An engine swap is about 9 months of "why did I do this, this was a terrible choice" but then it turns into "this is the best thing ive ever done" It's basically like having kids
For me it's been years of research and planning and saving, and all in all it's proving to be very easy, Btw it's not too hard what im doing, its a auto to manual swap and d series to k series. Clean af Automatic civic to stick shift k20 turbo
Don't engine swap a car. Build it. Buy a rolling chassis and build the car from scratch. Strip everything out of the car until its a bare metal skeleton. This makes measurements for all the fab work 100x easier. Heck, this makes everything 100x easier. Understand that to do a good job that almost everything will need to be replaced with new and often custom made parts. An aftermarket ECU is highly recommended. It's never "Oh I'll just buy this longblock and get a couple of mounts made and i'll be good." Bring tons of money, tools and time.
Sounds about right, tons of money and even tons of more time, and then there’s blood, sweat, and maybe tears 😭 lol, and then maybe just maybe, you can get the car to start... and stay runnin for longer than 10 seconds...
EVERY time I think about getting back into cars and modding, I come here. This channel is what keeps my kids having good Christmases. Wish this was around when I had my RSX. By the end, I had ruined that car to the point that I literally gave it away for free.
Dédé LABINOUZE I don’t have loans I pay out of pocket for my college only loan I have or will have is my car I got for my mom, another car in the future and a house.
"There's a ton of other stuff you have to take into consideration besides engine fit like wireing harness, ecu's, alternators, starters, and distributors!" Me:*shocked pikachu face*
I built my Subaru FA and it cost me a wee north of 10k... I wonder if a LS1 would have fit, but I'm also glad I didn't try. I didn't want to be the first new model Subaru WRX to try it. Its never a good idea to be the first.
@@postalpancho and it is still a Subaru. My brother owns a 1 of 35 R1 spec ej207*forged internals* swapped wagon and I look at it the same way you do about civic's lol
I swapped a LS3 into a 1976 Chevy Nova with my dad. Actually one of the best most humbling experiences in my whole life. Many ups and downs but in the end when it’s done, it is one of the most fun and exciting things you can do to your car.
Havent swapped an engine but I'm finishing up replacing my blown engine with a crate motor. Can definitely relate to alot of the things said. I can imagine how much more difficult it would be with a different engine
WarinhulAirsoft can vouch for this, sbc are even easier than Honda motors to swap out with eachother. Transmission connections and bolt in, 2 wire plugs on the distributor coil, block grounds, vacuum lines, fuel lines, brake hoses, distributor, a/c compressor, coolant lines and coolant, oil lines, oil, and the remaining electronic hookups and harnesses and you got yourself a long days work of an engine swap.
LOL. 😂 I'm not laughing cause I think you're lying, I'm laughing cause it's basically the same damn engine practically and almost no electronics whatsoever. Swapping out my carb SBC for a carb SBC. Lol
Then you swap an lt1 in it and come to the realization that hiding 6000 wires just to make more power is kinda worth it until you can’t find out what’s wrong rip out the lt1 and never want to see a smallblock again and can’t decide between ls or 2j because you’ll take less displacement for actually useful power because no matter how well tuned and built sbc are once you hit 6.5k rpm your rod becomes part of the spaceX program
Yeah it's a bolt in replacement that requires no custom work. I can affirm that this can be done by 3 insanely drunk men at 3a.m and be finished in less than 4 hours
My dad manual swapped a Mitsubishi Lancer 1990 something when his automatic transmission broke (don't know what exactly happened to the transmission) but I never got to see the work he put into it as I was still a baby and I also never got to see the finished product because he crashed it.
I just started my first engine swap and realized some of the parts I sold from the donor vehicle, I actually need and will have to replace lol. It's a nice experience if you have time and resources if not...save your money and buy something already swapped. You'll be able to enjoy it as you save for future modifications. With that said my project is a 1981 Volkswagen rabbit 4dr and I'm swapping a turbo vr6. As if a vr6 swap wasnt enough, I will have to figure out plumbing and everything else that comes with turbo charging an N/A engine! Good luck to all👍
@alfa8fake2 Did you forget about the avenger? Or the magnum? How about the caliber? Hell, I'd even take the look of the neon over the look of the old challengers with the hideous Dodge grille.
