This engine looks different...help!

[PFUNK5]

Hey guys, i'm in the market of buying a new engine for my p5. Take a look at these pictures...is that a coilpack? This person is selling an engine with 40000 miles for 750. I think this is a different version of fs-de...let me know engine experts!

 

[03zoomzoom]

looks like a 98-99 1.8L

 

[mp3-79bronco]

no thats a 2.0 626 engine....it will work just fine and the different intake manifold and coil packs are considered a upgrade from ours... so get it lol

 

[PFUNK5]

Ok! And he said that this engine is direct import from Japan, said to use stock intake and exhaust (in my case an obx) manifold and we're ok. Any other mods i should be aware of?

Thanks guys!

 

[p5r]

my replacement engine turned out to be an fs-ze. the only way I could tell was by the camshaft #s. pull the valve cover to see. it looked like yours only I never saw the intake manifold

 

[mp3-79bronco]

damn good deal...you also got the jdm cams and high compression motor...

 

[p5r]

and you get to use premium fuel

 

[bucksatan]

Umm, I think there will be serious problems with that engine working with the ECU. Ask theMAN, he knows the protege engines and what will and won't work.

 

[TheMAN]

it's NOT a FS-ZE
it's a FS-DE! the intake manifold alone tells the story!
the cam is nothing special, tons of FS-DEs around the world use it

 

[niky]

Yup. No resonator box on the intake manifold, no FS-ZE.

 

[el_Don]

TheMAN is awesome... like a ninja with information. That's still a pretty good deal on an engine though.

 

[TheMAN]

Yup. No resonator box on the intake manifold, no FS-ZE.

wrong
there is one, but the intake doesn't have VICS

 

[PFUNK5]

So what is the concensus? No good? Should check it out more? What's the big deal about the coilpack?

 

[TheMAN]

its still an FS-DE like I said
I don't say things unless I know what I'm talking about the first time

the coilpack is broken anyway... use this engine if its a good price for you... you still need to swap a bunch of your stock parts over though

 

[PFUNK5]

I'll be still looking around today...thats the lowest price i can find so far in the tristate area and for that mileage. Everything else is around 60000 miles and $800 bucks up. Thanks for the help guys.

 

[kyle's protege5]

did you get that motor? i'll buy that thermostat cover from you if you did. it looks like it should clear my turbo better than mine now.

 

[kyle's protege5]

does anybody know where i can get this thermostat housing? its over instead of down like ours, would be perfect for clearing the turbo.