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Engine swap 01 6 cyl to 00 4 cyl


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Ones that need the rear cradle replaced can have enough rust elsewhere that it’s a huge waste of time.  Make sure it’s worth it  

with that out of the way.  

Rear support.  They’re replaced fairly regularly.

swapping a 4 and 6 is a huge undertaking, extracting, labeling trimming the nasty wiring harness because you have to swap the body side wiring and ECU and do some splicing.  If the receiving car is an auto you’ll have additional issues. 

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Yep, the 6-cylinder will mechanically bolt into the 4-cylinder car, they are the same chassis.

 

But ALL the wiring will have to be changed, which means the dash has to come out.

 

 

 

Having done dozens of engine swaps, and recently replaced the rear subframe in my 330k mile 2000 OBK, the subframe is 1000x easier.

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