OK... here's the deal. Next year I plan on doing something to wake up my little 95 LX. My two obvious choices are as listed above. A BP 1.8 with a turbo or go full hog and graft in a v6 from a precidia. I can get a tboned MX3 for under a grand with all the goodies including the v6. Not to be too specific but what would be the pros and cons for either and which would be better? I am running stock 1.8 auto and would consider a 5 speed switch as well.
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Best bet would be BPT if you want to be fast... the mx-3 v6 is a puny 1.8l werido... The KLZE from the MX-6 would be a much better V6 option...
Also 5spd would be a very good ideaDan
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Bp turbo for sure...
You cant even 'shoe-horn' in the KL-05, KL-ZE or even the 1.8L V6 from the mx3....it WONT fit!
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Originally posted by K Dawg ONE
Bp turbo for sure...
You cant even 'shoe-horn' in the KL-05, KL-ZE or even the 1.8L V6 from the mx3....it WONT fit!Dan
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Originally posted by K Dawg ONE
Bp turbo for sure...
You cant even 'shoe-horn' in the KL-05, KL-ZE or even the 1.8L V6 from the mx3....it WONT fit!'98 ES - For Sale!
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Originally posted by lotsacars
Never say never. I didn't think you could fit a 478 Hemi into a Bug-eyed Sprite either, but somebody did it 478 Hemi Sprite
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Originally posted by bruce95fmla
Boy I think I just wet my pants
As for the swap at hand, I'd go with the BPT. A friend of mine had the MX3 with the V6 and it was nothing to write home about.'98 ES - For Sale!
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Like I said the V6 that comes in the MX-3 stock isn't the greatest by any means. But the KL series V6s with fit into the MX-3s (but apparently not the 2nd gens)
Wil (festivas rule) has an mx-3 with the kl-ze... They're a nice, nice engine.Dan
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Originally posted by K Dawg ONE
Bp turbo for sure...
You cant even 'shoe-horn' in the KL-05, KL-ZE or even the 1.8L V6 from the mx3....it WONT fit!
KLDE.....no such thing as a KL-05. It's an incorrect name anyway.
and if you're going to be wrong, be correct about it it's KL03 if you want to be wrong."Never run out of real estate, traction & ideas at the same time"
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