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Old 11-24-08, 10:14 PM
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Question engine swap

ok so my 12 is in need of big repair and i think its time to make my dream happen lol. i want to put a 13b in my 82 rx-7. my only questions right now is where to strat and basically how to pull out the 12a without taking to much off. and my 2nd ? is will any 13b fit in a 1st gen example ( s4 or s5 2nd gen or does it hafta be a gsl-se 13b? any info appreciated on 12a uninstall and 13b choice. thanks, tim
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Old 11-24-08, 10:21 PM
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SE oil pan, your 12 front cover. Or just get an SE engine. S5 engine would be the better of the choices-more power. ALSO_____search.
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Old 11-24-08, 10:28 PM
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thanks man, im gonna start pullin the 12a 2moro but not really sure where to start any help here lol? thanks
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btw so any 13b will fit in ok? motor mounts etc....
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You need to do some more searching. If you aren't sure how to do something you better start reading and learning how to do it. I started out in 05 knowing about as much as you do and just 2 weekends ago I took the 12A, radiator and oil cooler out of my 79 SA(it was a complete running car, nothing pre-stripped for removal) and had it dropped in my 83 FB, wired up, and running in less than 12 hours. Had the car driving and streetable the next day(the front struts and brakes were tore apart and I swapped Eibach springs). Just takes some reading and learning
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Sorry but I am closing this. We have tons of threads on this subject and we can't keep generating more.

The key is that you search for this material then if you still have more relevant questions that have not been answered in an existing thread after searching extensively that you bump up the existing thread so that we may add info to that thread.
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