My automatic car needs an engine swap can i put a standard engine in it without making it standard?

Question

Can I put the engine from a standard car into a car with an automatic engine

Answer 1

no such thing as a standard engine, only standard transmissions

Answer 2

Your engine terminates in a splined shaft.  If that shaft is connected to a "standard" transmission (meaning manual shift) then you will have manual shifting.  If that shaft is connected to an automatic transmission then you will have automatic shifting.  It is possible that the "bell" housing on some engines does not match up with some transmissions.  In that case, you must connect to the transmission that will mate to the "bell" housing.  Standard in engines does not have anything to do with shifting.  It simply means the motor/engine that comes with the car without specifying options.  The "standard" engine on a small to medium car might be 4 cylinders.  The "standard" engine on a large pickup might be a V8 and/or even diesel.

Answer 3

IF you mean, will it be manual, then no it wont change transmission

Answer 4

Engine has nothing to do with it.   The Transmission has everything to do with it.

Answer 5

You would have to use the throttle body from the automatic engine.

Answer 6

If you mean will an engine that came with a standard transmission fit with your automatic then yes as long as the engine is the same.

Answer 7

engines don't come in auto or standard, that's the transmission.

you have to change something in between.  i forgot what it's called but my husband is always trading the transmission from auto to manual in our mustangs.

Answer 8

do you mean an engine that was conected to a standerd transmission   if so yes yes can

Answer 9

The engine should bolt up providing that it  is the same year, make and maybe even model.

You will need the throttle linkage to the transmission (if any) as well as what other parts differ.

Now if you had asked  about putting a automatic transmission engine into a standard transmission car, it would be a maybe. This is because the manual transmission requires a pilot bearing hole and not all engines have crankshaft holes for the pilot bearing (the 3.3 SHO engine comes to mind).

But you don't need a pilot bearing and the presence of that hole will not hamper installation.

Another part that may differ is the exact grind on the cam,  some engines for automatics have a different cam. The cam for an automatic sometimes is ground for more low end torque and the standard for the high end. So you may notice a bit of hesitation off the line, but more get up and go close to the shift points.

Again the engine will work, it is just that the performance curve will change.