If you research and plan, it doesn't take long at all. I swapped a 351w stroker/tremec manual trans into my 2012 V6/auto Mustang. It took 28 days from start to finish, and I only had to fabricate one thing I didn't expect (a bracket so I could relocate the radiator expansion tank). It even fit under the stock hood with a 3-inch air filter element. No frustration, no surprises. I did manage to kill the OEM fuel pump (it took six months) because it's simply not intended to be on all the time at full flow (I replaced it with a walbro and it's been running fine for the last 6.5 years. What you didn't mention is that a motor swap is going to cost (much) more than you expect. It's the no-see-ums that get you (I have over $500 in AN fittings in my car), as well as your attention to detail and what you're willing to live with when it's done. If you're happy with a salvage yard ghetto swap, you can pretty much cheap out for everything, but expect shit to break often. Doing a swap is one thing. Doing it well is a completely different thing.
I swapped a Bugatti veyron engine into a Yugo and I didn’t have a single issue. I even kept the original driveshaft and shifter! Works like a dream. I used zip ties to mount the engine to the chassis and that really absorbed engine vibration.
You can put whatever motor you want in any car actually there will be fabricating for sure and has of you cant move rads and batterys you can put your battery in your truck if you wanted and ive seen people build a nice coolant system for there motor allowing more room and im pretty sure to can relocate your rad any where you want it not sure on that part ive seen someones rad in there trunk so anything is possible.....
I'm going to do an engine swap pretty soon I'm going to be putting an h22a in my 97 Accord and since my Accord had an F22 basically it's a plug and play it's going to take some time to get it done but it's going to work lol wish me luck though!!
This dudes funny hes also very knowledgeable about engine swaps my guess is he's been there and worn the t shirt. I feel every issue he mentioned is an issue he ran into. Good content dude
Never worked on a car before, but I recently restored 1978 honda 125 (bike) and I assure everyone he is absolutely right, right till his last point about running out of gas suffered that, and bikes rely on chain and spocket they are not that complex once engine is done.
I remember finishing three in the morning and starting it up for the first time with open headers. Pissed the neighbors off like crazy. It happened every six or so months. He is right, shit will go wrong and just roll with punches , you will finish. The smile on your face will last a life time
I just recently finished my STi swapped Impreza and even though the engine and transmission and everything already fits in the car because it’s the same model as my STi parts car, it was still a pain in the ass to do. It is extremely fun and rewarding, but just be prepared for trouble and problems. It will take a lot of money, time, blood, swear, and tears.
I was involved in putting the new ford 6.7 turbo diesel in a few different Excursions. But did more like a body swap. Cut the back wall at the B or C pillar on a brand new F250, F350, or F450. Then slide the back end of an Excursion in, to make either a 4 or 6 door Excursion. The f450 Excursion looked badass as a dually.
i helped with some exhaust and intake piping (i work as a welder) on an engine swap. it was a b200 stock and was swapped with a b230ft. the b230ft is almost the same engine except for the injectors, bore size and the fact that there is a turbo on the b230ft. and since this swap was between two engines in the same family was it a really quick and easy job for my friend who have pulled old volvo red block engines out of cars for what seems to be a million times
So true even then thou cars like that dont last long. Maintenance is always gonna be up the ass. I wonder whats worse a simple engine swap or a 90s ferrari with 100k miles. Both gonna catch fire eventually if not maintained properly with lots of money.
Some engine families easily swap. People have done the GS300 with the Aristo 2JZ-GTE motor from Japan, and it’s literally plug and play for the most part. You can 1J swap an IS300 or SC300 for around 5 grand excluding any trans work.
RedShade151 I was recommended well over 10k for my is300 to be done and fabricated at a shop. Worth it? Or should I save the 4000 in labor costs? This includes trans work which mine is auto
omg man i feel like im already about to cry just thinking about the pain it would take to actuallly do all of that. maybe if i study mechanical engineering cars section ill think about swapping a car. because it sounds like a fun way to learn about cars while studying about them
NeedForSpeed1967 them engines were amazing considering they could take the supra to 1000 plus horse power without an aftermarket engine because they were stock in the car. Tuners were tuners you swap out some parts tweak the engine and had something with the same amount of power as your big block Chevy dodge or ford v8 with two less cylinders and because of that the 2JZ is crazy expensive
@@vipervidsgamingplus5723 Well the jdm has smaller fuel pump but stock internals you can double or triple the horsepower imagine if you boosted a 2jz GTE its not a valve bender
I got a volvo 240 (92)... I got a guy to take out factory engine, throw in 16 head on it... and turbo'd it.... nearly 3x the horsepower while looking stock!
