Thread: Motor Replacement

Originally Posted by g4m3r7ag

Ok so pull the L36, pull the alternator bracket off, pull the fuel rail off. Put the alternator bracket onto the L26 and bolt the L26 alternator to the L36 bracket. Put the L36 fuel rail onto the L26 and drop the L26 back in and bolt up the L36 throttle body to the L26 intake with said adapter plate.

Seems easy enough in theory. I'm assuming for a used throttle body adapter plate I'll have to check the forum classifieds? Doesn't seem like it would be a common eBay item?

no use your l36 alternator l36 tb l36 fuel rail and injectors also now would be a good time to get rid og that u bend or put a dp on since your dad owns and exhaust shop it should be cheap or free

also since you are dropping in a l26 why not just drop in a l67 its a straight drop in u just need a retuned pcm for the diff gear ratio in the transmission but its only like 100 bucks

No on the L67 cause the the motor would cost more, plus the cost of the re-tune of the pcm, and considering its a car for my girlfriend who is also the one paying for all of this, its not really needed. If I was doing the car for me I'd do an L67 but alas its for her and needs to be done as cheaply as possible but yet be reliable enough to last hence why I would like to keep the Aluminum intake from the L26.

You went right into my next question with the u bend pipe, because I was looking up the converters and we don't have a catco listing for a universal converter for an 05 and its a different direct fit number would the pipe that has the flex unit in it for the l36 that bolts to the manifold and comes down underneath the car bolt to the manifold on the l26? and I'm confused as to how you would eliminate the u pipe because it connects both manifolds? unless I'm thinking about this the wrong way?

edit: the only way I'm thinking of eliminating the u pipe would be to run true duals down off each manifold but then I would need two converters to pass e-check, one each bank.

edit 2: Also, what about the flywheel/flexplate and bolting the L26 to the transmission that came with my L36 car?

im not sure about the flexplate butthe l36 one should fit also the ubend is the part of the downpipe where iy goes from round pipe to like a flatened oveal where the 02 sensor mounts that part is very restrictive and should be replaced with a staight section of pipe the part u were thinking of is the crossover

i am 110% sure the transmission bolts up i am not sure about the rear manifols but your l36 one will fit so no problem there