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Old Oct 3, 2019 | 10:01 PM
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Default Engine swap from v4 to v6

Hey guys

I have had this thought for some time
now since my v4 engine has given up on me I have a v6 engine and was wondering is there much to making it work
is wiring the same or is there something I can do to make this project work

any comments welcome

thanks

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Old Oct 3, 2019 | 10:19 PM
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Easiest solution is to swap the shortblocks. Keep your original heads, inlet manifold coil pack etc
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Old Oct 3, 2019 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by LewisScoob
Easiest solution is to swap the shortblocks. Keep your original heads, inlet manifold coil pack etc
Thanks for the info but if I wanted to keep the engine complete what sort of problems would I need to sort out
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Electrically I’m not certain. Id have assumed the looms are different and there’s a lot of faffing with parts to make it work. Which is why I originally said it would be easier to swap shortblocks.

The V4 inlet manifold won’t fit the V6 heads. I know that much.

Have you searched on here for threads?
i found this much after a quick search. It doesn’t specifically answer your question but does allude to it being a PITA.
https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...phase-2-a.html
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Old Oct 4, 2019 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by LewisScoob
Electrically I’m not certain. Id have assumed the looms are different and there’s a lot of faffing with parts to make it work. Which is why I originally said it would be easier to swap shortblocks.

The V4 inlet manifold won’t fit the V6 heads. I know that much.

Have you searched on here for threads?
i found this much after a quick search. It doesn’t specifically answer your question but does allude to it being a PITA.
https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...phase-2-a.html
Thanks LewisScoob
yep I have had a good look around but I couldn’t find a direct answer so I asked the question

so it looks like a it’s a complete wiring harness swap to to make this work

thanks again for the info much appreciated
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