Mechanical_misfit Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Does anyone have a definite answer as to if an ea81 intake will work on an ea82. I know the ea81 intake doesn't flow as well but I want to use what I have on hand. Refer to my thread in the members rode section if you're curious why I'm looking to do this. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I've seen people do the reverse, to put EFI on the EA81. So I'd guess at least the big things [intake ports] mate up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 You'll face certain problems that will need your creativity to be resolved, such as the inlet Water hose position, etc... but despite that I never did such reverse adaptation, I believe that such install is doable; so I kindly suggest you to go ahead, do it, and let us know the results. Kind Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanical_misfit Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Okay, looks like I will just go for it and see what happens. I will report back with my findings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Any update on this? Kind Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanical_misfit Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 None yet. Still busy with finishing up our garden for the season and I just started ato a new garage. I'm no longer with kia but in an independent shop that hashe an emphasis on subarus and vw. I'll be back to playing in my own garage in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanical_misfit Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Forgot to update this. I have successfully swapped the ea81 intake and carb onto the ea82 spfi engine. I removed all emissions equipment and blocked off all unneeded vacuum ports. The car runs great and the only thing I haven't been able to figure out yet is the fast idle for warm up. The ea81 upper radiator hose was used otherwise it was a direct replacement. I realize that this swap isnt something most people would need to do, but I needed a running engine, and wanted to use what I had on hand instead of shipping a intake from across the country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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