EA82T into 1980 GL

[lfireboltjd]

Im looking to put an EA82t into my 80gl wagon. I was curious how well it would fit in. If its a direct fit or if it needed any mods.

[lfireboltjd]

Ok, so I found a post that says its a pretty easy swap. Almost straight bolt it.

 

Any idea if there is a guide for the EA71 to EA82T swap?

[GeneralDisorder]

It's not a direct bolt-in.

 

First, the EA82T is a horrible engine. So bad it should never be swapped *into* anything but a dumpster.

 

Second - it will not bolt up to your transmission because it uses the newer "side-starter" bell-housing as opposed to the top-starter housing of your EA71 and associated tranny. You will have to change the tranny as well.

 

Third it doesn't fit between the frame rails of the EA81 chassis without removing a small area on the driver's side at the rear of the valve cover. You will have to cut out a section of the cross-member and reinforce it to clear the down-pipe, you will have to move the hill-holder, and cut down one of the bleeder screws on the brake master cylinder.....

 

All-around it's a bad idea because it's just as much work as an EJ swap or an SPFI swap and for all your hard work you get a POS engine that makes less power than a non-turbo EJ. LAME.

 

GD

[lfireboltjd]

Heh, well thanks for the input. The cars been out of comission a while and its been a long time since ive done any research on the topic. Forgot about most of the problems with the EAs.

 

Only issue that I had with doing an EJ swap was all of the aftermarket modding that you have to do with the wiring and drivetrain.

[WoodsWagon]

You have to do all the same modding with wiring and drivetrain to put an EA82t in, but you get an unreliable, outdated, low powered engine instead. That's why it just doesn't make sense.