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1988 Mercury Tracer Engine swap (same car as 323 i believe)

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Old September-26th-2002, 05:08 PM
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Question 1988 Mercury Tracer Engine swap (same car as 323 i believe)

Ok, so my friend currently owns a 1988 mercury tracer 2door hatch (5 speed), i believe it is the same car as the 323 of the same year. As of now it has the stock 1.6liter I4 in it, that has no *****!

He just finished paying for it (hey, hes 16, lol) and wants to swap in a engine from corksport.... now our question is, will the BP-T drop right in? (1.8 liter, 180 or 210hp... which ever).... or would going with the B6-T work better (1.6liter turbo)... now his main requirement, is alot more power! lol

but hey, if you guys can help out, thatd be great!
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well thats good to know, we can always boost that thing up anyways..... hopefully we can get some nice power in that car, heck it weights almost nothing
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If only I had "forethought" when i was 16.....oh to be 16 again...
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well thats good to know, we can always boost that thing up anyways..... hopefully we can get some nice power in that car, heck it weights almost nothing
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i think the b6t would definetly be an easier swap
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The 1.6L - 1.8L swap in any Mazda (Miata, 323) is not as straight-forward as you might think. Wriring is just one of them nay challenges involved.

If it were my $$$ , I don't think I'd go with the CorkSport 1.8L, as those engines were much more rare and therefore much more expensive. 1.6Ls are cheap and prolific. (Tracer, Capri, Miata, etc)
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