Engine Swap

[White Valver]

Yo Yo,

The bottom end has gone on my valver so i thought rather than just replace it i would go "balls out" and put a Willy lump in it!

Iv found a Willy lump with low milage, ECU, wiring loom and manifold for £500 - Whant is involved in fitting it???

Will my valver gearbox be ok to use??? All the mounts and brackets are the same arnt they???

Anything i need to look out for when doing the swap??

Cheers guys

 

[Laura]

the valver gear box should be ok but probably a little shorted , so you will lose some top end speed but with the gears being shorter you should get there quicker, it being the gear box that limits the top speed not the engine.

make sure you have a engine crane
and you hear the donor rngine running 1st

also label up the loom so you no waht goes where etc

 

[White Valver]

Nice one cheers mate - everything else is ok tho yeah?? there is nothing else i have to change or look out for???

 

[ben_p]

most people with hybrids use the valver box anyways.

 

[ben_p]

mmm maybe a 172 engine as those willy engine are sloooooowwwwwww lol

 

[White Valver]

Yea id love to put a 172 engine in it but that requires custom mounts and bracket etc..... willy engine should be quite staright forward!

Thats what iv been told anyway!!??

 

[stan*]

yep straight swap...

pm me if you have any more queries..

 

[Laura]

or me

 

[Rich_16v]

The williams and valver gearbox have the same ratios apart from 5th in the willy is a bit 'taller' hence the marginally higher top speed

The williams box stronger barings than the valver box so in an ideal world get a williams box but the valver box is ok for the job