Time to swap..., engines, that is. Options

[mike_the_man]

Hi all,

I pulled the 914 out this weekend for the first drive of the year, and it was running very poorly at best. I think my 2.0L is finally ready to give up the ghost, so I've decided to swap it out with a good 1.8L I have in a parts car. I'm hoping to save up and buy a kit from Jake for the 2.0L, but in the mean time I want to keep driving.

My question is thus; how straight forward is it to swap from a stock 2.0L with FI to a stock 1.8L with FI? Will the existing wiring in the car hook up to the L-Jet? What all will I need to pull from the donor car (relay board, etc)?

Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

[mike_the_man]

Yes you need everything attached to the engine with the exception of the relay board, and fuel pressure regulator. I'm not sure of the stand for the air cleaner. Is that bolted on or welded to the body? Been a while since I stripped one down.

Thanks Dave, I'll keep my eye out for that too. I'm guessing most of that type of stuff should be fairly apparent once I start pulling engines. Both engines are still in their respective cars, so it should be fairly straight forward. I'll just park 'em side by side and swap. My biggest concern was wiring and electrics, but if the 1.8L is plug and play, it sounds like it should be a reasonably easy swap (knock on wood!).

Cheers,