southparkosm

I'm looking to do a engine swap on my 1997 Acura CL. Currently has the 2.2 F Series. I know the J30 will fit because they made the 3.0 CLs in 1997. I was mostly interested in putting the J32. But will the J32 fit in the 1997 Acura CL?

philadd

First you'll need to look into whether or not the 3.0 CL had a slightly longer front end than the 2.2/2.3 CL. That CL was based off the same chassis as the 94-97 Accord, and the V6 Accords had slightly longer front ends than the I4 Accords. I don't know enough about that particular year range CL to tell you yes or no.

Otherwise, the J30 and J32 are really the same dimensions.

zo4000

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Gnate

The j32 will fit and bolt up to the j30 tranny, (assuming you have the 3.0 CL) but that tranny sucks so I wouldn't really bother, also you could put the j32 auto tranny on the j32 (obviously) But that tranny is known to be **** also.

Or! You could use the j32 6 speed tranny, which is hard to find, and you'd have to convert to manual, and the wiring from what i've heard is a massive pain in the ***.

If you have a 2.2-2.3 Cl with a 5 speed, it would be easier to put in the 6 speed tranny but harder to fit the motor, you would need a different subframe installed for it to bolt in properly.

Either way it is a lot of money.

Sincerely,
A first gen CL Acurazine member.



PS

If you are still interested in the swap, I recommend going to cl.acurazine.com/forums/ and speaking to a member named Cocoa. He swapped the 6 speed into his 3.0 CL and it is a complete animal. Really nice guy too.

Good luck & Happy spending.

southparkosm

Thank you very much. Eventhough J32 6 speed sounds hard I think I'm gonna try to put it in the car. I will let you guys know how that is going.