When I saw the wiring diagram, the flashbacks hit so hard I had to jab myself in the leg with epi pen to get my heart baselining. ESTSD is real people... it’s real.
Yeeeeeeeah I said the same thing then I found a 92 D150 for a really cheap price. Then........a month later Holley announced they made mounting brackets for a hemi swap on my truck. Now, I just got an 05 Durango and yanked out the engine last week (9 hour job😥). I need to rebuild the engine then it's going in the truck 😅 already expecting the tears and regret.
I swapped a Lincoln town car engine into a 2000 mustang gt. Except it was a direct fit, however it was still something i got to mark off my bucket list as a growing mechanic. I plan on swapping a Lincoln mk8 engine into my 97 thunderbird in the future
I completely agree with you I did a 12v cummins swap in a 2009 ford f350 this swap has been done quite a few times but I hated myself for doing it until it was done all the way I got A/C and power steering to work overall the process took a few months
Just got a new car, getting ready to swap one with an engine with limited experience...I somehow knew I would end up at FI for this. Pretty excited/terrified.
Not really swapping, but I am looking at dropping a D35 H.O. (3.5L Ecoboost in the Raptor) in a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe that was meant to have a Coyote engine. I figure that the F-150 uses both it should be easy enough*. Plus it will be built from the ground up. So, because of those two factors. I am hoping to eliminate a lot of common bottle necks associated with swaps. I still expect it to be very difficult.
Engine swapped my dakota from the v6 to the v8 wasn’t hard because they made the dakotas with both motors, but on that note I had to have the transmission rebuilt me and my uncle did that, mainly because the trans had about 200k miles on it and doing donuts in the pasture didn’t help😂
An engine swap is about 9 months of "why did I do this, this was a terrible choice" but then it turns into "this is the best thing ive ever done"
It's basically like having kids
😂😂
@FBI VAN OPERATOR everybody gangsta, till their first kid they abandoned becomes rich
Aaron Fralick but what if you don't know about cars ?
Buy an unreliable car that breaks all the time and you'll learn real quick
For me it's been years of research and planning and saving, and all in all it's proving to be very easy,
Btw it's not too hard what im doing, its a auto to manual swap and d series to k series.
Clean af Automatic civic to stick shift k20 turbo
Wait you mean I can’t put a racing v12 in everything like on forza horizon
Yeah you can only put them in a Prius and you have to paint it red for an extra few horsepower
Burnt Feridgerator red gives it +5 I believe, and a stripe gives it another +2
You can v12 swap anything, just use zipties.
Forza you make more money
holy fuck v12 mini cooper sounds autistic to drive LMAO 😂
Just put a Diesel engine in my Tesla and it’s running great
Rip 😂
I would love to see that
I'm dead
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
ImaLet YouKnow Your probably gonna get a cease and desist letter from Tesla if you do that 🤣
Wow this man just burned my dreams in under 10 minutes 😂
Lmao what were you planning on doing
I was gonna put an lsx inside a Tesla
Nate Haji LSX Civic dawg 💀
@@billysv3968 i wanna vk56 swap a 04 sentra
I’m 5.4 swapping a 3rd gen explorer pretty easy swap I hope
"you can't just slap any old engine in to a car"
Forza franchise: *_am I a joke to you??_*
Patrick Davis
🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌
The easiest swap I ever did was putting new batteries into my TV remote.
😂😂😂
Shit! Did you gain a lot of power?
@@ElMenorLatino yeah man, I was able to switch channels faster than ever.
@@nickstrong8247 Damn!!! I cant wait to do mines too
you a badass man
Well I swapped a Civic into my LS7 with no issues.
Eric G your that one guy
@@dashawnkemp1331 lmao
@@dashawnkemp1331 he's saying it backwards as a joke
I was reading this right as he said it
I liked this comment then had to quickly unlike it because it has/had 420 likes
Don't engine swap a car. Build it. Buy a rolling chassis and build the car from scratch. Strip everything out of the car until its a bare metal skeleton. This makes measurements for all the fab work 100x easier. Heck, this makes everything 100x easier. Understand that to do a good job that almost everything will need to be replaced with new and often custom made parts. An aftermarket ECU is highly recommended. It's never "Oh I'll just buy this longblock and get a couple of mounts made and i'll be good." Bring tons of money, tools and time.
