Hi all,

I have 2010 Abarth 135 coming up to 150k! It still pulls like a train and the engine seems strong... but...

I also have a 30k engine from a 2013 Comp which I am breaking... I am sure you can guess where I am going with this! I am not one to believe in 'if it's not broke, don't fix it'.

Now... I have a few questions...

1. From the threads I have read, it looks like the engines just have map differences, so I should be able to install the comp engine and run it on the 135 ECU until I get it mapped. Is this right? Is there a better solution?

2. I am also tempted to steal the xenon headlights, front wishbone and rear beam setup and install on the 135 while I have it bits. The comp has Bilstein suspension! I know I will need to change the loom between the headlights and the BCM... is there anything else I need to consider?

Many thanks in advance for any help/advice you guys have!

Alex

Thankfully this adds a very small surcharge on a yearly basis, so not an issue this time!

I guess I am just wondering if anyone has replaced their Abarth engine before, and what issues they come up against...

As long as I am using the original ECU, BCM etc etc... I think it should be a simple swap of just the engine!

Alex

Thanks GTMartin -

In my mind I was thinking that the engine itself is universal in Abarth cars of this age, in that the ECU and BCM etc are coded to each other but the engine itself is generic and not coded to anything (it can have any ECU plugged into it, as long as the ECU has a matching BCM etc it will work).

Given that the 135 and the 160 are the same engines physically and the differences are due to the map of each original ECU... I should be able to install and run the 160 engine on the 135 ecu (at 135 power/ 135 map).

Maybe I am wanting this to be more simple that it will turn out to be lol! If any assumptions above are wrong... someone let me know! It will save me!