Newbie question: Engine swap
 

Hi all,

I just purchased a 2001 Protege LX automatic. It's free and clear, and no warranty, so I'm tempted to start tinkering around with it.

So can I swap in the 2.0L engine from an ES of the same or other year without touching the tranny or ECU, etc.?

What other Mazda/Ford engines can I swap in cleanly (no tranny/mount mods)?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks,

Weez

First, welcome.
Second, search, there are many threads which will explain why this is a bad idea.
Third, if you've got the 1.6L and really want to tinker, boost it and swap the tranny for a manual.

no doubt. the 1.6L is a great engine....throw some boost at it and see what happens.

Maybe contact Lentech or Level10 about a performance automatic for your car....

holy christ !!!

please utilize the search function...this has been covered to death !!!!!

Yeah, true, the dreaded swap idea is always worse than 100 combined threads about an e-Bay intake. Why is that?

in my case it wasn't a bad idea to swap...
it was for my car to run on asphalt and concrete again

instead of sitting on a drivway for 5-8 months or a junk yard


if your engine is still good, DONT SWAP!. just look for modifications you can do to your engine