The Legend! Is it truly possible?

[Dual-Tipped]

A mechanic who does frequent dsm work told me that with the proper amount of time, energy, and coin. One could cram a stealth tt motor and drive terrain in a dsm. Now is he full of shit? If not how much time, energy and coin we talking? I realize this will not be an unbolt rip out bolt in job. But how much would it take?

 

[Blam]

why not ask the mechanic?

 

[leet]

One question:

Why?

Your weight distribution will go to shit.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

eh there's not point.. as far as the possibility of it? who knows..

spend the 3-6k you'd spend on the swap and get a 20g with supporting mods.. i bet you'll be twice as fast then just the 6g72 swap

 

[Defiant]

You can do anything. However, a "swap" like this is more akin to wrapping a DSM around the motor. It'd be lots more than drop, dent, build, mount.

Oh, and I'd not let that mechanic do much more than change your plugs.

 

[jd2131]

As other people have said, the swap is far from a simple bolt up. If you really wanted to have something unique you could do it, but you should look into a shop that is used to doing lots of custom work like this. Most likely to make this engine fit, structural parts of the DSM frame will have to be cut/altered, so you want to make sure that everything is reinforced and done right.

 

[DSMeclipse4G63]

Why?? with exhaust and intake youll be just as fast as a tt 3kgt. Plus youll be much lighter and can kill em on the higway and 1/4. The 4g63 is very easy on making serious hp and taking all the abuse. So why change a good thing??
Andrew

 

[GSGoinFast]

Originally posted by Defiant
You can do anything. However, a "swap" like this is more akin to wrapping a DSM around the motor. It'd be lots more than drop, dent, build, mount.

Oh, and I'd not let that mechanic do much more than change your plugs.

Thats a beautiful DC-3, where is that from? did you take that pic?

 

[2g6boltTsi]

The 6g72 will fit into a 2g dsm, however there is no room left for the turbos. but on a side note, why would you even consider this swap. so far to date, the fastest 3s car has run a 10.7 and the highest horsepower that a 6g72 has made without melting was 850. as far as I'm concerned the 4g63 is a much better engineered motor. also the drivetrain from a 3s is crap. the getrag trans can barely handle stock hp. Just build up you 4g and you'll be alot happier faster and get better gas mileage.

 

[TSiAWD666]

Hahaha took me a few seconds to realize "drive terrain" didn't mean mudding/hill-climbs. Hewked awn foneeks, woohoo.

 

[TurBoGs-T]

I heard a guy talking about this same swap. I was kinda like "WTF" in my head when he told me but he said it would be much faster and he knew someone who already did it.

 

[midnght]

Never would I ever.

I, by no means, worship Shep.

But, he is still running the 4G63T right?

Might be some variant of the motor, but there ya go.

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

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