OK I have been doing my first engine swap and went to JDM Orlando and purchased a JDM qr25de.
I think that we can get over the fact that the 10+ year old write up that we used to reference on Wikipedia was wrong when it said that the qr25 was never in Japan.
I drove up to Orlando for a $500 low mileage JDM qr20 but while I was there he told me that he had more qr25’s and they were $300 more. So I did not go BDSO and I bit the bullet and bought the qr25.
For all the people saying that there are JDM qr20’s out there and they grind off the block stamp, you can clearly tell the difference because the back of the block has to be tapped with 3 mount bolts because the qr20 did not have a mount there.
I had a quote from a friend of a fried to do the swap but the dude flaked on me that weekend (wouldn’t answer calls/texts) and I had to get the engine out of my buddy’s car (which I borrowed) so I decided to buy an engine lift and embark on the project of doing the swap myself.
I am a little older than most of you guys/gals and have had my spec for a few years but I need a cheap-reliable-fun car to drive because I plan on moving next year to be closer to my daughter.
I have been taking my time with the project and I am three weeks into it. I have the engine removed and the tranny pulled.
I purchased a new clutch/flywheel combo, 2j cross member bushings and I had some S1 cams laying around (not sure if I am going to put it in while I have the engine out).
The old engine ran strong but it leaked and burned oil so I got tired of that and want my car to be a decent DD with nice midrange.
From the old engine I had full eBay exhaust (header/midpipe/catback) 2J plenum and 2J crank pulley.
Sorry for the long post and I will share my findings and pictures once I get my shit together.
I think that we can get over the fact that the 10+ year old write up that we used to reference on Wikipedia was wrong when it said that the qr25 was never in Japan.
I drove up to Orlando for a $500 low mileage JDM qr20 but while I was there he told me that he had more qr25’s and they were $300 more. So I did not go BDSO and I bit the bullet and bought the qr25.
For all the people saying that there are JDM qr20’s out there and they grind off the block stamp, you can clearly tell the difference because the back of the block has to be tapped with 3 mount bolts because the qr20 did not have a mount there.
I had a quote from a friend of a fried to do the swap but the dude flaked on me that weekend (wouldn’t answer calls/texts) and I had to get the engine out of my buddy’s car (which I borrowed) so I decided to buy an engine lift and embark on the project of doing the swap myself.
I am a little older than most of you guys/gals and have had my spec for a few years but I need a cheap-reliable-fun car to drive because I plan on moving next year to be closer to my daughter.
I have been taking my time with the project and I am three weeks into it. I have the engine removed and the tranny pulled.
I purchased a new clutch/flywheel combo, 2j cross member bushings and I had some S1 cams laying around (not sure if I am going to put it in while I have the engine out).
The old engine ran strong but it leaked and burned oil so I got tired of that and want my car to be a decent DD with nice midrange.
From the old engine I had full eBay exhaust (header/midpipe/catback) 2J plenum and 2J crank pulley.
Sorry for the long post and I will share my findings and pictures once I get my shit together.