Niccos89

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Since the Aussie dollar is on the climb, I figured I might investigate this avenue of intrest of mine.

Does anybody have approximate weight and dimensions of everything I'd need to do a VE30DE / 5MT Swap ? Could easily fit it all onto a single pallet, if the engine was disassembled (I can always buy a gasket set and rebuild it here).

Cheers Fella's
-Nic

(PS: Yes, I am still alive, just been a very busy boy with this cursed import of mine )

James92SE

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I was doing some research for another guy in Australia who wants to do a 5 speed swap on his VG, and figured up ~200-220 lbs in just the full transmission swap stuff (including transmission, clutch, flywheel, brackets, etc.). I don't remember what the VE engine weighs, but it's probably floating around here somewhere. Of course you'd need the ECU and wiring harness too

Niccos89

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Yeah...also need engine and gearbox mounts...(the crossmember is the same, right ?)
Intake piping, exhaust manifolds (I assume only the headers are different, and can join up to a VG exhaust?) And little ****, like some interior trim, clutch pedal, clutch lines (soft, I'll make my own solid lines since its RHD here).

I didnt know the VG's came in a 5 speed ??
Did you work out a rough price on those items shipped out ?

James92SE

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Yeah, the crossmember is the same for both VG's and VE's. The exhaust from the cat. converter back is the same between VG and VE, but you'll need a VE y-pipe.

VG's came in 5 speeds here. The '89-91 SE is just a VG with a manual transmission.

IIRC, a rough shipping estimate for that weight was about $300