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Engine Swap
Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 7:25 am
by UnDrPrEsHaPnOi
just out of curiousity, would a supra engine (2jz-gte) fit in the matrix/vibe?
Re: Engine Swap (UnDrPrEsHaPnOi)
Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 7:30 am
by abe98gt
umm, no
Re: Engine Swap (UnDrPrEsHaPnOi)
Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 8:24 am
by savedbyzero
Anything will fit in anything. All depends on how much money and time you're will to spend...As a direct swap, no.
Re: Engine Swap (UnDrPrEsHaPnOi)
Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 10:33 am
by NovaResource
The Supra has an inline-6 in a RWD platform. It won't fit in a FWD car where an inline-4 was is without MAJOR modifications.
Re: Engine Swap (UnDrPrEsHaPnOi)
Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 4:14 pm
by DopeVibeGT
Why?
Re: Engine Swap (DopeVibeGT)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 12:37 am
by savedbyzero
Like I said, anything will fit with enough money...720R, anyone?
Re: Engine Swap (savedbyzero)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 4:35 am
by cohocarl
May have to modify the firewall for this one to fit:
http://www.paceparts.com/product.asp?3=56150
Re: Engine Swap (cohocarl)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 6:34 am
by savedbyzero
This should fit nicely, as well...if you were completely tubed! Or you could just pop the rear hatch and lay down both seats, it should fit!
http://www.motorsportsengineering.sae.o ... -crate.htm
Re: Engine Swap (savedbyzero)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 7:01 am
by millster
Well, if you're going to lay the back seats down and open the hatch, why not go turbofan? Might melt some plastic and it'd be a devil to keep on the road. Not to mention the noise polution, but what the heck, right?
Re: Engine Swap (savedbyzero)
Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 9:23 am
by Jethro
quote:Anything will fit in anything. All depends on how much money and time you're will to spend...As a direct swap, no.Exactly! Where's the fun in a direct swap anyway? Try this for inspiration - Leno drives one of these and if I had his money so would I!
http://www.fordfestiva.com/performance/shogun.html
Re: Engine Swap (Jethro)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 12:56 am
by tau166
Your best bet is probably a Toyota V6. The one that's in the Camry, Lexus RX300, and the ES300 (I think). Actually SCC did an article on swapping one of these into a 2nd gen MR2 back in April. If it fit in an MR2, it shouldn't have *too* much trouble (at least size wise) fitting under the hood of the Vibe.The article was:Hybrid How-toStuffing a 3.0-liter Camry V6 into a second-generation MR2
Re: Engine Swap (tau166)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 2:47 pm
by nate66
Or he could use this for inspiration.
http://www.autoweek.com/cat_print.mv?po ... 66That’s the SVT Cobra’s blown 4.6 stuffed into a SVT Focus.
Re: Engine Swap (nate66)
Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 12:30 am
by ChuckP
That is sweet! Now if G.M. could just stuff a LS1 in a Vibe hmmmm..............
Re: Engine Swap (silverawd26)
Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 5:14 am
by TRICKEDVIBEGT
why not just swap it with a twin turbo ecotec engine that is the best engine on the market. that is what i would do. what does everyone else think have you ever thought about the ecotec?
Re: Engine Swap (ChuckP)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:12 am
by TheDude
Quote, originally posted by ChuckP »That is sweet! Now if G.M. could just stuff a LS1 in a Vibe hmmmm.............. AED swapped a 5.7 tpi into a new grand am...im sure they can do that, a ls1 in a vibe...begins to drool