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Found out the motor on my turbo car is most likely shot. Is it possible to bolt the parts from my turbo car to my N/A car? I know I would need to change the intake/ exhaust manifold and stuff as well as the turbo...any other issues I may run into?

You will need the turbo front x-member, everything will then bolt up, but you will need to figure out oiling for the turbo as the NA doesnt have lines, and the cooling system is totally different. That's pretty much all for the physical side, you will then have to make the ECU happy somehow.

91White-T wrote:You will need the turbo front x-member, everything will then bolt up, but you will need to figure out oiling for the turbo as the NA doesnt have lines, and the cooling system is totally different. That's pretty much all for the physical side, you will then have to make the ECU happy somehow.

These things are kind of non-issues. If you use the turbo heads, they have the oil returns on them. The radiator can be swapped over as well. Personally, unless the turbo car is a POS, I would just take your EJ22E bottom end out of the NA car and put it onto your turbo car. As long as you aren't running a ton of boost, that block is plenty strong for stock power levels.

Otherwise, if the NA car is nicer, do the same in the NA car. Swap over the x-member, radiator, and the whole turbo top end. Run the wiring for the boost solenoid/pressure sensor/MAF etc on the passenger side of the car, swith the cam and crank position sensor wires, and plug in the EJ22T ECU. voila, swap complete.

And if you want to sell off your EJ22T shortblock as a rebuildable core, shoot me a pm with what you want for it. Lastly, if your turbo heads are shot (unlikely) I have a spare set I would sell for pretty cheap. They are in good condition, and I just finished cleaning them and putting them back together. And no, I do not have pics...