Let me start by saying I love my 08 mazda3i and I don't wanna let go, my engine just blew up due to my stupid *** to driving into a puddle, i love this car so much I did and engine and transmission swap before by my self, but this time I wanna know if there's any other engines comparable out the that i can put on it that would work with no problems, if anybody knows pls..... let me know, thank you. I' Jeff btw.

 

Which engine did you blow up, 2.0 nor 2.3? Popular opinion is that a Ford 2.5 is a better replacement for a 2.3.

 

2.0