David E Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 My 2.5 appears to want to lunch itself. Has anyone dropped a 3.0 0r 3.6 into a 2nd gen? If yes, any advice on doing the same? If no, any thoughts on what version / year model would work best to match up to '99 electronics? I assume I'd need the ECU from the donor vehicle or a stand alone. Thanks for any help!
whitetiger Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 I'm sure someone has done it. I suspect that an ez30d phase 1 would be the best candidate. You will have to use the donor car's electronics no matter what you do as far as ECU and harness is concerned.
Osei Posted June 24, 2019 Posted June 24, 2019 With the money and time used in getting this to work and you already have a Rex etc, why bother? O.
Brighton96 Posted June 24, 2019 Posted June 24, 2019 Yeah it's possible. Mighty Car Mods did it but since it was youtube they didn't go into full detail.
David E Posted June 25, 2019 Author Posted June 25, 2019 My wife and I have had the car since new. Our son helped pick it out when he was two. Just like having it around, even if only used as a spare.
FiveZigen Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 I personally swapped a 2001 EZ30d into a 99 2.2l Wagon quite successfully. If you haven't already I suggest reading Dyne's thread here: https://www.rs25.com/forums/f145/t155496-dynes-1999-2-5rs-h6-ez30d-swap.html as it is very informative. I would also suggest reading the H6 thread on NASIOC here:https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1323800 It is a longer read but again has a lot of useful information. Not to discourage you but I would suggest being somewhat mechanically inclined to take on a swap like this yourself. It took a good amount of time researching and collecting all the parts i needed for the swap. I would also suggest purchasing a donor car for your swap as opposed to and engine and bits and pieces here and there. The Torque you gain down low and the sound the flat six makes is really intoxicating. Ryan
Brighton96 Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 Luckily your car is a transitional year so you might get lucky and find a 6cyl from a 3rd gen with all the parts you need. I had an early 3rd gen wagon that was built late 1999, so I'd suspect a lot of the parts would work on your car but it's hard to say without having the two cars side by side.
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.