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 Post subject: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:38 pm 
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Hey guys i got a Au 2 forte falcon I wanna swap the engine to a AU VCT engine but i am wonder if both of the engine have the same engine block so i can just swap the engine head and the computer or their engine blocks are different or runs different compression or whatever?
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:43 pm 
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au engine blocks are all the same, the std, xr6 and vct run the same compression .
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:45 pm 
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TROYMAN wrote:
au engine blocks are all the same, the std, xr6 and vct run the same compression .


cool so i can just swap the head and the computer?
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:49 pm 
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SunnyyBoi wrote:
TROYMAN wrote:
au engine blocks are all the same, the std, xr6 and vct run the same compression .


cool so i can just swap the head and the computer?


head yes, computer, well you will also need to use the vct engine harness, unless you want to add wires to the ecu plug and run them to the vct unit.

also the vct ecu must be from a series 2 if your car is a series2, series 1 ecu wont work in a series2.
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:51 pm 
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TROYMAN wrote:
SunnyyBoi wrote:
TROYMAN wrote:
au engine blocks are all the same, the std, xr6 and vct run the same compression .


cool so i can just swap the head and the computer?


head yes, computer, well you will also need to use the vct engine harness, unless you want to add wires to the ecu plug and run them to the vct unit.

also the vct ecu must be from a series 2 if your car is a series2, series 1 ecu wont work in a series2.

what are the vct engine harness and add wires to the ecu plug what do you mean by that sorry please tell me more
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:18 pm 
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the vct engine harness/ wiring loom.. wires from engine to ecu (computer)..

the wires are different from std au to the vct au. also wiring is different from series1 to series2, the std au doesnt have the wires for the vct that go from the engine to the ecu..
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:21 pm 
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TROYMAN wrote:
the vct engine harness/ wiring loom.. wires from engine to ecu (computer)..

the wires are different from std au to the vct au. also wiring is different from series1 to series2, the std au doesnt have the wires for the vct that go from the engine to the ecu..


oh so there are harness on the vct engine block which i dont have
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:38 am 
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yes, its only 2 wires though
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:23 am 
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TROYMAN wrote:
yes, its only 2 wires though

do you know what and where are they?
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:41 am 
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yes, they run from the ecu to the front of the engine,
have you not seen what a vct engine looks like compared to a std one??
std
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor. ... penElement
vct
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/ ... ure018.jpg
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 Post subject: Re: Au 2 falcon engine swap
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:43 am 
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TROYMAN wrote:
yes, they run from the ecu to the front of the engine,
have you not seen what a vct engine looks like compared to a std one??
std
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor. ... penElement
vct
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/ ... ure018.jpg

yeah didnt notice that bit and thanks for the help mate
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Hey Guys
I have an AU Fairmont series 3 LPG (Dual Fuel). I am planning to do the same VCT conversion and I am glad to know that I have to only change the cylinder head, computer and wiring harness. I want to know if it is actually possible to do a VCT conversion on a LPG Car? And is there any additional sensors that I have to wire and add to the instrument cluster Or is it only the VCT wiring Harness, VCT Head unit and the computer that I have to replace as mentioned by TROYMAN? Is there a seperate ECU for a dual fuel VCT conversion? If not does that mean that I have to choose between LPG and VCT? Did the VCT versions come with the same BTR transmission or do I have to change the transmission as well?
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