What about the motor mounts? Do they bolt up as well?
No. We're talking several different vehicles here. 1.8 from the Sidekick Sport and Esteem, 2.0 from the Vitara and the 2.0 & 2.3 From the Aerio. The Esteem and Aerio engines being transverse mounted.
FWIW, The 1.8 engine that I have bolted to a 1.6 8-valve 2WD transmission
appears to have all the the same tapped holes for the engine mounts. Therefore,
it might actually work in a Sidekick with the original Sidekick 1.6 engine mounts. Dunno..
-Eric