zero_gravity

dont tell me im the only one thats thought of this. find a wrecked 2012 accent and swap the engine, trans and electronics. or maybe wait until the turbo velocitor gets out and one turns up at a scrapper?



not speaking of right now, but considering this when my engine one day dies if the frame is still in good shape. anyone have any idea how different these engines really are? this is just dreaming....feel free to join me.

187sks

I've considered it, both options have merit. I would like to see it done. It might be very hard to do unless someone comes up with a reflash that allows the ECU to run the car on a minimized harness considering all the stuff a new ECU controls.

wheel_of_steel

Okay, so first we need to establish how mechanically similar the cars are. It wouldn't be worth the effort if you need four custom mounts and custom driveshafts.



I think if anyone were to pioneer this swap, it would probably be with a megasquirt system. Or at least that is how I would try something this outlandish.

187sks

They're completely dissimilar. For better and worse.



Megasquirt can't run them, they're direct injection.

zero_gravity

yes first step is to figure out how dissimilar the engines are mechanically...sizes, mounts etc. unfortunately the thing is just too new at this point to get that kind of info easily unless you work at a dealer or something like that.

HotBlue02

Simple enough, swap the ecm for for the gamma and get crackin on wiring. If this ever gets serious I would donate time to figuring out the wiring

zero_gravity

im seriously considering this when i blow my 1.6 in the future. i dont toss cars until they're totally trashed and so far my frame is in excellent shape for a canuck car. friend with an 05 is considering being the second test subject. it'll be a couple years yet, we're both at the 200,000km mark but by then i will probably do this. i don't mind playing with the wiring, its the driveshafts/wheel hubs and the mounts that concern me.

HotBlue02

Why wait, lets do it NOW!!!!!

Tak82

time...money..and a rotary lift would make everything feasible.



i sometimes wonder how i can get more low end torque of my anemic 1.8 beta I,

and how hard it would be to make it a 2.0 beta I

Stocker

The difference is you have to swap out the short block. Not a huge deal, mechanically. The timing belt (and its cover) is different, the injectors are different.



The reason you don't see people buying new cars smashed in the back is new cars smashed in the back still cost more than the car you want to put the new car's parts into.