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Have been considering changing engine in my EA as its getting a bit tired. I have a 302c for my coupe project but will be a long while before that is ready for it so I was considering installing it in EA.
I am aware that due to age difference of engine I have to run straight gas and am willing to live with that.
Does any one know of this swap being done before and whether it's worth it or should I just upgrade to 4.1MPI?
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for the greif you may want to consider the 4.1. that said if the rta in your neck of the woods alowes such things the swap would be doable but major elct mods required |
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What trans are you looking at running? An older style trans such as a C4 will make the job easier (provided it fits??) but that also creates other hassles such as mounts, tailshaft, speedo etc.
I wouldn't recommend trying to mate the clevo with the la
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I don't think you can get the clevo to fit without some major headaches. The EA engine bay barely fits the windsor motor and the old clevo is a fair bit wider. You might get the cleveland to squeeeeeeze in but changing spark plugs would be a mission.
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I would be running T5 manual behind as this is the complete setup I intend to use in my coupe project. Was also thinking that it would allow me to run the engine in before transferring it to coupe when finished.
As to fitting in engine bay I am unsur
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yeah they fit but you would have to get a tailshaft cut and made change the engine and box mounts if you know a really good auto elec( i mean a really good one) they can wire up the engine to run the elec dash and alt starter and ignition with know probs
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Thanks for all input. I will stick with cleveland for coupe and maybe just upgrade to 4.1mpi when carby3.9 finally dies :)
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eb-ed x-member fits straight in why not try 5lt winsor easy conversion and less rego problems always better too go later model engine
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Have been busy. went ahead with clevo into ea. Got custom bellhousing made to utilise hydraulic clutch on drivers side. Have engine in bay and rewired most of the eclectrics. I am running straight gas at this time for QLD emissions requirements.
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