Engine Swap
August-18th-2007, 07:46 PM
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Engine Swap
I noticed that a 2.5 litre (from the 626) V6 will fit in the protege engine bay. Any Thoughts?
Note I also think the SVT version of the engine (I know it's from a ford, but it's basically the mazda engine w/ a ford badge) will also fit. 200 HP in a 2800lb car = Zoooooooom Zooooooooooom.
Note I also think the SVT version of the engine (I know it's from a ford, but it's basically the mazda engine w/ a ford badge) will also fit. 200 HP in a 2800lb car = Zoooooooom Zooooooooooom.
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August-20th-2007, 10:15 PM
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Maybe, but 200 NA FS-DE WHP will have to come at 8K+ RPM, and it'll run like *** below 4K, where the KL-ZE would be smooth, reliable, and driveable.
Unless you're talking N2O, which I know almost nothing about.
Unless you're talking N2O, which I know almost nothing about.
August-20th-2007, 10:44 PM
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n20 wouldn't be NA and I bet I could get the fattest powerband an NA fs-de has ever seen.
If I had my own shop (next year in GA it looks like) I'd alreay have this up and running.
Johnnyblkdx was in the process of getting everything together for me to start on his factory freak. I'd started ordering materials and everything and then he dropped off the planet.
If I had my own shop (next year in GA it looks like) I'd alreay have this up and running.
Johnnyblkdx was in the process of getting everything together for me to start on his factory freak. I'd started ordering materials and everything and then he dropped off the planet.
August-20th-2007, 10:59 PM
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I'm planning to drive my Pro until my FSDE goes out on me, then paying for a KLZE swap.
I like my protege enough to keep it going after the engine kicks out on me. Unless the body is in real bad shape, or it has a list of problems, I wouldn't want to spend 15k+ on a whole new car.
I like my protege enough to keep it going after the engine kicks out on me. Unless the body is in real bad shape, or it has a list of problems, I wouldn't want to spend 15k+ on a whole new car.
August-20th-2007, 11:21 PM
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I have so many project ideas kicking around in my head I'm dying for someone with another beater to just leave their car with me and pay for the materials. I'll do the work for free!
p.s. When trying to get more power out of the car you have to first understand what it's bottlenecks are. Once you do that you'll probably figure out how I'd build it as an NA motor.
p.s. When trying to get more power out of the car you have to first understand what it's bottlenecks are. Once you do that you'll probably figure out how I'd build it as an NA motor.
August-21st-2007, 12:29 AM
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nope...i just wanna do it first!. In retrospect I have to retract that statement. It probably won't be the fattest curve ever since I won't have a turbo or FI of any kind but I'd bet dollars to dimes it'd be the baddest (stock block) NA protege around. Throttle response out the *** and a top end to make you cry.
The sad thing is I've got Millers old spare engine just sitting in my shop floor right now but the bottom end needs to be rebuilt first...I'd use it but it would be a waste of time...of course everything else would fit for trial purposes.
The sad thing is I've got Millers old spare engine just sitting in my shop floor right now but the bottom end needs to be rebuilt first...I'd use it but it would be a waste of time...of course everything else would fit for trial purposes.
August-21st-2007, 07:45 AM
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Yeah, 200WHP is possible at very high rpm (maybe 9 or 10K) but the radical cams, reduced displacement from a necessarily shorter stroke, and high-flow induction and exhaust systems required for efficient breathing at that speed will just kill the low end. It would make a great race engine!