Overview
Ah the ND2 engine conversion, the holy grail of my car modification. Who would of thought you could run a higher capacity, newer engine on standard 1.5L ND1 electronics.
At the end of August 2024 I started a project on having an engine built for boost. Only there was one issue, no parts were openly available for the 1.5L engine. This led me to start one of my biggest projects, doing an engine conversion from an ND1 1.5L to a ND2 2.0L engine.
In October 2024 I managed to get my hands on a wrecking ND2 2.0L engine. First thing I did was inspect the same positions to check if the lobe positions and keying matched that of the 1.5L. This was essential as the ND1 ECU would not know what to do if the keying was different. Luckily, the cam positions were identical, just a longer profile for the longer 2.0L engine.
This guide is not designed to be a perfect instruction set on how to replicate what I have done. I also run a custom turbo kit, so I do not know what factory exhausts components are required to fit along with other items such as airbox fitment and more. My guess, is if you are to proceed with this conversion and require this guide, you would have enough mechanical knowledge to fill the gaps.
I will to the best of my abilities provide what parts I used from what engine to get it to run, and I will not be providing any tuning advice.
Parts
- ND2 Engine (PE type 2019-2023)
- ECU, harness sections, sensors
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