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I have more information (talked to a dealer tech), and also a question. Question first, info in a moment. 1. Question: I found a running tbi motor I can pull for $200 or so, but it is in an automatic. Am I correct in assuming I can put a motor from an automatic in my 5-speed? (Aside from swapping a flywheel/clutch/pressure plate into where the flexplate was?) I forgot to ask the dealer tech about this while I was there. 2. Regarding MPFI into an SPFI: the tech I spoke with seemed very knowledgeable about the EA82. I was impressed, considering the EA82 is probably quite a bit older than he is! He said the cylinder block is the same, but the air intake holes on the MPFI head do not work with the SPFI intake manifold (the intake holes are different shapes). There is also the issue of a hole for the MPFI injector that would be a real bother for an SPFI engine to run. You can, however, swap the heads out as the blocks are the same, and use the SPFI intake manifold. The SPFI computer will then run the engine as if it were SPFI--the only difference is in the heads. THIS IS ASSUMING YOU HAVE A NON-TURBO MPFI MOTOR. In order to put the MPFI motor into the SPFI car and run it as MPFI, though, then you have to rewire, put in a new ECU from an MPFI car, and maybe swap gas lines (due to volume per unit of time issues). There may have been another item if you were to keep the MPFI but it would only have been a minor thing if I did forget it. So yeah, there is the info if anyone else has the same question some time. Thanks again guys, for pointing me to the right questions to present the dealer with, it saved a lot of time (and I also like getting the same answer from more than one source). And if anyone knows the tranny question, let me know! Otherwise I'll try to remember the next time I'm at the dealer with a knowledgeable tech.

I have a '91 Loyale I bought in 2008 because the odometer read 132,620k. It was not until after I got it home (a trip of about 30 miles) when I realized the odometer still read: 132,620. Having now worked on it a fair amount, and asked around with the infamous "is this part supposed to look like that?" question, I have more or less decided it went well over 200k before I bought it. That or it was thoroughly abused in its previous life. Then last week while I was hunting for parts in a junkyard, I came across a Loyale with 473k on the clock. The engine was cleaner than most I've seen. Not sure why it was there--if it had had wheels I probably could have driven it out of the yard. I paid my respects and quietly moved on to the next one. (Well, and I had a hunch there was a reason that one was in the yard ).

Ah! This is the information I was looking for, thank you much gentlemen (and ladies, if you are one). I do want a 22 someday, perhaps in six months/year? I need to save up. For the moment I will have the parts guy trade me out for an SPFI and save myself the money. Had I the space and time I would just go for it now, but I have neither and don't want to see the mechanic bill for HIM trying to figure out how to do the swap. It's enough as it is :S. Thank you much . I will soon be in the "parts for sale" section selling some parts from the old engine (not the parts that don't work, dw). Then I will probably go back to mostly lurking and learning for a bit until I can become more active in the 82 --> 22 community and offroading and whatnot . That will be the day!

I am aware the heads are different, however, in this case the engine is complete (long block) including the intake manifold and all the hoses and wires. The air intake is in a different place on the manifold (back, facing rearwards, centered as opposed to top dead center for the spfi). The wiring is more what I am concerned with, and any little things like "the a/c compressor has to mount to the right of the alternator instead of to the left". Another good question might be: If it doesn't work this way, can I take the heads off and put spfi heads on? Or are the oil and coolant hollows aligned differently?

And yes, I did search moderately thoroughly through the boards for threads on the same question and didn't find any, apologies if I missed one!

Hi, lurker for a while. Now I'm posting. I've had a '91 Loyale (SPFI) for two years now. I love it, but the motor has finally met its maker, and so my dillema. When it finally died, I decided to replace the engine, and parked it at a friend's apartment until I could find an appropriate replacement. (I only have street parking, and can't keep it here). Anyway, their building sold the spot my car was in to the building next door, so I towed the car to the garage and went on a manhunt for a new engine. The only one I have been able to find that can also be gauranteed running when it came out of the donor car is an MPFI. I have just a couple questions before I give the mechanic the go-ahead on using this engine: Other than changing the hose connecting the air-filter boot thing (what's the name?) to the throttle body, are there any changes or mods I have to make in order for this to work? Can I swap the old intake manifold for the new one and just call it good? (Aside from the appropriate gaskets of course). Depending on the answer(s) to #1, this may be easier. If it will take too much...well, it better not take too much to make this work or I'll be out a pretty penny, these engines are rarer than ice cubes in hell, it seems. Eventually I want to put an EJ22 in there, and a few other toys, but right now I just need it to run. I live in the Denver area if anyone wants parts off the old engine when it's done...