
Originally Posted by
vt_maverick
Search for the Axiom Engine Swap thread and take a read. That should give you an idea of the problems you'll face, even when you're using another identically sized Isuzu engine, much less a SB V8.
I think someone here was thinking of swapping an LS1 into their VX, but I don't think it ever got off the ground.
It did but the electrical was a nightmare and I think that was the end of it, IIRC.
The electrical is 80% of your problem with any swap. Engine, tranny, drivetrain, ECU, misc wiring.... more work that it is worth if you ask me. In the VX's case (given a VX, Axion, Trooper), a swap is going to be the end of your existing AWD.
Gary Noonan
'01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT