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Will a 200XJ engine fit in a 98?
- Thread starter falcon556
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wolfpackjeeper
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- 500' and 500KCAS, RAF lakenheath
does the 2000 motor have a distributor, I know the 2000 Grand motor I bought for parts was distributorless ignition...
wolfpackjeeper said:
It has a sensor instead. I got the impression that the sensor could be removed and the distributor installed in its place. I think that the only change the made was to go to the ignition rail and I suspect they left everything else the same.
lazarus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pendleton , In(work release)
yes it can be done, I have done it, just pull your distributor and swap it in, along with your coil and what not. unless you want to mess with changing a lot of wiring out. no issues i had, you should have an updated intake also, and if you can swap out a header for that factory exhaust manifold. can post pics if needed
JNickel101
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Alamogordo, NM
Banks is the only one who makes a header to fit the 2000. Be careful of the 0331 head casting too...
lazarus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pendleton , In(work release)
thats not true on the banks unit being the only one! apn also has a low buck that works really well!
JNickel101 said:
I know about the head, I'll have to take a chance.
Would I want a header?
Right below the exhaust manifold next to the flange, there is a narrowing of the exhaust pipe.
It looks like one or two dents. I was told that by restricting the flow the exhaust gases flow faster because the pulses are tuned or synchronized or something like that. I was told that changes in the flow would have a negative effect.
Blaine B.
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Northwest Indiana
Those 2 dents are factory. It's like a crimp.
lazarus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pendleton , In(work release)
the distributor out of my 98 block fit right in the hole that the sensor in the 2000 was in. the only thing i was worried about was the timing, but get it close and the comp will do the rest. you dont have to use a header, i just thought it would be a no brainer while the engine was not in.