Are engine swaps like pic related actually complicated or do

engine swaps are hard as fuck, if you can master a quick engine swap you have enough working knowladge of cars to pretty much build your own if you had the time and material

>>16998457
Mostly tears I'm guessing?

>>16998457
Engine swapping is all about knowledge and planning.
It requires the right tools and space and the right modifications (harness, mounts. Etc) anyone can technically Ls swap a miata, but to just put any old engine in to just any old car is a nightmare / impossible for all but the best mechanics.
And yeah as >>16998462 says of you can swap an engine you can basically build your own.

depends on the car

your typical redneck can swap out old carbed V8s over the weekend while drunk the entire time

more modern stuff is a bitch

>>16998504
damn sounds like a good time

>>16998509
Except when you trip, fall and fuck your sister.

>>16998514
I know that feeling

Depends on the swap. Some bolt in because they're from the exact same engine family, only with a different displacement. Others are a pain and a half when absolutely nothing fits by default and you have to start fabricating new mounts, cutting up firewalls, worrying about aftermarket computer controllers because the stock one will freak out in a different car, and figure out how to link up the drivetrain in the end.

Riley's done like 3 jz swaps and a few beams swaps at this point. Anyone can do it, but that doesn't make it easy.

2jz swaps are easy as fuck, literally have been swapped in any chassis

All you need is $650 dollars and an afternoon

Engine swaps are all about having space, having all the parts you need, and either knowledge or reference material.

I can't tell you how many times my idiot friends thought they could get an engine swap done in a weekend, when they didn't have any space to do work except their driveway, or any of the extra pieces to make the actually car run, and to top it all off, not realizing they needed to modify their wiring loom, and swap MAF sensors.

Don't be an idiot and male sure to do proper research, allocate an area for everything you're gonna do, have all the parts you need, go step by step while keeping track of everynut and bolt with ziplock bags and labels, and do all the wiring before pulling the engine (trust me, a car being dead while working on wiring is a lot less conspicuous than a dead car with its engine sitting next to it).

>>16998773
Sometimes you give nuggets like this one, but most times you're utter shit

NYS