If I am not mistaken wouldn’t the transmission need to shift rearward? The 5 cylinder engine is longer and I am almost certain that everything would definitely need to shift to the rear. This would inevitably require a drive line replacement (modification), or at the very least a decent recycled replacement.

Part numbers for the two flywheels are different for the two engines, my guess would be there is a significant weight difference between the two. I am not certain if an incorrect flywheel would cause a driveline to vibrate, it may if the driveline were too small in diameter. The smaller diameter shaft would struggle handling the new load being applied to it during hard acceleration.


The tribulations of altering from factory equipment.........................Good Luck