cheesemaker
Well-Known Member
This is a list of things I did to put a 22re in place of a 22rte. I asked various people that have done this swap and most were kinda vague or had somebody help them! White Trash and SkinnyPedal! So, here is the line-up for what is needed, and re-used.
Things needed!
~ 22re motor, 22rte has different compression, head and some various other differences
~ 22re exhaust and down tube, or header
~ top half of AFM air box
~ air pipe from AFM to TPS intake
~ metal coolant line that bolts to the water pump and the other end connects to the heater hose (drivers side)
~ the coolant hose that goes between the water pump and metal bypass pipe that goes around the alt. turbo one has a return nipple for the heater hose *
~ injectors 22RTE injectors run 295 cc and 22RE run 205 cc (recommend getting injectors cleaned and flowed including the cold start, I went through http://www.witchhunter.com/ and they did very good work for less than $100! Before they had 12.1% flow difference, after I had .8% difference)
~ ECM from a 86 or 87 -- reports of 85 working
~ PCV valve and various hoses for vacuum or crankcase ventilation
~ might as well get a new fuel filter, your right there
* note, I had to walk the wall of coolant hoses to get some of the ones I needed to work, because the ones listed in parts house computers wouldn't!
Things that can be reused!
~ intake - upper and lower
~ TPS & throttle intake
~ EGR and vacuum lines, 22RTE EGR closes when boost kicks in, is only difference
~ distributer, coil, and ignitor
~ wire harness
~ dash and associated wiring (turbo dash light will stay on permanently)
~ turbo flywheel, is 9/16" larger and will give more clamping area for clutch
~
I might be forgetting something, I will fix that later!
I'd recommend replacing all the hoses since most of them are probably 20+ years old (as most warranties on motors makes new hoses mandatory) and clean anything that needs attention. ie, rust, grease And get new bolts for anything important, I stretched and broke a few, so I decided to just start fresh and get new bolts.
I hope this information can help anybody that needs this. I know that I would have loved to have had this list when I started my project. As I had to crash and burn. And I didn't have access to a donor rig to swap things over!
Things needed!
~ 22re motor, 22rte has different compression, head and some various other differences
~ 22re exhaust and down tube, or header
~ top half of AFM air box
~ air pipe from AFM to TPS intake
~ metal coolant line that bolts to the water pump and the other end connects to the heater hose (drivers side)
~ the coolant hose that goes between the water pump and metal bypass pipe that goes around the alt. turbo one has a return nipple for the heater hose *
~ injectors 22RTE injectors run 295 cc and 22RE run 205 cc (recommend getting injectors cleaned and flowed including the cold start, I went through http://www.witchhunter.com/ and they did very good work for less than $100! Before they had 12.1% flow difference, after I had .8% difference)
~ ECM from a 86 or 87 -- reports of 85 working
~ PCV valve and various hoses for vacuum or crankcase ventilation
~ might as well get a new fuel filter, your right there
* note, I had to walk the wall of coolant hoses to get some of the ones I needed to work, because the ones listed in parts house computers wouldn't!
Things that can be reused!
~ intake - upper and lower
~ TPS & throttle intake
~ EGR and vacuum lines, 22RTE EGR closes when boost kicks in, is only difference
~ distributer, coil, and ignitor
~ wire harness
~ dash and associated wiring (turbo dash light will stay on permanently)
~ turbo flywheel, is 9/16" larger and will give more clamping area for clutch
~
I might be forgetting something, I will fix that later!
I'd recommend replacing all the hoses since most of them are probably 20+ years old (as most warranties on motors makes new hoses mandatory) and clean anything that needs attention. ie, rust, grease And get new bolts for anything important, I stretched and broke a few, so I decided to just start fresh and get new bolts.
I hope this information can help anybody that needs this. I know that I would have loved to have had this list when I started my project. As I had to crash and burn. And I didn't have access to a donor rig to swap things over!
