New engine swap, 4.9 V8 to a 2.0 4 cylinder (Page 1/34)
FieroMaster88 JUL 08, 07:02 PM
Yes, you read the title correctly. I'm swapping out my 4.9 for a 2.0 4 cylinder engine with a turbocharger. I picked up the swap from fieroguy123 in Indianapolis. I'm looking for more HP that the 4.9 and better gas mileage. It came with the Getrag attached to it. It took 2.5 hours to remove the 4.9 and get the 2.0 on the cradle and ready to go into the car. Tomorrow morning I'll swap the shift cables over, install the positive and negative cables onto the engine and install the engine into the car. I also have to swap my fuel pressure sender, oil temperature sender and oil pressure senders over to the 2.0 engine. I hope to have it done in 3 or 4 hours tomorrow and drive the car home. Here are some pictures from today.
This:

Has to go in place of this:

Step 1, disconnect everything:

Step 2, remove from car:



Then remove from cradle:

Then put the 4 cylinder and transmission on the cradle and get ready to go back into the car:



That's all for today, more tomorrow.

Video of the 4.9's last run:


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88 Coupe: Boosted 4 cylinder coming soon!
65 Chevrolet Corvair: 110 4 speed project car

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Rallaster JUL 08, 07:22 PM
Good luck! (You're gonna need it if you want to keep your @$$) That engine is a BEAST. Fieroguy123 didn't spare any sanity building that engine, it really knows how to go, and. It. Goes. FAST.
cooguyfish JUL 08, 07:43 PM
Out of curiosity, what becomes of the old 4.9?
SeperatedSoul JUL 08, 07:44 PM
very nice swap looks great! may i ask waht that engine was off of? (the 2.0L) is it the turbo charger bmw 2.0?
JesseM JUL 08, 07:52 PM
Just lovely :]
Rick 88 JUL 08, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by SeperatedSoul:

very nice swap looks great! may i ask waht that engine was off of? (the 2.0L) is it the turbo charger bmw 2.0?



Pontiac Sumbird Turbo GT
fierosound JUL 08, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by SeperatedSoul:

is it the turbo charger bmw 2.0?



Looks like the engine from the Turbo-Sunbird.

Rallaster JUL 08, 08:02 PM

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Originally posted by SeperatedSoul:

very nice swap looks great! may i ask waht that engine was off of? (the 2.0L) is it the turbo charger bmw 2.0?



I don't know what year, but it came out of a Sunbird Turbo, and the Turbo is off the 3.1 Mclaren.

http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/077640.html<<Random 2.0 Turbo forum search result...

Fieroguy123 did a proper build thread (I think), but there is a bunch of info on this swap floating around on the forum, just gotta search for it...

Different 2.0 Turbo search result>> http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/077264.html

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FieroMaster88 JUL 08, 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by cooguyfish:

Out of curiosity, what becomes of the old 4.9?



http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum4/HTML/057635.html

The 2.0 turbo engine is from a sunbird GT. We had a nice new M3 in the shop today. I would love to have that engine in my car. All aluminum with 414HP and a double clutch transmission.

If the 4.9 does not sell I'm gonna put it in a 86 coupe.
fieroguy123 JUL 08, 08:16 PM
Hey I've seen that engine before!!!