doing it.

Just use your s4 intake, front cover, wiring, fuel injection ont eh s5 motor...be sure to use a s5 flywheel on the motor though.

All the s4 stuff bolts right on and it will run with minimal headaches in your existing car., and give a bit of a power and redline increase due to lighter, high compression rotors in the s5 motor.
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Hot damn, I get the man himself to reply.

Anywho.

Kevin, I thought about emailing you and asking you that question, but then I decided to just post it up. My money is pretty much already yours to rebuild an S5 motor.
...It's just I don't have that money yet. Hah.

Anyway, thanks a lot.
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