I cannot tell you if the V6 will bolt up to the bell housing on the 4 cyl
engine, but I suspect not.
All the rest is a piece of cake.
You will need to swap out the front cross member, use the entire front
suspension from the V6, it will go much easier. The 4 cyl cross member is
different and does not allow enough room for the rear of the engine to
clear.
Let me know the status, and I'll try and help you along.
Ray
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Cropley <Tim.Cropley.tcropley@nt.com>
To: Peugeot Mailing List <peugeot@padui.org>
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 12:03 PM
Subject: 1985 505 STI: Engine Conversion
>I'm currently driving a 505 STI with the 5 speed transmission.
>
>I'm giving thought to an engine conversion to the Pug 6 cyl. engine. Has
>anybody here done it? Any major pitfalls? The engine that I'm looking at is
>from a ~1987 505 with an automatic transmission. Will it bolt onto the
>existing 5 speed? Are the engine mounts different? Were the 505s with the 6
>cyl different structurally? Are the front struts rebuildable? Will the
>steering rack go in? Were the brakes any different? (I'm using my current
>'85 505 as the baseline ). Any problems with the wiring harnesses? Any
>thoughts on the matter?
>
>Many thanks
>Tim Cropley
>'85 505 STI 152,000
>'81 505 GR 402,000 (Parts car)
>
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