my engine s definatley blown. i have a couple questions about 1.8 compared to 2.0. my car is a 79 with the 2.0 in it. there is a 1.8 that i can have. i was wondering if i could bolt up my manifolds and off of the 2.0 head onto the 1.8 head that way i do not have to deal with chaning any of the sensors or anything like that. thanks for you help.

my engine s definatley blown. i have a couple questions about 1.8 compared to 2.0. my car is a 79 with the 2.0 in it. there is a 1.8 that i can have. i was wondering if i could bolt up my manifolds and off of the 2.0 head onto the 1.8 head that way i do not have to deal with chaning any of the sensors or anything like that. thanks for you help.
And I thought my car was a piece of dogshit...

^^dude if you don't have a useful coment, don't coment.


back to the ENGINE at hand. i believe you can. i mean, heads are interchangeable, so i don't see why manifolds shouldn't be. are you running carbs or injection?

shame about your engine, it musta had a hard life to blow at 99.

sure can.

But, off the top of my head, the main thing that you'll need to change or swap is the ignition system. 1.8's had an electronic ignition system whereas the 2.0's were an older points-type; the 1.8 & 2.0 ignition distributors (and cams) are also splined different from one another...so it's not quite an easy swap.
IMO, the easiest route would be to use the whole 1.8 ignition system (you'll need the distributor, coil, ignition control module, & associated wiring)

awesome, the engine is coming out of a 81 parts car so everything is there to make the swap. so i will pull the igntion system out of that car. thanks for the help.

scrap that, i was about to say "i have a full wiring harness" but, i wont now. :( damn, i thought i was going to get rid of it!

shouldn't be too bad a swap, as long as you set up for it right

You'll have to plug the injector holes in the 1.8 head. It will be pretty hard to hook up the 1.8 ignition. You'll have to cut both wiring harness' to pieces and figure out where to go from there. It is about the only option though.

And I thought my car was a piece of dogshit...

nah thats just you.

its actually ok though, because a thread in OT reminded me of a thread i posted here... omg i was such a fucking nerd for that and i deserve to not be here for it, im sure a few people here remember it.


good luck with the swap adanti, that sucks that it went out that early.

And I thought my car was a piece of dogshit...

that's why people don't like you here. what happened to this "changed man" crap? grow up. be useful, or at least supportive, or just don't respond.

my engine is blown. i have a couple questions about 1.8 compared to 2.0. my car is a 79 with the 2.0 in it. there is a 1.8 that i can have. i was wondering if i could bolt up my manifolds and off of the 2.0 head onto the 1.8 head that way i do not have to deal with changing any of the sensors or anything like that. thanks for you help.

That's unfortunate. What evidence do you have that it's absolutely done for?

hey get at me i know where theres a 77 320 locally with fresh engine

i have a motor for you
for supa cheap

And I thought my car was a piece of dogshit...

tisk, tisk

yea joe ill give you a call. the guy that has the 1.8 said that he would give it to me and give me a hand putting it in. so i think that ill just get what hes got and build the 2.0 up nice and put that in by the summer i guess we'll see. thanks for your help guys.

And I thought my car was a piece of dogshit...

can't believe you just said that. you seriously need teh lifetime ban

and +1 what jbob said.

yea joe ill give you a call. the guy that has the 1.8 said that he would give it to me and give me a hand putting it in. so i think that ill just get what hes got and build the 2.0 up nice and put that in by the summer i guess we'll see. thanks for your help guys.

It's no where near worth the effort to install the 1.8 temporarily. I doubt you'll like the loss in HP either.