Pre-engine swap questions

[old yellow]

All the engine swaps for the Aspire, are they the same as the Festiva?

I can get a 1.8 mazda BP Engine for $100 dollars.... would like to use it in an automatic Aspire

[nonamekid]

Yep, you shouldn't have a problem. That swap has been done in the past and has worked fine. Just follow the festiva guide.

[old yellow]

alrighty! thank you!

[TominMO]

Yep, you shouldn't have a problem. That swap has been done in the past and has worked fine. Just follow the festiva guide.

Does this also apply with the 1996-97 OBDII Aspires?

[nonamekid]

Does this also apply with the 1996-97 OBDII Aspires?

It would depend if you are keeping the OBD II or not. I haven't heard of anyone that has but I can't imagine it being that difficult. With the aspire all they did was add the crankshaft position sensor.

[old yellow]

well I much rather have a 97 Aspire, but I can settle with a 94 or 95 Aspire as long as it's Automatic...

[nonamekid]

I don't really see the problem with the 97. I stripped one down and the only difference I saw was the crankshaft position sensor. So as long as you grab an OBDII BP and the associated wiring, I can't imagine it being much harder than the BP swap. The only thing you should have to figure out is the crank sensor unless they added more sensors. You will already have to add the VICS wiring, adjusting the crank position sensor wiring shouldn't be too hard.

[old yellow]

ok sounds good