engine rebuilds or swap

Anyone do any cheap rebuilds, or swaps? or both (EJ18)

Yes, text me ill get you hooked up. What happened to your engine?

540.288.6805

You of all people Don. How many engines have you gone through so far???? LOL!

nothings wrong its just that i wanna speak to someone who will let me know what i can do to my engine or just to either rebuild it

Auto or manual transmission?

WANTED wrote:Auto or manual transmission?

its a 5 speed its at 204k

Unless you're absolutely passionate about that motor, I would not do a performance rebuild especially considering your mileage. As it stands, it will take a lot to make any sizable gains.

Your best bet is a swap. You have quite a few options as to how to crack this. Your only limiting factor is your engine bay, as it's smaller than the later years. What that means is a 6 cylinder swap won't fit without adjusting the firewall. Otherwise, you have a plethora of options for ej20/22/25, including the transmission.

A couple of guys here did the swaps themselves and a few are doing hybrid builds. Chaz2.5 just did the swap in his RS himself and can tell you what to expect mechanically.

Wiring is a bit of a bitch. You'll have to redo you're entire wiring harness. If you're extremely familiar with the harness, it's possible to rebuild it in half a day. Otherwise, expect to spend the weekend redoing it, provided that you know what you're doing.

I think the limiting factor is what will your budget be?

Chaz2.5 wrote:I think the limiting factor is what will your budget be?

That too.

I vote swap! It'll run ya about $1500 more than a rebuild. I'd be down to help if you want to do it yourself.

Chaz2.5 wrote:I vote swap! It'll run ya about $1500 more than a rebuild. I'd be down to help if you want to do it yourself.

yea swap sounds like agod idea and yea if ido then ill letyou knowha!as far as budget i gotta get mine still lol wht do u guys recomend for anice simple one?

Bear in mind that regardless of what motor you go with, it'll still take some massaging to get a few things to fit as well as a few supporting parts. Otherwise, EJ20 either JDM or USDM is my recommendation. for a basic swap were this my car.

For turbo, cheapest is jdm ej20. However, not OBDII and if it goes good luck getting parts. USDM WRX would be the way to go for swaps. Wrx tranny $800-1000 shipped, engine $2500 for everything. $600 iwire harness merge. No wire merge necessary if you swap wrx dash.

To the tune if "shots" by LMFAO. SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP. OK, I'm a little drunk.

Chaz2.5 wrote:To the tune if "shots" by LMFAO. SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP SWAP. OK, I'm a little drunk.

If I wasn't dieting, I'd be lit up myself.

haha welcome to the jungle! it shall be done haha but thanks for the info ill look into it:)

Seriously though jdm swaps (engine and tranny) can be had for like 2000 shipped. Highly recommend Iwire for harness merge.