engine swap years ????????

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I have a 2006 manual 5 speed cobalt NON supercharged, i need to buy another engine for it i was told that you can only interchange engines within 05-06, 07-09, 2010- present. My question is do i really need to buy a 05 or 06 engine to drop in? or can will it be just as easy to drop a 09 in? if so what parts do i need to make everything work?
 

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[wrong info removed]

Why do you need a new motor? Could rebuild your current one.
 
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So your saying the supercharged 2.0 and the normal 2.2 can interchange with no mods? im not really interested in the supercharged engine cause its just a work car.but if i can find one cheep i would consider it. I want just to engine swap instead of fixing my old engine.A tooth on one of the sprokets broke causing it to jump a tooth and now its out of time. valves are probably bent and much more.

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my car does not have a supercharged engine by the way lol it has the turd.
 

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Then you should he fine dropping in a reg 2.2 from the same bracket year as yours

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ok so they changed the barackets through the years. ok ill just go with a 05-06 then . thanks!
 

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Oops, sorry I misread. You can only use an 05-06 L61 2.2 motor.

In 07 they added SAI, and after that changed to a VVT head in 08+.

Unless yours is the 2.4 LE5 motor, then you need that one.
 
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Oops, sorry I misread. You can only use an 05-06 L61 2.2 motor.

In 07 they added SAI, and after that changed to a VVT head in 08+.

Unless yours is the 2.4 LE5 motor, then you need that one.

He is most likely getting the L61. Since he has a 2006

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I got an o7 cobalt. Blown mtr is base model with 2.2l. Will the 2.4l swap right in if. So how involved is that conversion
 

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It won't. You need a new ecu, extra sensors, there's other stuff too.
 

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