From reading all these posts, I assume changing the engine out to something WAY better is an easy task. Almost everybody here has a different engine than what the car first came stock with... What does it take to change the engine? Do you simply unbolt it and remove it? People replied to my earlier posts that I should get a new engine if I am looking for more power, but I am afraid about the amount of work that it may require. Or the costly mistakes that I might make. Is it easy, or it's a tedious task that takes several months to do? Can someone please clarify this?

Thanks!

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i'm not gonna **** you... it's a big job man, if you haven't done it before i wouldn't try it unless you have some good books and some friends that know what they're doing

 

The short answer is yes, that's all there is to it. All that there is to brain surgery is cutting people's heads open and slicing and stitching on their brains, too. Brain surgery may be easy to a brain surgeon, but in spite of the fact that I could use some help in that area, I'm not cracking my skull open just yet.

Many of the people here who make it sound easy have years of experience, either with their own cars, or their friends' cars, or as professionals.

It's not particularly hard in itself to change an engine. It is however very easy to make a mistake or a poor choice, that will cause the project to be a failure or to cost way too much or take way too long. This is especially true when it comes to "designing" a modified motor as opposed to (or in addition to) the much simpler act of swapping them.

My advice to you would be to hang out with people in your town who are actively & successfully doing it. You'll probably hear alot of conflicting advice that runs the range from different approaches that yield the same result, to pure crap; usually, the proof is in the results. Pay attention to who goes the fastest, who has the least trouble with their car, who gets it done without wheelbarrows full of cash, etc. You might find such people at the race track, or the drive-in on Friday night, or the speed shop. Do alot of watching and listening and not so much talking except to ask questions. Help them out: hand them tools, sweep the floor, whatever it takes to expose yourself to what actually goes on. Notice what works and what doesn't, and why. Read books and visit sites on the Net like this one (though I don't know of any others that are of the qualty of this one). One bad thing about the Net is that you can't tell much about the person doing the talking: you can't see if their car is the local king, or if it's an also-ran, or if it's a complete dog, or if they even have a car at all.

The only stupid question is the one you really need the answer to, but didn't ask.

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If you have another car I would say go for it. It is not very hard but you do need an engine hoist, try to rent one for the day. Disconnect the motor mounts, the bolts holding the mototr to the tranny,bolts holding the converter to the flexplate. then you have the exhaust. disconnect all hoses and wires from the moter and mark where they all go. If you take your time and see how things go together and come apart you will learn.

 

RB,

Nice touch - I'm glad I didn't have a mouthful of beverage when I read that one...

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