BA turbo engine in BF body?

[Puffwagon]

8 hours ago, kcartere said:

how big/straighforward of a job would it be to switch

 

That depends on you mate, some can do it quickly and some have to work it out as they go. Some have a high degree of mechanical skill and some don't. How long is a piece of string? You have the stuff in front of you, go and have a look. You can buy a boost control harness to splice into the 2 plug loom that will make it a 3 plug loom. Maybe this is more up your alley https://baysideautomotivewiring.com.au/products/barra-factory-boost-control-loom-ba-bf

[kcartere]

Yeah okay Ill pull the blown NA motor out and see if its something I think I'm capable of doing. I've also heard from a friend who vaguely said that id need to switch the key reader, immobiliser and possibly a module near the key reader. is this all correct?

[Puffwagon]

No you don't have to swap any of that, just relink it with forscan

[kcartere]

ah okay perfect. could you also explain a bit further what you mean when you say ill need independent cam strategy and that the BA ecu doesn't have it?

[Puffwagon]

Have a read of this

 

https://forum.pcmtec.com/topic/561-howto-full-independent-vct-cam-control-in-ba-6-cyl/

 

It's not necessary, but at this stage of the swap it is a no brainer to upgrade.

[kcartere]

I Just had a read and cant say id be fully confident trying to figure that out myself even with that forum considering I really don't have much if any experience with anything tuning or anything like this . What exactly will it affect if I do or don't do it? Is it only changing the turbo to spool how later model BF and FGs do and if so why is that necessary? 

[Puffwagon]

It'll spool quicker, that's usually a good thing. It's not the end of the world if you don't do it.

 

Yeah look there's a lot to learn with cars etc, all I can say is keep reading and perhaps try a tuning course from HPA, if you want to learn the basics.

[kcartere]

yeah okay if its something I can do down the line and won't cost me an engine then I might go that way. And for the tuning course would they take people who aren't 18 yet? I don't really care if I had to wait but that sounds like something id be interested in. And just back to the question about the engine harness if you were in my shoes would you bother trying to fit the BA harness to the BF or just splice the boost control in?

[Puffwagon]

I would splice it in if I was doing it. If I wanted to save money I would swap looms.

 

I don't see why you couldn't sign up with them, have a look hpacademy  

[kcartere]

If I splice it will I still need to add another knock sensor to the back to suit the rest of the BF loom? 

 

and just to get it straight I'm only gonna have to put in the motor, splice or change the harness and then change the ecu before using the forscan tool  to link the ecu to the car and that's it?

 

there's no further tuning or modifications need doing? 

 

I'm aware of a few small things like the horn needs to be moved and one of the power steering cooler hoses is in the way but other than that is there anything else I'm missing?