Rocks in my head (another engine swap thread)

[shadowrunner]

Hi all been scouring the forums for a while now and can't find much info on this.
Have a 91/92 NJ with the 6g72 in it. have managed to score myself an 03 6g74 GTVI engine and wanting to know 1 will this fit in the bay or do I get out the hammer to make it, 2 being that the paj is currently distributor and the magna motor is distributor will there be much of a hassle wiring it in

[nj swb]

I suspect the wiring will be very different, I recommend finding a wiring loom from the donor vehicle to help splice things together.

I also suggest you have a good look at your engine mounts, and compare with the mounts from a later Gen 2 that came with a 6G74 engine. I suspect you'll need to do some grinding & welding to mount the larger V6 in your engine bay.

Also make sure you understand how to adapt your drivetrain to the new motor. When Mitsubishi put the 3.5 into the Gen 2 it came with a larger gearbox / transmission and transfer case, and they mounted the body higher on the chassis to make it all fit.

[stumagoo]

Your engine will bolt to the gearbox but everything that bolts to the engine will be in the wrong place to work in a Pajero... You will need to get the NL equivalents to make it work or maybe a NM setup but they are not very gen 2 friendly either. Engine mounts will need to be altered as well

You will also find the rear axles are prone to snapping at the spline (not common but it does happen on the 9") and the gearbox may be a little on the lightweight side but if you dont do hard launches it should be fine.

As for engine management its either stand alone or you need to grab everything from the donor car ---- this includes the immobiliser module and reciever and the key---- you will likely hve to tape the magna key to the reciever and tuck it under the dash as I doubt you will get it to work with the Pajero barrel etc

[erad]

My ever fading memory tells me that the cam angle sensor on the NM series Pajeros was at the rear of the left rocker cover. On the NL, it was at the front of the left rocker cover and there certainly wasn't much room behind the rocker covers. It may pay you to check this out before you commit to fitting the later engine. Obviously you will need the wiring harness and the appropriate sensors to run the later engine as well.

[stumagoo]

My ever fading memory tells me that the cam angle sensor on the NM series Pajeros was at the rear of the left rocker cover. On the NL, it was at the front of the left rocker cover and there certainly wasn't much room behind the rocker covers. It may pay you to check this out before you commit to fitting the later engine. Obviously you will need the wiring harness and the appropriate sensors to run the later engine as well.

He is talking about a Magna engine into a 3.0 NH.... even more of a mismatch