Ax Gt Head On Rallye

[custard-rallye 25]

i am getting a ax gt for free so will be swapping over the head ect is there any other bits worth taking from it??? also is all head gaskets the same on tu's as i have a triple layer metal head gasket

Edited February 17, 2010 by custard-rallye

[swordfish210 20]

Does your rallye have the iron block engine, if so then swap the whole engine over as the alloy block one on the AX will make a vast improvement to the handling, you could also use the shorter ratio gearbox.

[custard-rallye 25]

i would imagine its iron its a uk spec are all uk ones iron??

[custard-rallye 25]

and how long roughly would it take to swap all the stuff over it would be 2 of us doing it

[swordfish210 20]

Depends how fast you work, how many bolts are seized, how many trips you have to make to the motorfactors to buy bits that you've broken allong the way.

[custard-rallye 25]

yeah true well im an apprentice mechanic and my mate served 3 years of his time so should be ok i have done a evo 8 engine before so this should be pretty easy

[custard-rallye 25]

im guessing the wiring looms are the same??

[Jrod 7]

Engine swap on a TU shouldnt take anytime. When I was a noob with cars I did it in less than a day, Would only take a few hours now.

[burr_2000 1]

its just a straight swap bud. all wires the same. yeah all uk spec rallyes were iron block. you should gain (if engines were new) about 10 hp save about 25kg ish and a shorter box.

i like checking engine numbers and Gearbox numbers because sometimes with older cars they might of had a engine transplant at one point and because engines/gearboxes are so interchangeable and visual similar.