3rdgen TII swap into 1stgen
 

is it possible to swap the motor from the 3rd gen into 1st and if so what would be the hardest part?

There is no 3rd gen Turbo II.
The Turbo II name was for the 2nd gen or FC3S with the 13BT engine.
The 3rd gen came out only with the 13B-REW engine.
And yes it can be done and it has been done by forum member ajc13b . Try to pm him.
Or go to his
website

Fanis, AJC-13B has a cosmo engine, which is close, but it's not a 3rd gen one!
Nevertheless, it'd be a better choice because it's simular, yet cheaper.
Also done by some else on the forum before, believe Mike is his name.
Hardest part? Getting it to run. Basicly dropping it in wouldn't require that much work. You'd need a flywheel and gearbox that fits the engine and the car. TII is best option, but requires some work to get it into the car. Basicly you could use a FB tranny, but I don't think it's gonna last long...;)
Problem would be the ECU. Aftermarket would be best idea.
Remember: you'll need a custom exhaust, an aftermarket ECU, some fabrication work, a lot of tuning work... It's gonna cost BIG $$$. If you have the money and time, and courage, yes it can be done. Just think about it, as you really have to be able to afford such a swap. And the whole thing will probable cost you near the price of an FD anyway...

The Cosmo engine was the closest one I could think of. Has 230hp anyhow...
The other forum member you r refering to is MIKE-P-28

You can do a TII swap for not even close to the price of an FD...

well theres also a local fb with a 3rd gen motor in it and a cartech kit... its FAST :) and ajc13b SOLD his car.... boooooooo but there is a fast ass jc based fb in aussy some place

AJC sold his car :eek:

Please read the sticky thread on top:

TII into GSL-SE thread

My whole TII project including the price of my car originally is right aroung 10K.

Not too bad.
But still steep

yup, ~10k here also

I am putting a 96 cosmo engine in, using a TII tranny and a Haltech computer. So far things have gone kinda smooth, ended up having to rebuild the engine, now I am just doing final clean up, should be looking at mounting it soon.