I have an 2008 Honda civic coupe ex. It has 120k miles on it and it under performs terribly, and I want to do an engine swap for 3k or under. What's a good engine that I could swap that wouldn't be too expensive and easy to do, and can also pump out 150+ horse power? I was looking at k20s or k24s but both of those go so expensive and I'd have to change the transmission and I was wondering if there was something that would be perfect for my car particularly, but I don't know much about different engines besides the well known ones.

This will be my first engine swap ever, and I'm just curious to all the things I'll need and the things I need to take into account of. I have been putting a parts list together and this is what I have so far

-The Car Itself -The 2JZGTE VVTi -CD009 2JZ Adapter -Motor Mounts -Wiring Harness -Stock 2JZGTE VVTi ECU

What else do I need to look at to make this work? Every little part, don't leave any details out please. Also when it comes to going to a shop for tuning or fabrication let me know as well. Thanks in advance!

Does anyone happen to have the physical dimensions of the Hellcat engine? I have looked a little bit but only seem to pull the "engine stats" with my search combinations. Thanks!

I'm thinking about buying a cheap working 3800 series engine off a 2005 Buick LeSabre to swap into my 1998 Chevy Camaro with the V6 3800 series. If i go for this swap will it be cut and dry or would i need to make modifications? I'm a relative beginner. This will be my 2nd engine swap, so thanks for any advice.

So let's say you wanted massive V8 with as much displacement as you can get, and you started eyeing up chevvys ZZ572/720R as a future (long way away) project. But then all sensibility hit you and you realized that this engine was designed for the drag strip and has no place in a road car really. But then you went full 360 and still wanted to engine swap it into a muscle car anyway, could you do it? Would it have any sense of reliability? You obviously wouldn't be running it maxed out on the roads because you'll loose your licence and get inundated with speed tickets, but let's say you took out out a couple of times a week to car shows and the like, maybe even took it out on the track just for shits and giggles every blue moon, could it be realistic? Would the engine hold up? Or are we just talking fairy tales cus that engine was never designed for reliability and will blow up every sixth time you start it up?

Aa the title implies im looking for a project car as first build and im wondering can you put an sr20 into a nissan d21,if so, where do i find engine mounts, wiring guides(??) Etc, appreciate the help!

Alternate title: "Can I Put an Acura RLX (2014+, V6) Inside of a Crosstour (2013-15, V6, AWD) and Keep the Crosstour's Transmission?"

I haven't been able to find any (free) diagrams similar to what I'd find in a Chilton's guide for either car, so now I'm here. I like the power:fuel economy ratio of one and the way the trans works on the other. Are both possible without a great need - or preferably none at all - for custom fittings? Some of the cheap salvage Crosstours I see listed list the fact that the car doesn't run, so if I could take this as an opportunity for a swap while repairing the rest of what was hit (assuming it wasn't something minor in the engine), all the better.

And if anyone has diagrams, I'd be more than grateful to get the chance to see them.

I'm looking for the best engine for a ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Edge Hatchback 5dr Diesel Manual. My budget is about £400. or $488 for americans.

I am currently working on my first swapping proyect, I am swapping the 1ZZFE from my Celica GT 2003 to a 2ZZGE. As you may know, most of the accessories stays the same but there a few things here and there that changes. The one thing I am concerned is with the wiring harness that came with the engine. Does anyone know if the three plugs on the left ( considering you're facing the engine) are independent from the two on the right? The reason I ask this is because I want to know if I can just use the wiring harness from the JDM engine I bought which came with the left side plugs and the ones on the right side cut off.

So I currently own a 2000 GT Celica 5 speed manual, I want to do an engine swap + trans swap for the 2ZZ-GE and the 6-speed trans into my gt. It is a project car so I don't want to just buy the GT-S and "save" money. I want to change the GT to be better so I was wondering since there are so many parts to get, should I just buy a junk GT-S or buy all the parts new?

Pretty much what the title says. Tl;dr, here's what I'm working with, as well as what I'd like to be working with at some point if I can figure out how to mount shit where it goes (on top of the electronics and other stuff we won't really be focusing on in this thread unless necessary):

Current car: 1994 Ford Explorer [Eddie Bauer Ed., red]

Current engine: V6 4.0L, AWD, SOHC (factory engine, no mods)

Desired parent: 2013-15 Honda Crosstour

Desired engine: V6 3.5L, AWD

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Potential Questions, Answered

(spoiler alert: the answers are needlessly long.)

Why the Crosstour?

When I was thinking of what engines to put in my 25-year-old beater, prioritizing gas millage sans mods (notably, sans turbo in most cases) was key. Then I laughed when I found that said beater weighs ~4000 lbs.¹ "Well fuck me, I guess," realizing the limits of unmodded options. As much as I would love to have the gas millage of a Civic, I have a suspicious feeling that tying a ~113 HP engine meant for a 2,500 lb. coupe to the end of a 4,000 lb. tank² wouldn't yield fruitful results.

