Hi Alan,
I have talked to Mike about this and he does not reccomend it on a roadster.
You need a 3 inch exhaust all the way back which means your have to cut up the
frame and reweld it. The turbo and plumbing would also require you to cut
up the frame rails inthe engine compartment. He, who I would consider the
master of this swap (he's done a couple of roadsters, a 510 and a 2002), just
said it wasn't worth it.
having said that Van has a roadster that he is working on doing this
to but I think the project is a bit stalled. Try emailing him at
DemonTSI@aol.com.
But be warned he had to hack the heck out of his engine bay.
Daniel 69 2000
Oakland CA
> Hello List,
> I too am now looking to do an engine swap because of the cost and
> availability of U20 engine parts. I have a 68 and a 69 2000. The 69 is an
> all original, numbers matching car (still in original paint) and the 68,
> while running a U20, is not running the original engine. So I want to
> conserve what parts I have left for the 69. I am leaning heavily toward the
> Jspec SR20 and have found an SR20DET at what I feel is reasonable. But this
> leads me to my question. Has anyone seen a swap into a roadster using this
> engine? I have seen the pics of Michael Spreadbury's car but I don't believe
> he used the turbo model. I would like to know if the SR20DET can be
> transplanted without hacking my engine compartment and/or frame.
>
> TIA
> Alan Horton
> Spartanburg, SC
>
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