I'm trying to do an engine swap.

Asked by Tomcat213 Sep 24, 2023 at 05:46 PM about the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LT Coupe FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2006 Chevy cobalt 2.2L can I swap out with an engine from a 2008
2.2L Cobalt ? I did notice a few differences with some of the plugs but I believe
it shouldn't be an issue.

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Gene answered about a year ago

Nope a 2008 will have a completely different calibration than the 2006. If you do get it to fit the computer will need to be recalibrated, and I don’t see anybody doing it anymore.

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Jason answered about a year ago

if you swap.. you will need all your engine hardware to go into the other engine.

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