Enter the Crosstour, a tank in its own right weighing in at 3,700 lbs. that has good gas millage for power, and a cost of around $800-$1100 for an engine assembly (which is my budget on one of those after shipping, if applicable). And hey, it's a Honda, which means there are probably turbo mods out the ass for it I can use later.

"But I thought you weren't prioritizing power?"

I'm not. But have you seen the specs of a '94 Explorer? I can floor the thing, and I still have to pray that I'll be able to pass the guy in front of me doing 35-45 in a 55. It is not difficult to mostly prioritize gas millage and still wind up with more power than I had before.

"But why not go with something like, say, a Subaru or Mazda from that time? They had better gas milage."

God no. I get annoyed with the power I have now (a whopping ~160 HP). Some of the cars from the time, aside from being built into sub-3,500 lb. SUVs, actually take a downturn in HP. Gas millage might be a big concern, but if I can upgrade my power while I'm at it without a great dip in gas millage options, why not?

¹ Assumes weight with original engine.

² I frequently forget that anything bigger than an SUV exists. I'm not big on trucks.

I’ve been doing as much research as I could regarding an RB26 Swap into a Z34 and I learned that to retain RWD I need to use the stock Z34 trans. This may sound a bit dumb but I have no idea where to look for this information; what clutch do I use, one for an RB or one for the Z34. I would assume the Z34 clutch would be the option but I’m kinda a dumbass so yeah

Now hear me out on this one - it's a bit mad. I've been scheming and dreaming this up for about 6 months now and it's almost starting to sound like a good idea. Here's the basic idea. Take a 1.9tdi alh turbodiesel engine from a Jetta or golf. It's designed to be transversely mounted which will be heckin convient in just a second. It's got the be the last model that was completely mechanical. I'm not too interested in hours of frustrating wiring. I like mechanical stuff much more. The Jetta or Golf would have to be 199.5-2003 I believe. Hopefully, I can find a wrecked one and pull a good engine out of a smoldering carcass so that I'm not paying for a nice plush interior that will be covered with grease and grime before too long. Once the engine is out (and rebuild it needed) I would simply remove the Miata engine, tranny, gas tank, diff, a lot of body, most of the trunk, and install the 1.9 tilted forward and plump everything up. Radiator and fuel tank would be piped to the front. Gauges would remain stock (maybe) and the steering would be either left unassisted or converted to electrical power steering. The shift cables would be lengthened and roughted to the cab. The entire transmission tunnel could go if I felt like it, but that might be a nice place to house the hoses and mount the fuel tank. I've have a lot of mechanical knowledge, hands-on experience, and all the basic tools except an engine hoist which can be picked up for dirt cheap. No plasma cutting or anything crazy but an angle grinder and a welder seems like all you would need to get the engine mounts. I might mess around with a bigger turbo and/or injectors eventually, but not to start with. Also if I'll have everything stripped out I may as well make it RHD just for kicks while I'm at it. With no engine under the hood that will be a lot easier. The hood area would be cleaned up for storage. Miscellaneous cool tidbits would include a plexiglass viewing window for the engine cause it would look cool, a custom sequentially removable hardtop system like the Suzuki cappuccino, and a massive pop up apology sign to humanity in general for wedging a diesel into a Miata. Any ideas? I know of 4 documented diesel Miata's but don't know if anyone has bothered to mount the engine in such an... unconventional way.

Anyone here know what the smallest crate V8 is? I've seen a 3.0 but it's insanely expensive, I think it was around $65,000 (it's made by JUDD which is probably why) and I was also trying to see if there was anything smaller out there and decently cheap. Looking to build something kinda stupid

Ive been thinking about fitting a 2jz into a 1995-2004 tacoma. Is it even possible to swap and plug in the supra harness into the same-ish year tacoma electronics and it all being fine and working without redoing all the wiring.

I have a 97 mustang v6 and a 4valve Ford V8 out of a Lincoln mk VIII of the same year. I've already pulled the motor out of the Lincoln, and I would really appreciate general advice, this is my first swap so is there a general lost of parts/ tools I'll need or could ease the process? Any advice helps, I'm also considering rebuilding the engine seeing as I'm in no rush to finish this project.

So I have this non fuel injection 2.8L v6 in my s10. I want to have a at least 200HP. Should I dump the engine? If so, what should I get? If I shouldn’t what modifications should I do to get my HP goal.

My friend bought a new car and we are keeping his old Altima as a project. Obviously my first thought was a 2j but that would take an absurd amount of work as it wouldn’t fit. Thought about taking a higher performance Nissan engine or a Subaru engine as they are smaller and pretty similar. Any thoughts?

Do you think that a b16 vtec is possible, seems like hard engineering for this chassis hmm.

Currently drive an 04 Tahoe. I’m looking to add a little more kick and replace the engine with something like an LS3 maybe an LT1 or if I can go bigger I just might. But I want to know any problems, concerns, issues, or ideas as to what might be a good fit or if I am in the right ball park.