And to swap an engine with a different one makes it no longer itself. Like replacing your heart with another one(heartbreak?)
Sounds about right, tons of money and even tons of more time, and then there’s blood, sweat, and maybe tears 😭 lol, and then maybe just maybe, you can get the car to start... and stay runnin for longer than 10 seconds...
But then you've got nothing to sell to add extra funds to the build...
Moggy1000 the car would cost substantially less to buy though so that’s where you could save money.
Unless it's a subie....
I actually took the engine from my dad’s R8 and put it in my Altima Coupe. It took me about 45 minutes with no problems
I believe this immediately!
EVERY time I think about getting back into cars and modding, I come here. This channel is what keeps my kids having good Christmases. Wish this was around when I had my RSX. By the end, I had ruined that car to the point that I literally gave it away for free.
i can tell, you've seen some shit XD
One time I swapped a LS7 into my 99 civic and had no issues.
Same
I put an LS10 into my Honda Fit and still had extra space for three turbos.
Cap
Same
I dropped a Merlin engine in my Fiat Punto. No worries, runs like a dream
Oh, and don't forget, you might end up with a loan bigger than your college one.
Minor stuff.
That's only if u try to rush it and not let time handle it
I’d never have a loan for something like an engine swap
Dédé LABINOUZE I don’t have loans I pay out of pocket for my college only loan I have or will have is my car I got for my mom, another car in the future and a house.
Not really college loans 100k plus
@@maxwell5428 *10 weeks later* "Hi yes, I'd like to take out a personal loan for $20,000" lol
I just swapped an ls7 into a yugo and it fit perfectly, i know its impossible right?!,but.......
Anything is possible if your lying
🧢
I just engine swapped my John der with a rb26 works great
@@6Lucid6 lmaoo
I just put a Viper 8.4L V10 into a Mini. Fit perfectly with no issues!
I had an old Bugatti veyron engine so I hot glued it to my Honda. Don’t need zip ties.
“You can’t put any engine in any car”
Dodge: “I’ll see about that”
"There's a ton of other stuff you have to take into consideration besides engine fit like wireing harness, ecu's, alternators, starters, and distributors!"
Me:*shocked pikachu face*
You're either gonna spend 10k swapping your car or 10k building your current engine, Take your pick .
I built my Subaru FA and it cost me a wee north of 10k... I wonder if a LS1 would have fit, but I'm also glad I didn't try. I didn't want to be the first new model Subaru WRX to try it. Its never a good idea to be the first.
@@postalpancho 10k on top of sticker to get walked by a $3000 civic
@@crankZOD yeah but your still in a civic...
@@postalpancho and it is still a Subaru. My brother owns a 1 of 35 R1 spec ej207*forged internals* swapped wagon and I look at it the same way you do about civic's lol
Haha thats the thing with 2v mustangs , either get a 5.0 engine swapped or built 2v.
I cannot believe Alex is trying to stop us from making dumb expensive decisions 😤😤.. Can y'all Belive that?! 😤😤
Jordan Price lmfaooo
Ikr can’t believe this guy had the nerve 🤬
Nice sarcasm
Exactly
Whatta prick 😂
I swapped a LS3 into a 1976 Chevy Nova with my dad. Actually one of the best most humbling experiences in my whole life. Many ups and downs but in the end when it’s done, it is one of the most fun and exciting things you can do to your car.
I've never felt this discouraged in my life...
ego: challenge accepted!!!
Yep imma put a 2jz in my camry somehow or someway.
Yep imma put a 2jz in my camry somehow or someway.
Havent swapped an engine but I'm finishing up replacing my blown engine with a crate motor. Can definitely relate to alot of the things said. I can imagine how much more difficult it would be with a different engine
Me: I really want to swap my engine
Wallet: Do you really?
Me: iT's nEceSsARy
Wallet: THIS WHY WE CAN'T BUY ANYTHING AT MACDONALDS!
FBI VAN OPERATOR stfu
FBI VAN OPERATOR its called....memes. Uncultured swine.
@FBI VAN OPERATOR r/woosh
FBI VAN OPERATOR my
G are you like 9 why are u censoring yourself?
