# How not to swap a motor.

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [August 11, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881 "2010-08-11T16:24:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881/1 "2010-08-11T16:24:48Z")

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Lol’s have been had.

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### Author: ![BlueS14240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blues14240sx/32/6410_2.png) [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881/2 "2010-08-11T17:41:07Z")

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looks set up to me

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### Author: ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881/3 "2010-08-11T18:21:56Z")

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It did, but was still def funny.

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### Author: ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881/4 "2010-08-13T09:17:34Z")

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not faster than these guys

> **[Worlds Fastest Engine Swap](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/worlds-fastest-engine-swap/767953/)**
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> I cannot believe these guys did this that fast.

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### Author: ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881/5 "2010-08-13T09:26:47Z")

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> [@Shaving?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaving/34339/5):
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> not faster than these guys
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> [Worlds Fastest Engine Swap - Video | eBaum's World](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/767953/)

Cool but seems mostly staged and prepped.

This is legit.

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/8/48c8ffbce7c5a78e33c727cdcad6f39efe2822ad.jpeg "VW Beetle Engine change Guiness world record") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKF6dcKjLJo)

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### Author: ![BlueS14240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blues14240sx/32/6410_2.png) [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881/6 "2010-08-13T09:57:00Z")

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easiest motor to remove ever^^ lmao

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### Author: ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881/7 "2010-08-13T10:52:23Z")

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that car looks prepped too. obviously these things are barely together to begin with.

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### Author: ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-swap-a-motor/253881/8 "2010-08-13T12:40:53Z")

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> [@Shaving?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shaving/34339/12):
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> easiest motor to remove ever^^ lmao

Truth, litteraly a handful of wires/lines another handful of bolts and its out

Took my old man 10 minutes to pull his out of his old bug when he needed to work on it