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Old 06-07-2021, 01:37 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by Transport3r View Post
You guys are assuming a whole lot here. Sure bolting the engine in will probably be fairly easy. Good luck getting the ECU to control it though. Or the car to talk to the new ECU. Engine swaps are difficult in modern cars because of electronics, not mechanics. Even the ‘easy’ ones usually don’t have AC, at least some gauges not working, forget about traction control or the immobilizer. I think the effort of swapping in any motor will dwarf the 28hp bump.
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Swapping a motor or buying an entire car for 28hp is insane IMO. Unless it's only gonna cost you a grand(it won't)

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The swap will not be a drop in plug and play or we would see all kinds of FA20F swaps already. I don't recall a single one that was every actually completed.

There is little point in going to the trouble and expense of a swap for so few gains. Especially true when their are already reasonably priced options to swap much more powerful (and reliable) engines on the market.

We don't even know if the FA24D is even going to be that great and engine. It could turn out to be a real dog and people will want to swap old FA20s into new cars. Not probable but possible.
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