not sure if this is the right spot for this, if not plz move or let me know where to go lol.

I have a chance to buy a 2009 Pontiac G5 with 85k km and a auto trans on it but the motor is gone.
new motor cost to much to make the car worth buying for a second vehicle.

but I also buy cars from wright of auctions and can buy a 2008 cobalt with a L61 and auto. for dirt cheap. they go for $100-300 .

has anyone swapped in a L61 into a LAP car before? I know the both use the same ecm, and I would have all the harness's from the L61 car, do you think I could just drop out the 2009 power train and install the 2008 powertrain and swap the wiring ?

thanks

 

The motors are quite a bit different. Swapping would require a good bit of "custom" work. While it can be done with the right knowledge, I dont think a person with average mechanical skills can get the job done.


With that being said, just look for a LAP motor. I saw some before for around $500.

 

thanks for the reply,

as for the swap, I understand the motor it self is different( well the head is the bottom end is about the same as a L61)
but im talking swapping everything from the L61 car, motor trans and wiring , to the LAP car. I was hoping someone on here had done a swap for some reason , be it performance or like me, being a cheap ass lol

I would like to just swap motors but im having trouble finding one in my area, and last time I shipped a motor it was half the cost of the motor lol.

I don't even know if I the guy wants to sell the blown up car yet, said he does but I have to check leans and what not out and then find out what he thinks the car is worth.

 

All you would have to do is swap the bottom ends and be done but if you wanted to go the other route you have to swap every module in the car along with some wiring

 

only if the head was ok, by the sound of it, im going to guess its not.

I did some looking and it seems all the connections to the fuse block under hood are the same. but I may have to move some pins around.

I work at a gm dealer so its not hard to find that info.

im thinking it will work, if I can't find a motor im prob going to go with the swap. ill post up results if I do.

thanks

 

Working at the dealer definitely helps. Tech2 is your friend lol

 

I mean if you pulled the motor, trans, ECU, whole wiring harness, BCM, and any body harnesses, it could be done. I have never do anything that technical but it seems like a lot.

But if you have the and can get an L61 for a couple hundred bucks, it would be awesome.

VIN and ECU will never match but if it's a junker who cares?

 

ya the vin wouldn't but o well.

as for the body side of the harness, I don't think it would need to be change, It looks to be the same out to the fuse block,

I have done a couple half-ton duramax swap's and everything in the truck stayed the same, just the under hood harness and the fuse block was changed.

only thing I had to add was the trans data line as the half-ton never had one.

 

The L61 did not have VVT as far as i remember. So i doubt the engine hardness is exactly the same.

Computer is for sure not the same.

 

never said the engine harness is the same. but the body side looks to be.
the engine harness would be swapped out,

as luck would have it i found a motor through a friend in the city for the LAP. $250 with 18k km on it. so as long as i can buy the car for cheap ill go that way.

thanks for the help guys.