Mivec heads on non mivec block

Spike28278 · Post by **Spike28278** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 6:57 pm

So i have an fto gr, and i got an offer on some mivec heads.

I was wondering if it was possible and or practical to replace my current heads with the mivec ones? I will also have the correct ecu aswell

Dras · Post by **Dras** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:17 pm

Won't work without MIVEC loom, alternator and the additional sensors only found on the MIVEC.

Spike28278 · Post by **Spike28278** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:22 pm

Okay, but are the base blocks the same?

Spike28278 · Post by **Spike28278** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:24 pm

And what sensors would i need?

Daniel2019 · Post by **Daniel2019** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:24 pm

It should all just come on a Mivec loom.

MAP sensor instead of MAF, too.

Post by **Vectose** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 2:35 am

Intake manifold is different as well

Taiwo · Post by **Taiwo** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:04 pm

I just finished the conversion from GR to GPX, It may not make a difference in speed but it sounds so much better than the old engine and runs better. Just make sure you have the right ECU as well e.g. need a manual mivec ECU and manual wiring loom etc. if your going to go for the engine swap. Otherwise it's 1 step forward and 2 steps back

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:29 pm

Vectose wrote:Intake manifold is different as well

I believe the intake manifold is the same, just the Y splitter part that joins the heads to the intake manifold is different due to the height difference in the heads

Post by **Vectose** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:30 pm

Nope, they're different. MIVEC ones have an output on back for MAP sensor as well as a port for IAT sensor.

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:55 pm

Vectose wrote:Nope, they're different. MIVEC ones have an output on back for MAP sensor as well as a port for IAT sensor.

Good to know.
I would've thought that there would've just been a blanking plate, like the EGR blanking plates on other Mitsubishis

Spike28278 · Post by **Spike28278** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:14 pm

Hmmm, yeah if have to get a different ecu then

maybe im better off leaving it haha

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