will it work - Hyundai Performance Forums

xlr8r · 04-09-2003, 07:28 PM

I was at a junk yard today and I was looking at the v6 that was in, I beleive, a sonata and was wondering if you could put the 6 cyl. in an older excel like mine with not too much headache

AXXent · 04-09-2003, 07:58 PM

Does it look like there's enough room in the engine bay to fit it in? It would be a nice project if it'd fit.

xlr8r · 04-09-2003, 08:00 PM

bay looks the same size..I would need to measure it......I was more worried about mounts and tranny bolt up

AUTOBOT · 04-09-2003, 08:42 PM

Ok, well first of all we have no idea what year Sonata it is. You have to remember that some years had DSM motors where the current years have a different engine.

Either way, it will probably be a huge headache and definately wouldn't be the best choice of motors to swap in. If I were you, I would look into something more like an Eclipse/Talon 4g63t. It should be a lot easier to swap, the gaines will be a lot nicer, the aftermarket support is a lot better, and you won't muck up your handling because you swapped in a big heavy V6.