I currently have a VR4 engine in a Cordia and wish to replace the engine. I can get an EVO3 engine. Will it fit or are the engine mounts different?

anything before evo 4 will fit afaik

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what does afaik mean?

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Well, feel free to make work for yourself if you want...

The evo has the same firewall mount as the cordia/vr4, but it has no provision for a front mount (down the bottom of the radiator). I had to make one that mounts off the bell housing (not ideal, but it works).

The top timing cover mount is different also, but I think that a vr4-cordia mount will fit (not sure - check with mrbishi).

The big problem is that evo3 will have a 7-bolt flywheel, while cordias only have 6. I got the holes in the cordia flywheel filled and machined flat, the new 7 bolt pattern drilled, and then the back of the flywheel needed a touch of machining (the evo crank has a larger diameter than the cordia).

They're the big hassles - apart from that, it's just little things like hoses, airbox/filter combo fitting somewhere, little stuff (like the throttle body points straight at the clutch master cylinder - have fun with that one).

Hope that answers your questions.

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yeah i wouldn't really suggest the conversion, however, apparently the vr4 motor is stronger, so hows about just replacing hte cams, turbo throttle if it's biger etc iwthe h evo ones but leave the vr4 block in it, hell change heads if it can be done, and oyull still have the stronger bottom end and a better top end and turbo etc...??

thats a plan i tells ya!!!...let me know if it's possible..

Dylan

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the VR4 turbo is bigger than the evo isn't it?,

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Yep, afaik the evo's (at least early ones) had TD04's, same as the wrx and sti ran at same stage (obviously a different flange tho).

My evo engine has a TD04 on it - doesn't pull as strongly above 6000rpm, but up to that it's all good. Heaps of torque down low, really smooth motor.

A TD05 16G is tempting tho....

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I thought that the evo's had td05s and the rvr had the td04

as for evo vs vr4 conversion the deans evo took about 2 weeks (by the time all the correct parts where sourced of a galant) and my vr4 took around half a day

both examples do not include wiring

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