The EA engine in my old Loyale seems to be in need of a rebuild and doesnt like turning 27 in tires. im thinkin about doing an EJ swap and have been pricing it out. I was wonderin if i will need rear disc conversion in my loyale to be able to stop with the heavier motor:eek:

The EA engine in my old Loyale seems to be in need of a rebuild and doesnt like turning 27 in tires. im thinkin about doing an EJ swap and have been pricing it out. I was wonderin if i will need rear disc conversion in my loyale to be able to stop with the heavier motor:eek:

 

The motor isn't much heavier. I don't have exact numbers, but it's something like 50-60 lbs.

I doubt you'll notice much difference in stopping. It would be less of a difference of having someone sitting in the passenger's seat.

Having loaded an EA71, EA81 and EJ22 into my wagon all in the same day - i can say there isnt a big difference in wait. The EJ was about 20kg heavier at the most.

 

I'd stick with rear drums if this is your daily driver, (but if your running 27" tires im guessing it isnt).

its my daily driver i just was wondering if the extra power/weight would be to much for my brakes because my buddy did a VR6 swap in his GTI and had to get bigger brakes.

Its not the weight, its the speed.

I would not daily drive an EA82 with oversized tires and drum brakes, regardless of the engine.

I have 27's on my GL, and I noticed an incredible difference going from drums to discs. And mine has an ea81 swap. It was probably partly due to lots of air being in the system and the drum brakes out of adjustment.... But the rear discs are a nice upgrade.

yeah thats what i thought ill definetly look into getting some rear discs soon.

It's the performance of the engine, not it's weight, that is the difference. The added stopping power is nice when you can wrap the speedo around to the "P" in MPH . They also never get out of adjusment and are easier to service.

 

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The type of pads you use in the front brakes makes a huge difference too. The cheap $15 pads really don't cut it with oversized tires. I didn't realize that until I swapped in some used Wagner brake pads I had lying around and the brakes worked much better.

Cheap brake pads are stupid no matter what the situation.

I figured they'd just wear out quick, but they didn't stop worth a damn. I installed them in the "Alternative Brews" parking lot in Buffalo NY while on a cross country trip so I was a bit limited in my choices. The pad material on the original pads separated from the backing plate and spat out coming up to the toll booths there. Didn't give me much time to shop around for new pads.

Yeah if i do it I'm gonna do the swap right. I'll try not too cheap out on anything (especially brakes:eek:) and buy the OEM stuff.