Is it possible to swap a fc TurboII engine in a Fd body?
I was wondering this because I like the body of an fd but the egine isnt all that great to me. But I still love the FC3S no doubt. Im just curious about this plus it would be coo to have a project like this idea

 

anything can be done with enough munney

 

the FD engine is not much different than the FC engine. if you want to turn an FD engine into an FC engine just take off the intake manifold and turbo, then slap on the Turbo II intake manifold and Turbo. Now you have a turbo II FD.

PS there would be more to it than just the manifolds, like a bunch of wiring crap. but as far as mechanical stuff goes that's about it.

 

The motor mounts are different, so right there you have a problem.

Again, anything can be done with money and correct fabrication.

 

so basically then the fd and fc engine are basically the same except the manifolds and wiring....
then why do i hear such bad stuff about the fd engines
i hear that the engine goes after like 50Kmiles because of the twin turbos and that it doesnt handle as well as an fc engine

 

what you hear are complaints of the general public. the fd engine caught a bad rap because if you rip on it on a daily basis the stock cooling system wasn't that great and eventually your mistreatment of the car (most likely your poor maintenance of a high performance engine) leads to it's inevitable failure. the FD came with like 250HP? something like that. find an FC motor with 250HP and you've found somebody that most likely upgraded something to do with their cooling system and they also change the oil like a neurotic as well as the spark plugs.

 

maybe this thread should be moved. 3rd gen guys know what goes in their car better than 2nd gen ppl.

 

why would you downgrade? For all the waste of time and money a FD can easily be made nearly bullet proof as far as reliability goes...

 

Yes, I agree. The FD engine is better than the FC engine.

 

I'm not really sure about this but Also... besides producing a lot of heat... dont the sequentials run a lot of hoses... which make it more unreliable as well. But, The Fd's engine with the correct maintenance and upgraded cooling systems is a great engine...

 

Just get a good rebuild of an FD engine, put a single turbo on and bigger radiator. Oh and some silicon vac lines and your good to go

 

nice big downpipe too.

 

dang!! that would be alot of bank!
but it would be a perfect driftin mobile

 

I dont know about you guys, that that comment explains alot about this post

 

lol
i see alot of drifting videos of fd's drifting pretty darn good. Fd's looks like they have a clean drift than fc's

 

poor lost souls

It would cost more to put an FD engine into an FC than it would be to install a 20b. The same formula works the other way around too.

Why would you want an FC engine in an FD? The intake and exhaust ports are significantly smaller than the FD's; like the other guy said-- you're working backwards! To make power you'd have to enlarge/modify the ports which would just get you back to square one...

If you absolutely MUST have something FC in an FD, you could use slightly heavier FC rotors during a rebuild. That is the only thing that could be slightly beneficial...

FD's are not drifting machines- it is a very difficult car to drift as the margin limit is very small...too much Option videos man...

 

I've seen semi trucks drifting but that doesnt mean that I should run out and buy a Freightliner just because I saw one drift better than X car

 

if you drift an FD on the street and get into an accident you deserve to die w/ the FD for killing an already rare car.

 

the S5 FC and S6 FD rotores weigh the same

 

I should have specified

there is some difference in NA / Turbo rotors, and S4 and S5 rotors

I remember reading something wierd before, but something about the S4 Turbo rotors being better than the S5? Can anyone confirm this?

 

They are heavier. I cant think of any reason why s4 would be better.... But then again I dont know the tensile strength of either rotor.

 

hey man i didnt say that would go out to buy a fd for drifting shoot i was just saying that it has clean drifts for 3rdgens.....
i just started this thread because i was bored and curious
geezzzz yalls get hecka into this type of stuff
but yea i only know about fc's and nothing about the fd's