Engine Swap -- Auto to Manual Possible?

[social]

Hey Guys,

Was curious to know, im currently on a mission to get my hands on a Series 1 Vn Engine for my 5Spd cos the engine in it is F**ked, the question i ask is; Is it possible to put an engine from an AUTOMATIC gearboxed series 1 vn into a MANUAL gearboxed series 1 vn?
Cheers.

[Pub247]

possible yes but you'll need to get a flywheel adaptor. Other wise keep loooking for a manual motor

[social]

what does a flywheel adapter cosist of? and where can i get and how much will it cost? thanks mate

[mischa]

It's a crank adapter from CRS, about $338? i think when i bought it, or a complete custom flywheel for around $600. Only way its going to happen without a crank swap.

Too bad your in adelaide, i got a S1 manual engine in the garage

[TUF UTE]

find a series 1 motor sean as i said lol ... i cant be bothered with making a series 2 motor fit your car

[mischa]

find a series 1 motor sean as i said lol ... i cant be bothered with making a series 2 motor fit your car

More of a question of $ then can be botherd or not, crack adapter isent that difficult to put on, 6 bolts and its done.

[TUF UTE]

yes but from memory wiring loom is different on s2 and thermostat is on other end of the motor and that still has to be done

[mischa]

yes but from memory wiring loom is different on s2 and thermostat is on other end of the motor and that still has to be done

that would be a problem if he was using a S2 engine, but his not

[Pub247]

CRs also make new flywheels to suit v6's dont know how much they cost

[TUF UTE]

mischa the point is we were tyring to find a series 1 engine , cause they cost less than the adapter itself costs

[mischa]

CRs also make new flywheels to suit v6's dont know how much they cost

Yeah thats the one i mentioned for around $600 for a custom one to fit a S1 auto engine.

mischa the point is we were tyring to find a series 1 engine , cause they cost less than the adapter itself costs

Well ill take your word on that cause i dont know how much there worth but i know there rare, and that puts the price up to begin with.

Anyway i was just pointing out that his not putting in a S2 engine in my last post that's all, not meaning disrespect you or anything.

[social]

find a series 1 motor sean as i said lol ... i cant be bothered with making a series 2 motor fit your car

I have a series 1 engine possibility, which is why i was asking about auto to manual becuase i have an auto series 1 engine i may be able to get my hands on but i wasnt sure if it wud suit a manual transmission.

I made that clear as the thread question right guys?

"Is it possible to fit a engine that was from an automatic transmisison, into a car that has a manul transmission?"

[social]

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[centy]

to use a s1 auto engine you need to purchase extra parts to fit it up.
the back of the crank is a little differnt.
other option is a s2 engine with harness and computer with manual flywheel.
s2 up had the same crank on the lot, but it is still different to the s1 engines.

short answer is no not with out costing a heap extra.

[social]

so im pretty much after a series 1 manual engine full stop? correct? if im wrong by thinking that lay out my options 1 by 1 plz lol

[social]

this is such a headf**k can someone please explain it? Ive got one person saying i cant put a series 2 engine in instead, others saying i can, other people telling me i cant put a series 1 auto engine into a series 1 manual transmissioned vn. Im jsut so confused right now.

[mischa]

Ok, so you currently have a S1 manual VN with all S1 bits and you want to change the engine, thats what i gathered?

You can do one of the following,

Using a S1 manual engine:
1.easy, stright swap.

Using a S1 auto engine:
1. Buy a crank adapter from CRS around $300
2. Buy a custom flywheel from CRS around $600
3. Change the crank to a S1 type, in other words from your old engine.

Using S2 onward engine:
This is proberly the hardest (apart from crank swap) because it involes changing more then just the engine.

Personal if would be easiest to find a S1 manual enigine anless you find a good value S1 auto engine and dont mind paying for either a crank adpater or custom flywheel.