Debating...

[93LXDOHC]

Hi i'm Jay and I am a longtime member of MX-3.com (93SOHC). I will be purchasing a 93 protege LX tomarrow morning and I am at odds with myself... Do I drive the car till spring then buy another MX-3RS and swap in the engine and trans or do I start modifying the protege? I know that posting in the MX-3 section I will prolly recieve byassd opinions, but we'll se what happens...What are my odds of finging a decent mx-3 with a bad motor or trans for cheap here in the midwest, really?

[escortluver19]

so your buying the pro lx basically for the drivetrain, then your gunna put it in a mx3? If thats the case, why not just keep the protege and mod it.Mx3s are heavy and probably wont be worth the effort of the swap.If your gunna get rid of the protege shell, id be very interested.Ive got a 95 escort 2 door now and im gunna be looking for a new shell soon.

[Limegreen MX-3]

so your buying the pro lx basically for the drivetrain, then your gunna put it in a mx3? If thats the case, why not just keep the protege and mod it.Mx3s are heavy and probably wont be worth the effort of the swap.If your gunna get rid of the protege shell, id be very interested.Ive got a 95 escort 2 door now and im gunna be looking for a new shell soon.

how can u say mx-3 are heavy my 92 mx-3 with my current modded setup weights 2170lbs. car itself i don;t thing thats heavy at all. i think the protege and escorts are heavier. 2310lbs with me in it. weight it at the track wrote the # down.

i say keep the protege for the bp and trans but another 92-93 mx-3 and swap it all over into the mx-3 u know its all plug and play in the 92-93 models. but it all come on u and what u decide to do.

[escortluver19]

94 mx3 gs=2541 lbs
94 mx3 rs=2331 lbs
92 escort lx sedan=2362 lbs
93 protege lx=2359 lbs


not sure how your mx3 wieghs what it does unless its gutted.

[FE3-323]

93LXDOHC, your in WI & not that far from me. keep the protege

[escortluver19]

looks like the wisconsin guys want you to keep the pro, so do it!!!!!

[93LXDOHC]

Im going to pick it up in like 40 minutes. Im so psyched!!! I havent owned a running car since August when my turbo beetle got repoed. Seems to be a lot of mazda/escort ppl from WI, atleast I know i'll have ppl to help me out when I got work to do, lol.

I believe my 93 mx-3 RS weighed like 2700lbs and my 94 escort lx weighed 2900 or so. How much does the Protege weigh?

[escortluver19]

yah, theres a few of us in wisconsin.Just let me know when u want to do the v6 swap.

[escortluver19]

im actually goin up to lake geneva today to pick up my new shell.

[93LXDOHC]

Well heres the news flash. Apparently the schmuck I got the car from doesnt know the difference between the letter 'L" and the letter 'D' cause when I got to the guys house and popped the hood it was most definately a SOHC 1.8L. I bought the thing anyway cause its in realllllly good shape. Interior is nearly mint, only 2 rust spots on the car, no dents...very nice. So looks like the concensus is im jumping the mx-3 ship and keeping the protege for now atleast...Hmmm, now whats this I hear about a V6 swap??? (tell me you can swap a KLZE in this thing!)

Anyway I guess I should change my s/n to SOHC or something for now, lol!

im sure i'll be on a lot and posting pics later today of my new ride. Thanx so much for the warm welcome

[deadly_sleeper]

hell ya you can. talk to jitb37, he did the swap in his teal protege. it was a badass protege. here is his V6 swap how-to thread. enjoy! http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18065

[escortluver19]

hehe...yeah you can swap a ze in the car.BUTTT, your gunna hear about it from every bp lover on this site if you v6 like i did.Is this protege white or beige by chance? I also looked at one a while back that was supposed to be a lx and it turned out to be a dx.Im goin up to lake geneva at 2pm today to get the new shell for my swap, so i wouldnt mind coming back up to show you the car sometime when the weather gets nicer out.I told ryan(bpt323) that i was come down to madison and bother him when its done so maybe we could set up a small get together towards the end of the month.If you have any kind of instant messenger service, feel free to hit me up.just click on the corresponding one under my screenname.Good luck with the car and dont listen to the bp guys.Theyll get you in trouble.

[93LXDOHC]

I really like the car a lot. I cant wait to get it legal tomarrow. I should have some cash for mods right away cause I got a guy coming out to buy my 89 Supra parts car today for 500cash. I hope he calls soon cause I have a cdplayer to install...

Definately down with gettin together sometime soon. I gotta throw a starter on this thing when it warms up too.

oh and the car is like kinda silverish gold color (gonna be black this summer though, hahaha)

[escortluver19]

well if your undecided on the motor yet, id get some suspension upgrades and maybe some exterior mods.id suggest some struts,springs,es bushing kit,and maybe some jdm body goodies if you can afford it.i wish i could have gotten a protege instead.Wanna trade for a black 2 door escort??

[EricM]

pics?