I found a Kia Sephia at the u-pull-it with a mere 7200 miles on it's BP... I can get the motor & tranny for a mere $300+ tax... the cons are that the car is wrecked and when it was wrecked a small chunk of the valve cover was broken off and the dizzy cap was cracked. How much work is involved in swapping this motor would one assume? I was thinking of running it with MegaSquirt but would I be able to do the swap using the Kia electronics (harness & ecu)? If this doesn't seem plausible then there is a '94 LX 5-speed at the same yard with only 100k miles on the clock and it would be nice to swap out the semi-tired 170+k motor I have with a fresher '94 motor that would be a simple remove/replace job. I have access to a garage with lifts and engine hoists etc so if there aren't too many headaches that i'm unaware of i'd love to do the Kia BP swap and have an uber-low mileage motor
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Originally posted by jnorionWhat year is it? If it's an OBD-II engine it would take some serious rewiring.
Just swap those over from your existing motor...2006 Mazda 3 hatchback manual
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Swapping stuff over wouldn't be an issue being that I have a running BP in my car... not like i'd be starting off with a SOHC or something_________________________________
'12 Focus SE hatch
'04 Eddie Bauer V8 4X4 Explorer
'05 Saab 9-3 turbo (sold)
'90 Mazda 323 GT (sold)
'04 Mazda Tribute (sold)
'92 Mazda Protege LX (sold)
'91 Mazda Protege LX (blown engine)
'91 Honda Prelude (totalled)
'91 Honda CRX SI (sold)
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