Alright I'm looking to get an 1.8l dohc motor to swap into my base Tracer, how hard is the swap? Do the trannies (I have a 5-speed manual) match up? Will I need a grippier clutch? I know I'll need the motor, and the ECU, are the sensors the same? Anyone who has done this, give me a few pointers...I'm looking to do this mid February, have access to a garage and tools, anything else? I'm swapping cuz I'm tired of not being able to accelerate uphill :P My car doesn't even have 150k miles on it yet (1996 Mercury Tracer (Trio?) Sedan) and while it does ok on flatland, it just doesn't have the oomph I'm used to...(my former cars were an 1987 Mazda RX-7 SE (1.3l Rotary) and a 1991 Chevy Beretta GTZ (3.1l V-6))....
Thanks!