selbekk 0 Posted December 16, 2005 I got a g60 engine in my current rado, but it has seen its better days, as it has passed 227 000 km ~ 141000 miles. I'm thinking of getting it swapped with something else. When I bought my car, I got a relatively tuned g60 engine along with it (220bhp from what I've heard, but probably not as much) and gearbox. Instead of starting to swap the clutch (which is soon gone), and get the current one in some type of shape, I'm wondering about just putting the spare engine in there. If I would, I'd get it completely rebuilt, as well as getting the top ported, and perhaps even get some more fancy stuff with it. Now to my question: Is taking out the old one, and fitting the new one, a diy job if I got a place to be? I'm no big mechanic, but I like to learn :) What do I have to take off, and are there some things I should change while I'm at it? Cheers, Kris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billinjah 0 Posted December 17, 2005 basically its straight foward but its heavy! henny did his i a car park in a day but hes a handy spanner man. ive never done it but i will be next year and im not worried about it ill just get stuck in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 17, 2005 selbekk, If your just changing engines mate.. its so so easy. unplug everything and disconnect ties etc and lift away from engine. unbolt down pipe and moving onto engine mounts and gear box.. If your doing it for the first time, you should have your engine out in 5 ish hours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rustynuts 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Getting the engine back in without a winch is not easy, but possible using a couple jacks an axle stand and lots of swearing!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbekk 0 Posted December 17, 2005 I might get a place to do this at, at our local youth garage (?). It comes with a new gear box, and I might change that too. is it bolted to the engine, or is there such a thing as a gearbox mount I have to remove? Kris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garry 0 Posted December 19, 2005 Not sure I get your question dude. The gearbox is bolted to the engine and should be on the engine when refitting! There is a gearbox mount at the rear of the engine bay but it's only 1 bolt to undo. If you are doing an engine swap I would recommend removing the slam panel and cross member - it makes life so much easier as you do not have to lift the engine quite so high. It also makes it easir to get at the front mount. Take a look at my photo gallery and you will see what I mean. http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/album_pers ... er_id=2090 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
