Dimensions of EJ engines and engine swap

[jetboy]

Did anyone work with EJ engines? I'm curious as to the dimensions of the engines in case one wanted to make an engine swap on a non-subaru car.

I have very limited knowledge of mechanics but I assume the most important things to consider while making a swap is:

* Dimensions in the host bay and possibly air cooling
* Engine mounting points in the host bay
* Extramotor sensors (Only lambda sensors?)
* Harnesses / power delivery to the car's electrical components
* Existing transmission's ability to handle the power
* Effect on handling if weight of the new engine / transmission deviates from original.
* Remapping
* New fuel pump

I guess the marriage between transmission and engine is mostly a question of space and flywheel?

I was just getting this crazy idea that an underpowered and cheap sportscar could benefit from a proper Subaru engine!

Edit: I guess power delivery is Alternator->Battery->Fusebox->Subsystem so it doesn't really concern the swap itself? Or would there be a problem because the sensors need power?

What would be your primary concerns about an engine swap? I'm just doing a feasability study, so please discuss any challenges.

[Green1995SVX]

You may want to try doing a search. There was a guy on this forum who put an SVX engine in his older Porsche 911. Im sure he'd have some very valuable info. Also, maybe join a vanagon forum. Those guys have a ton of knowledge about swapping in Subaru engines.

A company called Kennedy Engineered Products makes a bellhousing adapter to mate a Subaru engine to an older VW or Porsche transmission.