Hi, I'm Scott & I have a 1997 Protege I'm working on but it's tough to find the parts I want for my car! Right now, I'm considering an engine swap but don't know what to look for....my current on is the 1.5L....
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Yo. Welcomes to the place where stuff happens. An engine swap would be a good idea, since the 1.5 is gutless. hard part is sourcing everything you'd need to do the 1.8 swap. There's a few threads about doing the swap on here. Take a look around, tons of info to read.
No car! I soldz it. Now I have a truck. I like it, but apparently it has a hard time keeping up with a slightly modified 4WD protege with half the hp. Neat. -
I've found the threads & for the most part everyone seems to agree that the 1.8L will fit into the engine bay & mount up fine, but I have to make sure to get the right harness. The only other question I had was knowing if the 1.8L will bolt up to my manual tranny.Comment
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i have a thread that we all discussed it
and we believe that if you really wanna put some time and effort into figuring out how
try a V6 engine swap 2.5L from a MX-6, Probe GT, or a 626
you will have to have a new transmission but it will be a fast car
and it will be alot easier to find performance parts for it
i myself am attempting this
i am going to a salvage yard today to get an MX-6 engineComment
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Guys good luckwith the swaps and finding engines. Is there anyone who put a MSP turbo engine on 2nd gen or early (99-00) 3rd gensComment
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Welcome to the party.1999 Mazda Protegé LX (FS-DE Swap)
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How easy will a 2.5L fit into the engine bay? I'm also not sure I want to change out the transmission either....money's kind of an issue.Comment
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the BP will fit fine in the LX. Also the f series tranny will bolt right up to the BP. The hardest part will be finding a harness. When I did my swap I boought a brand new harness from the dealership. They had to have mazda Japan make one so it took like a month. I searched for a harness for a year with no luck from the junkyardsI live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.
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Oh and by the way that shot in your banner with Vin Diesel's car getting shot, thats a civic not an altezza.
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welcome to the community!
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1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Welcome
1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
1996 Honda CBR600-Wrecked. Damn Honda crippled me
2002 mazda MPV-family truckster SOLD
2010 VW routon
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