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Old January-6th-2005, 11:55 PM
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nope. 99-00 had 1.6 and 1.8...'01 had 1.6 and 2.0...02-03 had 2.0L only
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Old January-7th-2005, 12:05 AM
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hey hey lookey there i was wrong again

just checked NADA.....yup 1.6L in the base lx

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Old January-7th-2005, 12:15 AM
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Mac, LEAD, kiss and make up!!
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Old January-7th-2005, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
the answer is YES and NO.

No it is not a direct swap. YES it will fit if you want to custom fabricate your own engine mounts and tranny mounts.
Once again...what he said.
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Old January-7th-2005, 11:45 AM
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...why bother with even thinking about a swap? A 2003 Mazda Protege 2.0L has a lot of potential, and there are more parts out there for it right now than there are for the 2.3L. Retrofitting a 2.3L into a Protege (and getting the mounting and electrical right) could end up costing more than a set of cams, a turbo kit, a decent exhaust system, etc etc etc...

If money is no object (as people who want to swap often claim on this forum), then you could have one killer, all-motor 2.0L Protege that will eat most 2.3L Mazda3's for breakfast.
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Originally Posted by LEADfoot
so then did the motor mounts change on the 2.0L to fit the new mazda3 chassis

i should say rather

did the location of the mounts change on the 2.0L engine to fit in it's new home
what do u mean by that? are u asking if the mounts are different between the 2.0 and 2.3 on the mazda3 chassis, or are u suggesting that hte protege chassis is reused or something and just changed around...im confused
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Old January-7th-2005, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by LEADfoot
thats not what he is asking.....
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Old January-7th-2005, 09:46 PM
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okay if ur trying to bash me "With an obvious answer...They're two completely different cars.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Natey/bobs-stupid.jpg" i already knew that, a vovlo frame is used on the mazda3, i wanted to know whether or not HE knew that
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Old January-7th-2005, 09:48 PM
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finally found the perfect sentiment.
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Old January-7th-2005, 09:50 PM
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I was actually responding to the ******* smilie that was directed toward me. That post was a little vague, so I deleted it. Sorry 'bout that.
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Old January-7th-2005, 09:53 PM
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Also, Thurman's question was about fitting a Mazda3 engine into a 2000 Protege. Two completely different cars.
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Old January-7th-2005, 10:12 PM
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yah alright i have been very out of it latly lol, sorry about all the confusion and backlash, and yah some people are just douche's by nature o well thats life.......this is walgreens....
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Old January-7th-2005, 10:48 PM
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seriously guys, there's no need for any sarcasm or harsh tones. It's just a noob question answered about 6 times over.

Let's play nicely and not act like other forums.
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Old January-7th-2005, 10:55 PM
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lets hope there isnt another "i want a manual but i have an auto" thread...
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Old January-7th-2005, 11:16 PM
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lol i have an auto but..oh wait thats right i like my auto and they have auto build up parts for our cars at http://www.lentechautomatics.com/ so ill keep it =D
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