Ok here is the deal....i just got done talking to Rx7gsle about this and he says it ill work...and god i hope it does...




I have an 88 se that went down in a wreck...(sniff)...my body and frame are junked...BUT i have a 1990 GXL(i think) that is completely stripped except the body and frame and some minor essentials....anyways can i take my s4 and put it in a s5 body? motor and all? any nsight on this would help
I will be gtting started on this in about 2 weeks
sooo.......post up here or email me at

indallas_racing7s@writeme.com
thanks





lata

 

you need all the major wiring for the car to be swapped over..

 

i still have all of that
and all of it will be wih it when i put it in

still will work?

 

The drive train should bolt right up as far as I know

 

everything should bolt up just peachy. the only stink is swappin all that wiring cause you have to use ALL of it from the S4 but since the S5 is already stirpped down then have at it

Good luck and have fun

 

and when he says all of it .. be means all of it.. all the way to the taillights I hear..

 

Cant he just swap out the shortblocks? Wouldnt that be easier? Just sounds easeier than ALL the wiring ( down to the tail lights).

 

that woudl be easier...

except the S5 has *nothing* inside of it...

again, he's talking about an entire swap..

basically taking the sheetmetal of an S5 and building an S4 out of it...

sounds like a pain, but it'll work...

 

oh snap! sorry bout the dumbass post. i guess i need to read a bit more. Looks likeya got a lot of work ahead of ya man. Time to call up the bussies ( just dont do any drinking untill your done ).

 

yah so even all the way back to the tails?

Dang ok so none of the wiring from an s5 will plug with an s4?
Has anyone else tried this before?


and will a s5 intake manifold bolt up to a s4 motor properly???

 

You should be able to fit up S5 intake stuff on an S4 motor but understand that the TPS and other wiring things are different between the 2. the ECU's and all the wiring harness(s) have different connectors and pin-outs for different things. you can make them work but you must me good at reading wiring diagrams and soldering to pull it off cleanly. but everything should bolt up fine. the chassis' are virtually identical. swapping "A-pillar" interior parts might be a pain cause S5's had the auto-seatbelt mounts but that shouldn't even matter. Best bet would be to use as much of the S4 as possible just to make it a quick and easy fix.

And BTW, I commend performing the swap. I mean, if you have a good chassis, the why pay for body work? Way to go.

Good luck, have fun

 

Thanks spraintz its gonna be an interesting time but i love doing this stuff

So dont even bother with the S5 intake?
Yah it has auto seat belts but im gonna be ebaying everything i can to amke some money and also to buy the parts to transform this car around to maybe sell it so i can get some money to go to school here in a few months ill post pics on the site for everyone to see. and if yal see something wrong tell me.........but thats later on so.....thanks for all the help and im open to any other comments.

 

S4's have a "single" TPS. S5's have a "dual-mode" high range/low range TPS, don't think the wiring hooks up right. prolly just too much trouble.

 

moving to the FC forum.