V12 Inspire

Do I need a new transmission? Do I need to cut up the engine bay for it to fit? Will the original splash guard still work, or will i have to get one from the car the J35 corresponds to? Also, how long will the car be out of commission, even if i have all the parts?

I have a million questions, and I'm seriously thinking about this. Plus, found a great deal on a low-ish mileage J35A8 from an '08 RL.

Mikehxbx

Dont know about the j35a8, but the j35a3 is the same block as a j32a1 or 2

kevinf41

If i'm not mistaken the J35A8 won't bolt on in the 2G TL. I was looking into that motor but I was told it would not work without doing a lot of custom work and I think the J35A8 its awd also but I may be wrong.

The car will be out of commission for as long as it takes you to complete the swap, nobody in the forum is able to see the future and tell you how long it will take you. Swaps are not as easy as they may seem especially if you have never done it before.

Mikehxbx

And j35a8 uses drive by wire so you'd need the corresponding transmission wich would require transmission mount mods as well

fsttyms1

J35A3 is a direct bolt in. Nothing needs to be changed.

V12 Inspire

Wait, seriously? Damn, I better get to work on this, then... I do want to turbo the car at some point, and seeing how I can't find any parts (or even google results) for turbo'd UA5s, only videos of people on YouTube street racing against V6 Mustangs, all the turbo TLs seem to be 3rd and 4th gens. So, I figured putting a J35 in place of the J32 would open up new modification possibilites.

justnspace

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you can turbo a j32....
where in texas are you?

in dallas, there's two shops that are run by members of acurazine....one specializes in turboing the J series..Matt Hickum or something similar, sorry matt if I messed up your name

he fab'd up yungone(robert's) turbo accord, yungone has a shop too.