yang_3

hi, need some help here. Can anyone advice if the cams from a mx-3 b6ze engine is able to fit into the protege zmde engine? both have the same displacement, bore and stroke so it looks like a fit on paper. can anyone help to confirm this?

Roddimus Prime

I would contact your local mazda dealership and have them cross reference the parts to see. Why would you want to do this when you could have your cams re-ground or possibly purchase performance cams?

yang_3

well...the problem is that there is no reliable cam grinders ard my region, no performance cams available yet for this engine... its juz so hard to find performance parts for 1.6 zmde engine, thats y i have to resort to using parts from other engine.. i think the engine sucks in terms of performance upgrades available..
the local dealer haven not replied...makes me wonder if they know anything at all...

Roddimus Prime

I wouldn't be afraid to ship the cams off for work. I've had to send stuff to Crower in Cali before, but I trust those guys.

I doubt there will ever be a surge of performance parts for your engine considering the 2.0L is the smallest mazda motor now---next to the renesis.

If you're looking for more performance i'd suggest a nice aftermarket turbo. check www.wagnermotorsports.net On their projects page they have a section for some guys 99 1.6L protege...the turbo made something like 120hp over stock...i think thats what I remember.

yang_3

thanks bro, juz a question. are the cams a direct bolt-on after regrind or i have to change some other parts to fit the cams?

Roddimus Prime

cams are always a direct bolt on but with the additona of cam timing gears you may be able to fine tune them for maximum power.

Hope this helps.

macdaddyslomo

do a search...there is a nother thread on here in regards to cams that will fit the 1.6L

steve_protege

So where can one go to find adjustable cam gears for the 1.6? If custom cams need to be ground, will custom gears be needed too?

steve_protege

MacDaddySlo told me that the cams from the 1.5 liter ZL-VE cams will swap right into the ZM-DE 1.6 liter. Corksport is selling them on their site. You could always get a head package from Gude. You send them the parts to get p & p and they send everything back, including your old cams reground. But the price is a bit steep though.

Roddimus Prime

I'm going to be going through Paeco (live down the street from them!) for custom re-grinds. Also hoping to work up a deal with Sunbelt on some Extrude Hone porting and polishing.

yang_3

hi roddimus,

wif regards to the turbo kit, im thinking of getting a custom one. how much boost can the stock 1.6 engine n auto tranny handle. i noe it sucks big time to have an auto but pls help.

thanx

oh, how much does it cost to regrind at paeco?

macdaddyslomo

ngine can handle plenty of boost..that auto tranny wont handle sh** without a buildup

yang_3

darn...i was hoping it could handle some mild boost coz its the same auto tranny wif 2.0 or msp proteges...

hey, how much did u get those zl-ve cams for? do they add significant power?

thanx

macdaddyslomo

some, not much...mostly after about 4000 rpms