m102 2.0 to m102 2.3 engine swap
 

hi guys

anyone done this job before?

should be fairly simple.

i found a sub assembly. need cylinder head and stuff for the 2.3. going to build it up and drop it in. anybody got any advice for me on the surgery?

find an m103 3.0L and drop that in instead

3.0L is probably a rare engine where he is.

they are quite rare but not impossible 2 find in SA. Its just easier 2 do the 2.3 coz the wiring loom,ecu and manifolds match.

well i'll be quite interested to know the power difference, i've only got a 2.0L as well

on paper there isnt much difference. Like 10kw and 20Nm torque between the 2 models. But a friend of mine that has done the swap before advised me that there is a huge difference in the feeling of the car. Coz the 2.3 has larger pistons, bigger bore and bigger valves.