ok heres the deal i have a 1988 turbo 2 i am on a quest for 450 RWHP but i have hit a slight snag in my plans though my 13B is blown so i have been looking for a new motor and i have lucked accross a 13B-RE for about a grand it all looks good but im not sure if it will fit in my FC soe say it will others say its a PITA and not worth it i guess what im asking is will it fit? what do i need to do to put it in my car? and i need a parts list of everything i would need to make it happen

 

is it a complete motor ( all manifolds, turbos, pulleys, flywheel, plugs and loom and ecu)? if so you would need engine mounts made to suit

 

it is a complete motor no trans no wiring harness and no ECU

 

you need new motor mounts specific to the RE,to install it into the FC,and of course you may as well go standalone.
So if you think it is plop in and go,,it isn't!

 

oh no i wasnt expecting this to be drop and go lol i was expecting this to take me some time and some money and im ok with that

 

A friend and I dropped a 13bre in a shell in one night and drove it in the morning so it's basically an easy swap.

 

Just out of curiosity, how did you pick 450 HP as your goal?
In fact, why is a specific horsepower level even important?

 

lol to be honest i just pulled the 450 out of no where lol and im looking at it like its a goal if i make it then i might set a new goal lol

 

oh i just saw the 450 RWHP bit. if it was me i would be sending whatever engine I picked to have it pulled apart, dowelled, (maybe upgraded bearings and e-shaft), and have a half or full bridge in (dont flame me if a extend will be sufficient, just suggest it) and do a pretty serious rebuild. but thats just me and my paranoia. and you gonna want a fairly serious single huffer, fuel set up and ecu. and all supporting mods like cooling (intercooler, radiator etc) upgraded brake system because when you go faster you gotta be able to stop fast too. suspension blah blah blah.

 

yeah this build isnt an over night one and i know its gonna need some major mods but since its a shell right now im going through the body stripping it down to bare metal and im gonna paint it montego blue and then ill drop the RE in it with a VMIC and im gonna drive it for a bit and ill build up my parts and stuff needed for my quest to 450 ponies