What engines could possibly be swapped to a 2005 Kia Spectra?
I'm soon getting a 2005 Kia Spectra with the 4 Speed automatic transmission as a project car. & I want to swap its engine. However I'm not sure if it is possible to swap any of these following engines into the Kia, and whether if they would fit into the hood or not? So one of my plans is to add power to it by swaping the 2.7 V6 engine that Hyundai used in it's Tiburon to it. My other Plan would be to try and put the same 1.0 3 Cylinder Ecoboost engine that the Ford Fiesta uses. My other plan would be giving it a unique growl to the exhaust by adding a 2.5 I5 engine that Volkswagen once used, but I'm not sure if it will work out. I'm not a mechanic by any means, nor do I have any knowledge about engine swaping either. Any ideas or advices would be highly appreciated. (:
Once again, I would like to know if either of the 3 engines I mentioned would be compatible with the 2005 Kia Spectra, and if so. How much would labor cost?
Also: in case if any of these were to not pair with the Spectra, my last resort is to just make it different/unique, by getting the 1.5 CRDI diesel engine. Which is an engine that the Spectra uses only in foreign markets. Only problem is, I don't know how to get or order one.
Any info on that would also be much appreciated as well.👍
It is way beyond reason to put a diesel engine into it; the entire fuel system and much of the electrical system would have to be replaced with the diesel version.
Changing the number of cylinders is nearly as bad - the ECU and the harnesses from that to the engine all have to be replaced. That will become obvious if you try the swap without replacing the engine harness. You will have injector connectors without injectors (3 cylinder) or injectors without connectors (6 cylinder engine). The existing ECU would not have any idea how to run a 3 or 6 cylinder engine or a diesel engine.
Project cars are almost entirely your own work - that is why they are projects. Some specialized work usually has to be farmed out but the cost very rapidly exceeds the value of the car, especially for a 2005 Kia. Those were dark days for Kia vehicles.
With enough time and money, anything. How much do you want to waste?
I was with you up till you wanted to know cost!
Which suggests you are not doing the work yourself!
This translates into-
DON"T even start!
Kia used a Beta engine and a "U" engine as well as a diesel engine in the Kia Spectra. With the biggest being a 2.0 G4GC which was not sold in North America in the Spectra. It was used in the Tiburon but the way the oil pan is might not fit the engine subframe.
Now some years Kia used what were Ford and or Mazda engines- but by 2005 that was no longer the case. Which makes using them more difficult.
To start with there's the engine cradle problem. The engine cradle fitting the engine is a primary structural problem. It provides the mounting points for the lower front suspension and the engine and must be able to be bolted in to provide the total structural strength the car needs.
So it will require a lot of trying till maybe the right combination can be found and that would determine what other engines would be viable swaps.
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