Will the 2.2L bottom end out of a 93 Cavelier work with the top end of a 89 2.0L turbo motor? My sunbird has a hole in the block, and I have a chance to basically get this car for nothing if it will work for me. Let me know.

Geoff


1989 Sunbird GT Turbo Convertible
1993 Bonneville SSEi
1993 Bonneville SSE SC

no it will not work at all totally different engines, ones OHC ones OHV, pretty much none of the parts are interchangeable either

I'd have to wonder why you just didn't ask me.

Protonus wrote:I'd have to wonder why you just didn't ask me.

I did, just not on here.

And how hard would swapping the whole drivetrain into it be. I'd have the complete parts car to swap from.

Reasoning: I got the sunbird cheap. Don't really want to part it, but don't have the cash to buy a turbo motor to replace mine. I can get this other car for free basically and have the tools to swap it.


1989 Sunbird GT Turbo Convertible
1993 Bonneville SSEi
1993 Bonneville SSE SC

How technical do you want to get with this swap.

Easiest way in terms of least parts to mess around with is to swap engine, trans, axles, fuel lines, computer wiring harness and computer.

It'd be much easier and maybe even the same price to find a junkyard with a 92+ pfi OHC engine and use the long block in your Sunbird. You can use the distributor, intake, ecm, and and fuel lines from your turbo 'bird. If you're worried about damaging it by running boost, then use the exhaust manifold form the NA engine without a turbo. (imo if you keep the boost level down, don't drive hard, and use good fuel the NA engine would live). The turbo ECM has no problem running an engine NA so no worries there. And it would still look like a turbo engine from the outside.

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