help, motor swap!

**UDontWannaKnow** · 01-17-2010, 04:12 PM

i have an 86 gt automatic with a good motor but wrecked body, what do i need to do to swap my motor into an 87 with a 5 speed besides ecu? please help

Locker · 01-17-2010, 04:22 PM

You should just be able to pull the motor from the 86 and install it in the 87 using the 87 harness and ecu

**kevinkyang** · 01-19-2010, 07:34 PM

yea what locker said.
you also dont need your transmission anymore either since its and auto and the 87 is manual. other than that i dont know what else you would need to know. there might be slight differences. make sure you observe and take note of everything.

Locker · 01-19-2010, 11:48 PM

when doing a swap like the one your talking about your best friend is common sense.
Once you have your current motor pulled have a look at it beside the replacement and if your worried something isn't the same then swap em out.
the long blocks are basically identical so everything will bolt up.

I personally have installed a 92celica GTS motor (5sfe) into an 89 camry (3sfe) and ran the motor using 3sfe wiring harness and ecu. I basically just swapped the intake manifolds

**UDontWannaKnow** · 01-21-2010, 08:20 PM

what if one of the motors is a single over head cam and the other is a DOHC, would this pose a problem with the ecu or would the DOHC head mount to the 2se block

Locker · 01-21-2010, 09:24 PM

your dealing with a 2se?
I'm not familiar with that motor

**kevinkyang** · 02-05-2010, 03:00 AM

well, i think it would be best just to learn to drive manual. i say this because you have to convert a lot of stuff over in order to make it and auto. unless im completely wrong and you do know how to drive manual. imo, just take 87, its an upgrade. im thinking its a gts since its DOHC. the 3sfe arent. but the 3sge's are

01-17-2010, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
UDontWannaKnow Location: washington Posts: 16 Join Date: Oct 2009 Last On: 04-19-2010 09:12 PM Vehicle: 87 GTS	help, motor swap! i have an 86 gt automatic with a good motor but wrecked body, what do i need to do to swap my motor into an 87 with a 5 speed besides ecu? please help

01-19-2010, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
kevinkyang Location: California Posts: 75 Join Date: Feb 2009 Last On: 08-16-2010 01:32 AM Vehicle: 88 st	Re: help, motor swap! yea what locker said. you also dont need your transmission anymore either since its and auto and the 87 is manual. other than that i dont know what else you would need to know. there might be slight differences. make sure you observe and take note of everything.

01-21-2010, 08:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
UDontWannaKnow Location: washington Posts: 16 Join Date: Oct 2009 Last On: 04-19-2010 09:12 PM Vehicle: 87 GTS	Re: help, motor swap! what if one of the motors is a single over head cam and the other is a DOHC, would this pose a problem with the ecu or would the DOHC head mount to the 2se block

02-05-2010, 03:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
kevinkyang Location: California Posts: 75 Join Date: Feb 2009 Last On: 08-16-2010 01:32 AM Vehicle: 88 st	Re: help, motor swap! well, i think it would be best just to learn to drive manual. i say this because you have to convert a lot of stuff over in order to make it and auto. unless im completely wrong and you do know how to drive manual. imo, just take 87, its an upgrade. im thinking its a gts since its DOHC. the 3sfe arent. but the 3sge's are

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