@FBI VAN OPERATOR oh so youll censor fuck but not st*pid? Youre so inconsiderate and obnoxious. NOT. ALL. OF. US. APPRECIATE. FOUL. LANGUAGE. JACKASS.
Got the car
Got the engine
All right now just got to find some friends.
monkey puncheg6 don’t forget the beer
Well crap, that's gonna be hard for me
The hardest part. 🙁😒
Even harder finding friends that can help you with your car 😂👎🏼
Bro just let me know, I don’t know shit but I can be there
Alex: Without zip ties, zip ties are cheating.
Me: Damn it! There goes my plan.
PLAN = RUINED 😂
I read this right after he said that
True. Just use safety wire, so it's no cheating
ZIP TIES WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE TRUST ME there’s a reason why rally cars keep zip ties and duck tape in their car
@@fransiscoh9450 my battery is zip tied down 😂
“And your 10mm is somehow gone every 6 minutes” ... I felt that in my soul
Even without engine swapping I somehow lose a 10mm in my engine bay and I'm trying my damn est not to drop or lose it.
Just bought a 1988 camaro , took out the 355 and put in a 383 , so fun to drive
I feel like Alex has had a hell of a time trying to engine swap a car🤣
My camaro had a dying 305 small block. I swapped it with a 350 and was finished by sunday night. Easiest swap ever :)
WarinhulAirsoft can vouch for this, sbc are even easier than Honda motors to swap out with eachother. Transmission connections and bolt in, 2 wire plugs on the distributor coil, block grounds, vacuum lines, fuel lines, brake hoses, distributor, a/c compressor, coolant lines and coolant, oil lines, oil, and the remaining electronic hookups and harnesses and you got yourself a long days work of an engine swap.
LOL. 😂 I'm not laughing cause I think you're lying, I'm laughing cause it's basically the same damn engine practically and almost no electronics whatsoever. Swapping out my carb SBC for a carb SBC. Lol
Then you swap an lt1 in it and come to the realization that hiding 6000 wires just to make more power is kinda worth it until you can’t find out what’s wrong rip out the lt1 and never want to see a smallblock again and can’t decide between ls or 2j because you’ll take less displacement for actually useful power because no matter how well tuned and built sbc are once you hit 6.5k rpm your rod becomes part of the spaceX program
Yeah it's a bolt in replacement that requires no custom work. I can affirm that this can be done by 3 insanely drunk men at 3a.m and be finished in less than 4 hours
Do an episode of “so you want to do a manual swap”
😂 Fr they do tho
You'd think its as hard as it looks but its pretty easy once you get cable management down.
So you want a left handed right handed swap
My dad manual swapped a Mitsubishi Lancer 1990 something when his automatic transmission broke (don't know what exactly happened to the transmission) but I never got to see the work he put into it as I was still a baby and I also never got to see the finished product because he crashed it.
@@skyfoxofchaos9517 yeah it’s not that bad
I just started my first engine swap and realized some of the parts I sold from the donor vehicle, I actually need and will have to replace lol. It's a nice experience if you have time and resources if not...save your money and buy something already swapped. You'll be able to enjoy it as you save for future modifications. With that said my project is a 1981 Volkswagen rabbit 4dr and I'm swapping a turbo vr6. As if a vr6 swap wasnt enough, I will have to figure out plumbing and everything else that comes with turbo charging an N/A engine! Good luck to all👍
honestly this video did nothing but make me want to do a crazy engine swap even more
Idk a 1.6 to 1.8 miata is a pretty easy swap
Joseph Miles subaru non-sti to sti swap aswell
Joseph Miles yeah but the Subaru is basically universal. The Mazda 1.6 to 1.8 is basically factory swapping
or a D series to B series honda swap
I was about to say the same thing! Because I JUST did that!
dreaming about 2jz-gte swapping toyota mark 2 jzx90 , these came with 2jz-ge from factory. i wonder, how easy or hard it will be
Imma take my dodge neon srt4 engine and swap it with the Vipers v10
That's the big gay, you should really be focused on srt4 swapping the viper
@alfa8fake2 Did you forget about the avenger? Or the magnum? How about the caliber? Hell, I'd even take the look of the neon over the look of the old challengers with the hideous Dodge grille.
Well they're both Dodge so it's a factory swap.
Wait so no Bugatti engine in a veloster?
