Hey some of you know I've just finished my engine swap, I went from a 2200 automatic @!#$ engine. to the ecotec 5 speed engine. It wasn't even that expensive. engine only had 8,000 miles on it
I the ecotec from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7993669409
cost
$875
$250 cost to Drive to PA from Chicago,IL 16 HOUR DRIVE
$100 Cost of all the fluids that needed to go in
total swap to make my car stickshift with an ecotec swap
$1225.00
old engine (2200 about to be tooking out)
Engine just chillin
thats the ecotec engine getting ready to be put in my car
engine inside my car
automatic shifter
my cavalier
I will be posting more clear photos soon of the swap while it was going on
let me know what you guys think of the swap do you think it was worth it
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very nice job looks like it was meant to be that way
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swap took about two weeks mostly because we had to wait for the downpipe to be shipped to us
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be nice with better pix..
congrats tho
how was it doing the 5spd stuff from an automatic like with the clutch pedal, linkages, hole in the firewall, mounts, etc.
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04eco wrote:how was it doing the 5spd stuff from an automatic like with the clutch pedal, linkages, hole in the firewall, mounts, etc.
the pedal took about 5 hours to do it was a pain in the neck to get it perfect
and for the engine mounts the driver side mounts were so diffrent it took my dad about 8 hours to weld the ecotec stock mounts on
don't look to pretty but they work
and thats good enough for me
hole in the firewall was already there since the automatic shifter had cables aswell
it was a pain in the ass to get the automatic cables out since the cables ran under some little plastic vents
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I'm impressed, that takes a lot of skill to pull off. Keep up the good work
Well done, congrats on getting it all in there. Can't wait to see clearer pics. Is there anything else you have to do to finish it up?
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Filip (The Polish Kid) wrote:Well done, congrats on getting it all in there. Can't wait to see clearer pics. Is there anything else you have to do to finish it up?
nope it's completly done
im driving it everyday
i already gave it to a honda accord vtec
and an 2.5 nissan altima
and i was a good race with a nissan se-r lost by about a car
but im going to do my suspension and then drop a turbo in it
alot of this swap is going to be on my companys next dvd
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Very nice man.. Congrats on the swap
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i thought about swappin my 2200 out for an ecotec but i dont kno if i want to yet or not. Thats a good find on ebay wish i woulda found something liek that hah since im located in pa. Looks good tho from what i can see.
yeah the only thing that sucked was the 16 hour drive
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hha i bet dude was it worth it tho?? thats why im unsure if i wanan do the swap or not
is was really worth it
the 2200 is so much weaker then my new ecotec
im so happy with the swap
plus every person i've seen hook up the 2200 always blows the egine or somthing
does anyone wanna buy my 2200 with automatic transmission ,axels , wiring and computer
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nice work man, i keept thinking about doing that with my 97, then said screw it and bought my 02 ls sport with the eco. props on the wrok man, post some clearer pics.
was up daniel. good job on that J! so you go to triton, I used to go to lincoln tech, on the other side of the street from triton!! well good to know you making those dvds. are they from local races? I might buy one from you! I live on the north side of chicago.
stock '00 2200 cavy
Looks good gotta love the ecotec's, props on the work.....looks like you need to get an actual intake installed......depending on how long you plan on waiting untill you get your turbo.....good luck with it!
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Boorad wrote:Looks good gotta love the ecotec's, props on the work.....looks like you need to get an actual intake installed......depending on how long you plan on waiting untill you get your turbo.....good luck with it!
im doing my suspension next month January
and then imma be droping the turbo in febuary
march im getting gauges and redoing my seats and adding tv's
april my car goes back into the body shop for the front bumper mod i want
at the same time they will be cutting my side fenders putting some z3 's and adding lambos
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Good job, wanna do mine? lol
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NJHK (The JBO Negro) wrote:Good job, wanna do mine? lol
if you want but we gota charge
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CRDAONLINE wrote:NJHK (The JBO Negro) wrote:Good job, wanna do mine? lol
if you want but we gota charge
How about a beer an hour? lol
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NJHK (The JBO Negro) wrote:CRDAONLINE wrote:NJHK (The JBO Negro) wrote:Good job, wanna do mine? lol
if you want but we gota charge
How about a beer an hour? lol
um
it would take about 40 hours to about 40 beers = never getting done right
clear shot of my eco
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