# 98 cavalier motor swap

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/98-cavalier-motor-swap/134623>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [October 20, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/98-cavalier-motor-swap/134623 "2007-10-20T20:06:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kazzxtrismus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kazzxtrismus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kazzxtrismus)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/98-cavalier-motor-swap/134623/1 "2007-10-20T20:06:56Z")

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my wifes POS died. head’s either warped or gasket is toast  
need to get a motor & swap it out.

looking for voulunteers interested in trying it the hard way…mostly hand tools.

if anybody can find a cheap 2.2 would be nice too!!

take this opportunity to learn why we own japanese cars!!!lol

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**Author:** ![pcproa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@pcproa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pcproa)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/98-cavalier-motor-swap/134623/2 "2007-10-21T07:53:39Z")

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You want a 2.2 cav/sunfire motor? What year?  
I have a friend with a gay modded cavfire and I drill him every time I see him to worry less about looks and more about power. He has box flares on the rear with huge 19" deep dish rims… but hes still running stock drum brakes on the rear.  
I’ll ask him if he’s willing to part that engine out for something better.

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**Author:** ![kazzxtrismus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kazzxtrismus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kazzxtrismus)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/98-cavalier-motor-swap/134623/3 "2007-10-22T05:15:22Z")

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> [@$200 mil...what would you do?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/200-mil-what-would-you-do/2325/77):
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> You want a 2.2 cav/sunfire motor? What year?  
> I have a friend with a gay modded cavfire and I drill him every time I see him to worry less about looks and more about power. He has box flares on the rear with huge 19" deep dish rims… but hes still running stock drum brakes on the rear.  
> I’ll ask him if he’s willing to part that engine out for something better.

wife’s is a 98 crap-a-leer 2.2l automatic.

i’ll take anything that’ll go with her computer and tranny.

if you friend is parting out his car we’ll take the whole thing if necessary…  
then give back whatever he wants and send it to the wreckers…

I don’t even need to pass an e test for 2 years!!  
but doing the motor swap is just as easy as the head gasket job…

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**Author:** ![Hanzzzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3e96dc/32.png) [@Hanzzzzz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hanzzzzz)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/98-cavalier-motor-swap/134623/4 "2007-10-23T21:04:23Z")

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> [@$200 mil...what would you do?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/200-mil-what-would-you-do/2325/77):
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> He has box flares on the rear with huge 19" deep dish rims… but hes still running stock drum brakes on the rear.  
> I’ll ask him if he’s willing to part that engine out for something better.

PICS!!!

nothing says baller like 19" rims with drums