Hey everyone. I have a lil question for anyone that knows about the conversion. Is it going to be absolutely neccesary to change all the front end parts...suspension, steering stuff...you know...I know the engine will bolt right in, but I dont want to deal with changing everything else if its not neccesary. Carolyn 96 SE

I had the same question about the J-Spec FS-ZE 2.0L engine. I know tach and speedometer must be changed and recalibrated, but what about transmission and all that? wilson 97 base

Personally, I dont see why swapping the 2.0L for the 2.5L would require changing *everything* in the front end. I dont know if there is a difference in the power steering pump of the two engines that would require a different power steering rack, but I dont see why you would have to change much after that: except perhaps different springs for the weight difference. Im looking at a picture of the underside of a V6 Probe and a 4 cylinder 626 (I know, not a Probe, but mechanically and structurally the same), and this is what I see: The lower A arms are the same, and so are the subframes they connect to. The crossmember that supports the transmission is the same (the lift point nub is a little different). The crossmember that has an engine mount on it (might be a transmission mount, this crosses over the transmission crossmember) is different in shape, so you probably would need this for the new engine. Thats it! About the struts and springs, since you are swapping an engine, you probably like performance so you would likely have, or be installing at some time, better units in anyway. This is all from a picture, so of course you will want to look at your car and a GT to find all of the small details that need to be worked out. I dont think there are a ton of differences seeing how companies like to save money by being able to easily fit different engine/transmission combinations in the same chassis. If you do it, let us know how it goes, but do the homework first. Good luck! Dedric R. dedric@... 99 Cougar V6 #173 GS

hey, youd be alot better of getting a gt, you have to change everything tranny timing gauges wheels suspension