Vishnu Xilo The fuck
VW. put a Bentley engine in a GtI from the factory, you can make anything work with a big enough bank roll
If you research and plan, it doesn't take long at all. I swapped a 351w stroker/tremec manual trans into my 2012 V6/auto Mustang. It took 28 days from start to finish, and I only had to fabricate one thing I didn't expect (a bracket so I could relocate the radiator expansion tank).
It even fit under the stock hood with a 3-inch air filter element. No frustration, no surprises. I did manage to kill the OEM fuel pump (it took six months) because it's simply not intended to be on all the time at full flow (I replaced it with a walbro and it's been running fine for the last 6.5 years.
What you didn't mention is that a motor swap is going to cost (much) more than you expect. It's the no-see-ums that get you (I have over $500 in AN fittings in my car), as well as your attention to detail and what you're willing to live with when it's done. If you're happy with a salvage yard ghetto swap, you can pretty much cheap out for everything, but expect shit to break often.
Doing a swap is one thing. Doing it well is a completely different thing.
I swapped a Bugatti veyron engine into a Yugo and I didn’t have a single issue. I even kept the original driveshaft and shifter! Works like a dream. I used zip ties to mount the engine to the chassis and that really absorbed engine vibration.
On a long enough timeline. Everything gets an LS swap.
You can swap any motor into anything if you have time, money, and ingenuity.
I'd like a Hellcat/Demon motor in a mini cooper please!
Actually I swapped a Lamborghini v12 into a BMW Isetta and it bolted right in.
If i can do it in Forza, i can do it irl
Han didn't LS swap his Rx7
Be like Han
Fuck rotory engines and fuck you!!!! Keeping the wankle motor is the reason han deserved death!!!!
@@hotshot6923 The wankle is a dying breed already if you don't want the rotor don't get an rx7 ya dumb bitch
@@DuckWhenIBust internal combustion is dead
@@mynameismyname7469 Nope electric is boring!
@@DuckWhenIBust obviously , but Tesla is taking over
your bluntness has brought some light to my LS mini cooper dream
I swapped my 99 civic si engine with a ls7 and had ZERO issues so far. Took only 45 minutes too 😁. No problems. Smooth swap
My goal is to make a terrible Frankenstein car, thx for the tips
"you can't just take any car and toss any engine into it"
You can swap any motor sir, you just have to have the wallet to back it up
haha my parents did that now the thing's broken lol
You can put whatever motor you want in any car actually there will be fabricating for sure and has of you cant move rads and batterys you can put your battery in your truck if you wanted and ive seen people build a nice coolant system for there motor allowing more room and im pretty sure to can relocate your rad any where you want it not sure on that part ive seen someones rad in there trunk so anything is possible.....
Okay. Put a 5.9 cummins in a civic.
The biggest challenge! 🙁
@@parkerjorgensen8330 with a lot of fucking fabrication you could
So, there is no way to put a ferari v12 in my yaris 1..?
It’s gonna be a rear engine Yaris
@@paulplichon1421 interior engined
@@Infamous.07 engined
Y’all remember when the haggard bois put a boat motor in the civic lmfao shots fired😭
I'm going to do an engine swap pretty soon I'm going to be putting an h22a in my 97 Accord and since my Accord had an F22 basically it's a plug and play it's going to take some time to get it done but it's going to work lol wish me luck though!!
This dudes funny hes also very knowledgeable about engine swaps my guess is he's been there and worn the t shirt. I feel every issue he mentioned is an issue he ran into. Good content dude
For those about to swap, we salute you
Bought to take the journey
" If you just here to say send it, you can send it , you're just not gonna send it well " 3:15 😂😂😂😂
Dheen Cadir if you’re gonna send it, you’re going to send once because after that it’ll never work
Never worked on a car before, but I recently restored 1978 honda 125 (bike) and I assure everyone he is absolutely right, right till his last point about running out of gas suffered that, and bikes rely on chain and spocket they are not that complex once engine is done.
Going to start might first engine swap with my father in law, putting in a vg30 into my 70 1600 Datsun roadster!
I've been thinking about this for a while but, V10 in a Delorean. Make it the supercar it was supposed to be
John Platt try an ls7 , I know it’s a v8 but it’s still good or just get one of those custom-built crate engines.
@@VR4VROOMVROOM DeLorean doesn't look like a Supercar even though it has a V8 only V10 will
That would actually be pretty sweet, not gonna lie.
