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Originally Posted by Andz
Sorry to piggyback off this thread, but I'm in the same position right now where the engine on my '13 FRS popped and the only engine I've been able to track down was off a '15 BRZ.
A local reputable shop told me there are some subtle differences between the FRS and BRZ engines that it wouldn't be worth it to bother with a full engine swap between the 2. So far I haven't been able to find any differences between them though.
Are there actually any differences at all between the FA20 on the FRS and BRZ and do they pose any additional challenges when doing a full swap (other than transmission)?
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I was also told that when I was shopping around. I don't believe that there are any differences between the FRS and BRZ engines (assuming all the same year model being compared). I had mentioned that my car was a 2013 and I was looking for a 2015/2016 engine and they tell me that it is not compatible based on their database. But with the help of members of this forum who had clarified that the 2015/2016 was a "plug-and-play" to the 2013, I just told them that it would work. Just make sure that all wirings, sensors, coilpacks are there. To keep it simple, if your car is manual look for a manual engine so that you will not have to deal with having to change things around say you ended up getting an engine from an automatic car.