cheekymonkey Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hi All My EVO's engine has blown up - apparently the balancer shaft let go and it pee'd all it's oil out of the dipstick and shagged the pistons... (compression all over the place) As this is a shared car with my brother we are on a budget and are thinking of doing an engine swap ourselves, maybe sticking an Evo 5 lump in there. My brother and I are by no means experts, but we are fairly competent home mechanics, have done turbo replacements and timing belts etc in the past. Do you think this is a feasible job for us? We can get hold of an engine hoist, and I feel quite happy about the timing end of the engine and the ancilliaries, the only thing that scares me is how all the linking to the clutch/gearbox works... any majorly special tools needed? Cheers! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I think its all nuts at the back not sure though as the evo's engine is side mounted and apparently fitting a clutch is a royal pain in the bum and needs lift/pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 There an arsehole of a job, compared to Supra's/Skylines/RX7's anyway, we hate doing them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 There an arsehole of a job, compared to Supra's/Skylines/RX7's anyway, we hate doing them! What he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Which Evo is it when they swaped the engine and gearbox for better weight distribution- five or six? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Which Evo is it when they swaped the engine and gearbox for better weight distribution- five or six? Apparently the 5 engine drops straight into a 4, so I would guess they changed it all in the 6... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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