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[mdk17work]

I am intressted in doing a motor swap first off I have two venture royale one is a 1985 the second one is a 1993 which was the last year made in the us its interesting that 1992 was the last year made in Canada I have put up for sale my 1993 and it looks like its sold ,so now I am looking at fixing up my 85 venture ,and I am thinking of doing a motor swap I know a 1986 to 1993 1300 motor will fit in my 1985 ,but does any one know if a motor from a 1999 venture will bolt into the 1985 with out too many modification ,I have been wondering about which motor to swap to well thanks for letting me chat hope to hear lots of feed back mark

[Flyinfool]

I know that a 1st gen motor will not easily swap into a 2nd gen because the exhaust ports are located differently and will run right into the frame. I am guessing you will also have to do custom exhaust and possibly frame mods to get a 2nd gen motor into a 1st gen frame. You will need to do a lot of measuring and research before diving into this.