i'm looking onto purchasing an f22 engine but it doesn't come with any wire harness nor headers+A pipe. i was wondering if i was able to plug and play my old ap1 wire harness onto an ap2 engine? and also will my stock ap1 headers + A pipe bolt onto an ap2. and also will an ap1 ecu work for an ap2 motor? thanks

-s2ksang

 

Well since no one has responded I will give you a worthless answer from someone who has never done it.

I think (from looking into it in the past) that you need the engine, the ecu (unless you want to spin to 9k) and a new harness and guage cluster would make it the smoothest drop in.

If you want to use an ap1 ecu, you do not need to modify the harness or guage cluster, but then you may want to go with a piggyback like a Greddy EMU to get the right tuning setup for the 2.2 and limit rpm. You could also go with a standalone like EMS but that would be overkill unless you want to do serious other modifications down the road on the 2.2 liter.

As long as it is not a DBW motor from an 06+ I think everything externally is the same and bolts right up, just differnt crank, cams and such.

I think your header will fit, just not be optimal.

Unless you are getting a 2.2 for practically free, or doing this for fun or really building a serious race car, I would just stick with modifying your 2.0 or going FI. A swap will yeild limited benfits for the work and expense and in that case you are almost just better off selling your car and buying an Ap2 because used ones are cheap and then you get AP2 tranny, stronger diff, glass window, revised suspension etc.

OR get a standalone and do a 2.4-5-7 stroker project if you want bigger displacement NA car. I think the 2.2's are the better engine (and I have the 2.0) but not worth the work of swapping for just a little benefit unless your engine is complete toast.

But do what makes you happy.

 

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