Triton V10 or Magnum V10 if ya want some cheap truck 10 cyls
John Platt you sir are a madman. But let me drive that thing when it’s done lol
I remember finishing three in the morning and starting it up for the first time with open headers. Pissed the neighbors off like crazy. It happened every six or so months. He is right, shit will go wrong and just roll with punches , you will finish. The smile on your face will last a life time
I love how he is being so real and cussing and being just a genuine car guy. Might not be what advertisers want but it’s what we want 🔥
Thats all that matters guys, Getting what you guys want!
I just recently finished my STi swapped
Impreza and even though the engine and transmission and everything already fits in the car because it’s the same model as my STi parts car, it was still a pain in the ass to do. It is extremely fun and rewarding, but just be prepared for trouble and problems. It will take a lot of money, time, blood, swear, and tears.
I was involved in putting the new ford 6.7 turbo diesel in a few different Excursions. But did more like a body swap. Cut the back wall at the B or C pillar on a brand new F250, F350, or F450. Then slide the back end of an Excursion in, to make either a 4 or 6 door Excursion. The f450 Excursion looked badass as a dually.
You guys, chill! he is referring to custom swaps not direct fit swaps :v
Who the fuck used “:v” in 2019? That’s pathetic...
C. M. :v
@@Cristian121212100 :v
@@Cristian121212100 :v
C. M. - >:(
Alright I’m paying someone to swap my engine
I planned on putting a v8 in my 2006 Scion tC, Forza Horizon said I could soooo...
Good advice, I was thought about it lately, thank you!
i helped with some exhaust and intake piping (i work as a welder) on an engine swap. it was a b200 stock and was swapped with a b230ft. the b230ft is almost the same engine except for the injectors, bore size and the fact that there is a turbo on the b230ft. and since this swap was between two engines in the same family was it a really quick and easy job for my friend who have pulled old volvo red block engines out of cars for what seems to be a million times
I always thought zip ties were being resourceful 😂
Thats called cheating no matter what
The 90's Volvo platform are great for engine swaps... LOTS O' Room
PS. Rx-8's are a good one too... in the near future
This couldn’t come at a better time!😂
Currently staring at my e30 with crazy eyes
One time I put a Chrysler 426 into a Geo Metro. Never had any issues. Took 20 minutes
I did a 1uz vvti in a cressida and had no issues. It was almost unbelievable. I've done many UZ swaps but it freaked me out when nothing bad happened
I am a Jamaican 🇯🇲 and I have done it and it was great as long as you do it the right way
Dumb part is people tend to hit the gas on a brand new engine but won't be patient enough for the car to go adjust to the new parts....
So true even then thou cars like that dont last long. Maintenance is always gonna be up the ass. I wonder whats worse a simple engine swap or a 90s ferrari with 100k miles. Both gonna catch fire eventually if not maintained properly with lots of money.
Some engine families easily swap. People have done the GS300 with the Aristo 2JZ-GTE motor from Japan, and it’s literally plug and play for the most part. You can 1J swap an IS300 or SC300 for around 5 grand excluding any trans work.
RedShade151 I was recommended well over 10k for my is300 to be done and fabricated at a shop. Worth it? Or should I save the 4000 in labor costs? This includes trans work which mine is auto
My plans on doing my first engine swap just started, but ended after watching this 🤣
omg man i feel like im already about to cry just thinking about the pain it would take to actuallly do all of that. maybe if i study mechanical engineering cars section ill think about swapping a car. because it sounds like a fun way to learn about cars while studying about them
Rip looks like I’m not going to 2JZ swap the new 2020 Supra anymore.
Nah. Toyota were atleast smart about it. They made it easy to swap if you buy the banger version
Put a V8 in it
Ahmad Sarwar but Daigo already swapped it
NeedForSpeed1967 them engines were amazing considering they could take the supra to 1000 plus horse power without an aftermarket engine because they were stock in the car. Tuners were tuners you swap out some parts tweak the engine and had something with the same amount of power as your big block Chevy dodge or ford v8 with two less cylinders and because of that the 2JZ is crazy expensive
@@vipervidsgamingplus5723 Well the jdm has smaller fuel pump but stock internals you can double or triple the horsepower imagine if you boosted a 2jz GTE its not a valve bender
Haven't found a video I found funny every 30 seconds while learning something. Keep it up. Hoping to do a 26rb in an RX8.
