93 protege V6

[pacman]

i have a 93 protege with the 1.8 sohc and i happend to have a v6 2.5L from a mx3 precidia ,
my question is simple , im pretty sure it would fit but im just not sure about the trans .
as anyone attempted this before ?

any info would help

thanks
andre

[lscrx]

please FTLOG use the search before asking a question that basic. V6 swaps into a BG has been covered a dozen times probably.

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/search.php?

[charles]

The Precidia has a 1.8L V6. Did you mean from an MX-6?

[pacman]

actually i did mean the 1.8L i allwasy get them confused , the motor came from a swap on a mx3 precidia , we put the 2.5 in it and i kept the 1.8
sorry

[Chad]

if its only the 1.8 they have like 130 hp right? so it prolly wouldnt be worth swapping all the extra stuff needed right, prob. be the best just to swap a dohc bp.. idk im prolly wrong here hah

[lscrx]

if its only the 1.8 they have like 130 hp right? so it prolly wouldnt be worth swapping all the extra stuff needed right, prob. be the best just to swap a dohc bp.. idk im prolly wrong here hah

you're correct, the 1.8 V6 swap is more trouble than it's worth... the BP makes almost as much power and is a much easier swap. If you're going to do a V6 swap it should be the KL03 or the KLZE... atleast get some decent power for your trouble

[Tweeaks]

Even still going from a SOHC 1.8 to 130 hp you'll notice a very big difference. If you allready had the BP i'd say don't bother. unless everything is going to be given to you for free just swap in a BP it'd be cheaper if all you have is the V6 motor.

[lscrx]

Yeah, 130hp V6 vs 125hp I4... it'd cost less to do the DOHC BP swap then to do get all the parts for the V6 swap most likely.

[pacman]

good point i could probably get a 1.8 dohc for a lot less trouble . im just kinda worried about the trany and the computer\harnes im not sure if i can reuse my computer . i allready did the auto to 5 spd swap and im currently using the auto ecu .i would assume that it wouldnt matter .

[pacman]

to add to my previous post , even if the v6 1.8 has only 130hp and the dohc has 125 hp im more looking into the torque specs , id assume its a lot more than the dohc but i could be way wrong there .

[Chad]

im not positive but i think on the dohc bp the torque is 114 ft-lbs and the 1.8L v6 is 115 ft-lbs .

[lscrx]

to add to my previous post , even if the v6 1.8 has only 130hp and the dohc has 125 hp im more looking into the torque specs , id assume its a lot more than the dohc but i could be way wrong there .

Why would a 1.8 V6 make a lot more torque than a 1.8 I4? The V6 makes about 1 more lb-ft of torque IIRC.

[pacman]

well ... that answers my question thanks
screw the v6 ........ dohc would be way easyer .
thanks