Waz up everyone. I got a 03 matrix xrs and im planning to do wat i think is a awesome engine swap idea. Im lookin at swapping out my 1.8L for a 1.8L 2003 turbo vw gti engine. im also lookin at the 96-97 volvo 850 T5-T5r engine. I would turbo my car but i want to be different and i heard its not a good idea for the 2zz. But im not sure if those engines will fit in my engine bay and i dont know how im supposed to find out so any idea out there please let me know. and if i swap the engine and tranny for any of these cars do i need to change my inner/outer tie rods and can i keep my exhaust system by just attaching it to the headers of those engines or do i need a custom exhaust? Im swapping because my car is very light and those engines have a lot of torque in the low rpm range( which i need cuz i merge on to highways everyday from WV to maryland and my car doesnt pick up speed quick enough plus my car will FLYYEEEE!)Thanks a lot.
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