motor mount question

OK for those that know, the Riviera was on life support and I didnt pull the plug. Fortunately I got another motor for it, but the motor has the front mounts, you know, from the Grand Prixs? They have the ones that go to the front of the car, while ours are side mounts. Is there any way I can still use this motor before I have it pulled from the car and mine taken out?

The bolts should all be in place for the Riv's motor mounts to bolt onto the GP's block. They are the same blocks with the same bolt holes.

got it, now other question is, the motor is a 2003 Grand Prix GT, do i need the computer with it? I have my 1995 computer

yes you should get the computer.

Albertj

gotcha. is the computer in a grand prix the same location as the riviera? under the glove compartment? im thinking about having the guy just take the entire thing out and swapping the motor and the trans

just follow-the-wiring-harness, the ECU is hard to miss.

Would be nice if Ryan or Randall would coment, they've done engine swaps as I recall.

Albertj

I think the grand prixs and w-bodies have their pcms in the engine bay under the airbox IIRC.

alright. ill be sure to take pics of it and post them up

ok i have a question. the guy said its best to take the things from the original car, which would be the riviera, but as far as the injectors and alernator and ecm go, i can remove those right? im using the ones off the new motor from the grand prix since im taking the computer with it and all

The alternator is mounted differently, and probably doesn't have as many amps as the Riv's alternator. You want the L67's injectors as well, and I'm not sure what you need to do computer-wise.

oh im sorry its a regular se grand prix. guy got the wrong car. i just hope the computer is alright and the injectors work fine