I'm planning to do a ls1 swap so I'm wondering what all i can get rid of, with the motor. I have dual oil coolers..Do I need either of them or the air cooler etc,on a 93 FD

 

These are some pretty basic questions for someone who is about to do an engine swap to ask.

By "air cooler" I assume you are referring to intercooler? No, you don't need it unless you LS swap is turbocharged.

As for the oil coolers, why not use them with your LS swap?

 

Yeah i know.. im going to learn as i go. Just not sure what to get rid of.. like the master cylinder and so forth. Yes im a noob but going to do it.im here to learn. Just trying to get a list of things i can take off

 

when asking yourself this question, just isolate the engine setup from the rest of the car. anything that does NOT have anything to do with running the original engine you will want to keep. pull the engine out with things like radiator, intercooler, mounts, wiring, connected electrical accessories (iirc, there aren't really any) you will find that swapping an engine is actually really simple!

i would recommend keeping the oil coolers and implementing them on you're new engine, when I swapped to the sr20det I re-used mine, and it really has helped keep the engine cool!

the master cylinder is for the braking system, so yes you will want to keep it, as it DOES NOT have anything to do with running the engine.

 

Thanks.. if it were you would you wait to pull it out while running to sell or go ahead and then try to sell?

 

probably easier to sell with it in and running.

i sold a running keg that sat for a year and the buyer tried to bad mouth me saying it was a bad keg cause it wouldnt run. he demanded his money back until i went and looked at it, only to see it was installation error >_>

 

you shouldn't be getting rid of the rotary engine.... period

 

you will need a new clutch MC

like others have said if it connects to the engine it can go for the most part. you will need to keep your coolant temp sensor and a few other odd items though

 

look at the v8 powered section, plenty of build threads.

 

Go to notors.com, all they have there is Swaps, mostly V8. You sound ambitious, but realize that it could take a very long time to complete this on your own, and end up costing a whole lot. If your car is a runs and drives you might consider selling it as is and buying a car that's already been swapped, that way you have something besides a car in the garage that needs a lot of work to get it back on the road. Even if you buy a running V8 car, it can keep you busy fixing "little things" here and there, just like a regular RX7.

 

I agree with nwhero, it'll definitely be easier to sell a running engine. Unless you can set it up on a stand and get it to run outside the car, I would just leave it in. seeing as how it's a turbo, running it on a stand sounds like more trouble than it's worth, got a lot more stuff to setup. If you find you can't wait anymore and have to pull it out you should definitely take video of it running in the car, maybe even some in car stuff driving.

 

I would keep all your CDs, loose change, dice hanging from mirror, and maybe window mounted cupholder. Everything else should be replaced with appropriate parts.

 

/\ lol!

 

Adding to marclong's list are seats, front windshield, and the floorboards.

In seriousness, there are some nice write-ups in the v8 section, also there might be a published book out there somewhere, I have one on putting a v8 into a z-car.

 

Just keep the V8 engine and sell everything else, jk. Its sad to see an FD go this route, good luck.