pro's and cons ng engine swap?

[fu_man_dave]

I dont know kung existing thread na ito or what.. but ask ko lang.. what are the pros and cons of doing an engine swap?

[sirkosero]

kung upgrade ng engine, pro higher power. con higher gas consumption.

laki din gastos kasi dami ka imomodify. plus pag bumili ka ng surplus engine, di ka sure sa condition ng engine. baka after 1 week eh blowby na din yan. papalitan mo pa din lahat ng belt so dagdag gastos. baka magkaproblema ka din sa rehistro dahil dagdag paperworks yan.

depende sa makina, pwede ka mahirapan maghanap ng piyesa.

pag kinabit mo at tinipid mo, pwede ka madisgrasya. kung tamad ang mekaniko na nagkabit o hindi sanay, pwede ka din madisgrasya. kung sobra lakas ng makina, pwede naman magshear ang chasis mo.

there were some of the considerations we had when we were pondering on getting an engine swap before. we overhauled the engine para less hassle with reliablity issues. hth

[alwayz_yummy]

kung bolt-on, electricals nalang prob mo..kung same engine no probs, rehistro lang..

check mo ung engine magdala ka ng pinakatitiwalaang mo mekaniko.

[OTEP]

Depends on why you want to do an engine swap. Some folks swap in a newer engine when they do not want to invest anymore in repairing their present engine.

Some do it for more engine power.

Cons?

If you slap in an engine that was not designed to be a 'bolt on' application for your vehicle, watch the resale value drop like a hot potato. That is unless you put in a very expensive engine, was very meticulous with the backyard engineering part or both.

[squala]

Wiring is the trickiest part in an engine swap. Make sure the one connecting them is a true specialist, because bad wiring will result to undesired operation and decrease in engine life.

By the way, what car and what engine will you change it into?

[the_wildthing]

Pros:

It could be cheaper to buy a new engine than to overhaul the existing one, especially kung same engine lang ang ipapalit.

You can get a newer engine.

Cons:

Hit or miss ang pag-bili ng engine unless bubuksan mo bago mo bilhin, which I doubt kung papayagan ka.

Kung hindi pareho ang mounting points, magpapa-gawa ka pa ng kabitan.

[EssB]

Pros:
Can be upgrade to your existing engine...

Cons:
- lots of paper works
- baka di sariwa makuha mong engine (lalo na pag surplus)
- baka di mapagana lahat ng sensors (lalo na pag EFI)....
- gastos!

Basta, kasama dapat sa deciding factor mo is dapat you are ready to take the head ache which comes with it, or head ache that might come by in the future (usually, mga di matono nang maayos na mga EFI engines bacause of faulty wirings or sensors na di gumagana, at walang makitang kapalit)...

I'm basing this to my experience.... I've done an engine swap twice with my current vehicle!

[fu_man_dave]

its for my gsr. invecs II.. i was reading past threads..and i know there are engine's that can be bolted on to my car.. mivec 2nd gen, a 4g63t from evo 4-6. im assuming that the evo engine would cost alot, so i was contemplating to on going the mivec approach. the thing is.. they say that parts are hard to find and expensive also.

doing an engine swap nonetheless is a load on your pocket, but i am wondering if it is really worth it. my reason for doing an engine swap is to have a more powerful car, without really having to buy a new one. coz i kinda like the coupe style.. plus it's yellow.^_^

so if i wont do an engine swap? what's my alternative?
tnx for the replies

[fu_man_dave]

sir Essb.. what engine and for what car? why did u have to do it twice?

[alwayz_yummy]

gsr invecsII_SM... kung manual, pwede slap on ang MIVEC(6a10->1.6L/6a11-1.8L)/63t(2.0T)/98t(1.8T)/61T(1.6T).

pero invecsII-SM yang sayo, baka sirain pa stock a/t mo nyan.

kung kukuha ka ng engine, kasama na ung invecsII-sports mode. a half cut ng mirage will do the trick..kung kakakita ka.

electrical lang talaga ka magkakaprob, lalo na kung ganyang INVECS2-SM, EFI pa...pag mali ang dugtong, patay kang sasakyang ka!

[fu_man_dave]

so basically if i do an engine swap.. talagang with everything na. i was asking someone kung how much mg pamodify ng stock engine..and its actually the same pa ata pag engine swap..nga lang less hassle db?

anyways thanks guys sa info

[basti08]

suggestion: bakit hindi yung engine ng Mitsu Cyborg R 4G92 MIVEC 175hp?

1.6L parin counterpart ng SiR engine eto...mas malakas pa!

[alwayz_yummy]

tama, si basti08, 4g92 MIVEC ka nalang.. bolt-on na, siguraduhin mo nalang kasama ung original computerbox....kasi di mo pwede gamiting stock box mo sa MIVEC engine...

[basti08]

kase 4G92 rin ata ang stock ng GSR eh... having the same block, malaking advantage na yun sa fitting sa engine bay.

[alwayz_yummy]

pati ung a/t mo sasalpak na din straight din....same block, ung head lang nagkaiba...

[ssaloon]

gsr invecsII_SM... kung manual, pwede slap on ang MIVEC(6a10->1.6L/6a11-1.8L)/63t(2.0T)/98t(1.8T)/61T(1.6T).

6A10 and 61T wont fit... baliktad ang orientation nila sa GSR, fyi.

[EssB]

sir Essb.. what engine and for what car? why did u have to do it twice?

Tamaraw FX lang po....
from 2C to 2C-T (turbo diesel), to 4A-GE...

pabigay na rin kasi yung 2C-T ko eh.... naisip ko, gasolina naman....

tapos, biglang sunod-sunod and pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina....

[fu_man_dave]

un nga eh 4g92 na mivec na lang ata..kaso will it be worth it talaga? hassle ng paper works and un nga allotted na funds para sa "sakit ulo" just in case hindi sariwa ung engine..

[ssaloon]

custom turbo ka nalang

[jonski]

pwede ba engine swap yung 95 corolla? magkano kaya?