Thank you! ❤️
I got a volvo 240 (92)...
I got a guy to take out factory engine, throw in 16 head on it... and turbo'd it.... nearly 3x the horsepower while looking stock!
Fizzy I love you
FBI VAN OPERATOR because Volvo’s are sick. Do you not love him too? Wierdo
i put an ls7 in my 99 civic with no issues. mounts fit perfect and bolted right up to the stock trans. i run a 7.44 quarter mile at 200 mph.
New favorite channel hands down
When I saw the wiring diagram, the flashbacks hit so hard I had to jab myself in the leg with epi pen to get my heart baselining. ESTSD is real people... it’s real.
YALL STAY READING MY MIND, first it was the so you want a Miata, then the wide body, now this😂
WE GOT YOU FAM
#mindreaders😂
Terrell Wilson dude like BIG facts their last 3 videos were like made just for me.
Me too bro I have a Miata I wanna widebody it and I just blew the motor and I was thinking of a swap
Ew Miata
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I started watching this only to realize I never wanna engine swap a car ever haha
Yeeeeeeeah I said the same thing then I found a 92 D150 for a really cheap price. Then........a month later Holley announced they made mounting brackets for a hemi swap on my truck. Now, I just got an 05 Durango and yanked out the engine last week (9 hour job😥). I need to rebuild the engine then it's going in the truck 😅 already expecting the tears and regret.
@@sadboycali good luck sounds sick
@@mercury0214 thank you!
@@sadboycali You better give us all updates on this very thread my friend!
Well I would love to swap but I don't got a garage...
I swapped a Lincoln town car engine into a 2000 mustang gt. Except it was a direct fit, however it was still something i got to mark off my bucket list as a growing mechanic. I plan on swapping a Lincoln mk8 engine into my 97 thunderbird in the future
I love how you start with " Greg can you stop complaining about the heat" but its actually like 113°F today in Phoenix, Arizona 😂
-no friends
- no beer
-no patience
but anyway here we go
how’d it go?
@@LucianoAlfano8 I think the empty replay answered your question 😅
I once swapped a ls7 into my Honda Civic and it worked perfectly fine
Engineers have trouble designing and building cars that work to budget and requirements, a dude in his garage is in for a rough time 😉
I completely agree with you I did a 12v cummins swap in a 2009 ford f350 this swap has been done quite a few times but I hated myself for doing it until it was done all the way I got A/C and power steering to work overall the process took a few months
I love how he added Robbie Ferreira putting his b18 in his eg civic
Her: "okay, but can you explain why she's liking all of your tweets?"
Me speechless : @2:26
So angry lmao. I bet there was some good story's with your datsun.
Best cars in my life were engine swapped. Now Im looking forward to swapping a K20/24 or 1UZ in my new E36.
Im no where near engine swapping but this gave me inspiration to do so. I don’t even have a dream car or a house 🤣 but I’ve a got a goal!
Just got a new car, getting ready to swap one with an engine with limited experience...I somehow knew I would end up at FI for this. Pretty excited/terrified.
8:38 I can't tell you how many times i've lost my god damn 10mm. Made me laugh so much, because of how true it is.
Glad you could feel our humor there! 😂
The wiring part killed me. I made that mistake thinking it’ll look so nice with all the wires hidden
I swapped a w16 in my 2019 Toyota Corolla
Not really swapping, but I am looking at dropping a D35 H.O. (3.5L Ecoboost in the Raptor) in a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe that was meant to have a Coyote engine. I figure that the F-150 uses both it should be easy enough*. Plus it will be built from the ground up. So, because of those two factors. I am hoping to eliminate a lot of common bottle necks associated with swaps. I still expect it to be very difficult.
I agree with everything you said. Probably the hardest thing I've ever done in my life
i`m plannung on swapping a 20v 4AG into my Polo 86c
Someone really got alex triggered for him to go off in this video. 🤔
Engine swapped my dakota from the v6 to the v8 wasn’t hard because they made the dakotas with both motors, but on that note I had to have the transmission rebuilt me and my uncle did that, mainly because the trans had about 200k miles on it and doing donuts in the pasture didn’t help😂
I plan on engine swapping a 02 subaru impreza wrx 2.5 sedan just doing research on it your video was helpful.