Hi. As the title states, I currently have a Clio 2 Phase 1 with the 1.4 8v K7J engine, and just out of curiosity I'd like to know what other engines would fit on the subframe and gearbox (should be a JB1) without cutting and fabricating.
As I'm in South Africa, there are virtually no 172s/182s. The 2.0 16v F4R however still made its way here in the Megane, albeit with only 136bhp. We did get the 1.4 16v K4J, but it seems mostly in the Ph2 from 2002 onwards. There are also 1.6 16v K4Ms here from my research, but they never came in the Clio itself over here. Replacing the gearbox with some of these engines is also required according to what I've read.
Additionally, I'm curious as to how the whole immobiliser situation works when swapping engines, surely if I were to put a K4J or K4M engine in along with its associated ECU and wiring harness, the transponder in my key would no longer work, right?
As I'm in South Africa, there are virtually no 172s/182s. The 2.0 16v F4R however still made its way here in the Megane, albeit with only 136bhp. We did get the 1.4 16v K4J, but it seems mostly in the Ph2 from 2002 onwards. There are also 1.6 16v K4Ms here from my research, but they never came in the Clio itself over here. Replacing the gearbox with some of these engines is also required according to what I've read.
Additionally, I'm curious as to how the whole immobiliser situation works when swapping engines, surely if I were to put a K4J or K4M engine in along with its associated ECU and wiring harness, the transponder in my key would no longer work, right?