KV001

hey! well here's the thing. i basically have everything from an s4 TII; the engine, tranny, ecu, driveshaft, clutch, everything but a shell. and everything is in perfect condition. and i'm thinking about getting a s5 shell and swapping it all over. i found the write up by rotary resurrection on swapping an s4 engine to s5 (http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/ro...ries4swap.html) which was helpful but it still wasnt too clear to me.

well here's my question. since i have the ECU and everything, wiring shouldnt be a problem if i swap that too right? would it be easier just to swap everything over or would it be a better idea to keep some s5 parts in like in the write up. and also any imput, ideas, or advice for this project would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

-Kevin

oh yea...the s5 shell is N/A if that makes any difference.

KV001

so if i swap everything over, it would be a pretty smooth swap, no major problem?
or should i keep some of the s5 superior parts?
anything else i should look or watch out for when doing the swap?

inflatablepets

I can help if you provide more info. What is the S5 car? N/A ot TII?

KV001

it's an N/A s5. (it was in the first post)

basically, i have all the components of a s4 TII in perfect, working condition but the shell is totalled. so i'm getting an s5 n/a shell to swap everything over. so i'm just asking for any advice for the swap.

planning on doing a complete swap (motor, tranny, driveshaft, ecu, etc). would this be the best idea?

RotaryResurrection

iTrader: (8)

Swap every wire and every part connected to every wire from the s4 into the s5, and it will be a perfect swap.

OR you can hack this, cut that, and splice this. These cars have enough problems, mostly electrical, to add uncertainty and rigging on top of that. These are the sort of projects that wind up being sold for parts despite the owner's sincere detmination at the beginning of it. Because once it is all said and done, they are looking at a car that doesnt run right and NOBODY can help them figure it out at that point since it is such a hybrid/reengineered setup.

vipers

iTrader: (8)

i did the exact thing you did...... s5 na converted to s4 t2.......pm me if you have any questions......


note...be prepared for ALOT of work

inflatablepets

I think you answered your own question then. You need everything, wiring and all. Good luck.

Aaron Cake

iTrader: (1)

If I was doing this, I would grab the emissions (EFI) harness from the S4 as well as the connector from the body harness (the one that plugs into the ECU). I would then strip the S4 harness to it's minimum, bulding the CAS and ignition harness off of the salvaged body connector. The idea is that when you're all done, there are only two connections that have to be made to the car: 12V and ground.

I've done this with several TII swaps into 1st gens and it works very well. All you need to do is follow the wiring diagram in the Haynes manual.