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Old 07-12-13, 09:29 PM
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How to tell what motor you actually have...

I've searched, but can't really find anything that will help me out.

I bought a 91 Vert with a turbo swap that was about 85% complete about 2 years ago. Just needs a clutch and an ECU. Had a daughter, bought a house, etc so life got in the way. Finally I pulled the cover off the car last week and got back to working on it. Right I am trying to shop for a clutch but every site I do needs to know if it is a s4 or an s5. What are the tell tale signs to determine the difference?

Here are pics of my motor, if it helps: https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generati.../#post10083095
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shop somewhere else / s4 and s5 turbos run the same clutch .. the only difference is the original s4 turbo clutch was 5mm larger diameter than the turbo s5 units ..( 245 mm v 240 mm ) they are intended to retrofit each other

motor wise// then you cant have searched too hard.. there must be several thousand posts on how to spot s5 engines from s4 ones

the s5 has a slope on the banana on the inlet manifold ...a dimple on the front runner for the corner of the IC which has a larger induction pipe and better core , knock sensor threads above trailing plug, steel fuel rails , twin TPS and 3bolt thermoneck top would be starters .. so would reading the number on the ecu case
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There should also be serial number on the side of the engine. Not much information but it could be a lead in addition to bumpstarts' reply. Correct me if I am wrong..
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going by the pics in the link it is an s5T block.. again all FC turbos use the same interchanging replacement clutches,, known as the 9.5 incher
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Confirming it appears to be s5 from the water neck and knock sensor location. The clutches are interchangeable.
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