crazy motor swaps

[msp03rbuld]

So out of curiosity have there been any crazy motors swaps of any sort in a msp or just any protege in general

 

[Spiced MSP]

Other than the average KLZE swap, I believe one member is doing a BP swap and somebody else talked about doing swap from a Honda. But other than that, it isn't worth it. The money put towards any other swap, you might as well buy a new car.

 

[HighSpeed]

sr20det would be a good swap, it sits the same way our engines do, and the mounting points aren't that far off. Someone should look into it

 

[yudkib]

yes, someone is doing a BP off a GTR or something, and running a toyota trans. someone else is doing a D series swap. KLDE/ZE are more common and FAR more practical. i would be interested in seeing a SR20 swap performed. badass engines.

 

[HighSpeed]

just pull up a good photo of an sr20det in a se-r and look at the mounting points, its pretty damn close. And the tranny is alot more stout than our glass s*** box

 

[43975]

I think grafting in an AWD system from the euro spec AWD familia's would be interesting mate that to a KL and you have one sick pro!!

Here is a pair of AWD earlier model Pro's
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/579/

 

[HighSpeed]

That would also be sweet. I think I will just build my motor, make around 300whp and find a good 88gtr to rally

 

[yudkib]

people always talk about doing S20F swaps but it never happens. theres always talk about rotary swaps, too, and theres always the idiot asking if they can swap a 2jz in.

 

[HighSpeed]

LOL

I still think an sr20det is a good fit, more so that 2 JZ's lol

 

[HighSpeed]

This is an sr20ve, but you get the picture, look at the mounting points, although I can't tell if the tranny is there or not. I know my old b13 se-r had the tranny mount pretty damn close to the MSP but you can't see it because the battery covers up the mounting point in a nissan.

 

[yudkib]

just looking at that pic, im not too sure it would fit... the intake mani is pretty close to the firewall there, as for grafting it into a MSP, it looks like the distance from the header to the back of the intake mani is about 2" too much.

 

[HighSpeed]

yeah your probably right, you wold probably have to use a low port intake manifold instead

 

[duffbuster243]

I've always had the idea of going back in time and doing an Fe3 swap, that is arguably the best 4 cyl motor mazda ever produced (speaking before the 2.3 disi turbo). If you don't know much about the fe3 look it up.

 

[funkalicious21]

would a 2.3 disi fit in a protege?

 

[thecrash91]

would a 2.3 disi fit in a protege?

from what ive read LOTS of fab and totally not worth it, plus the MS3 is runnin like 16 psi why not just built and get gt28rs and call it a day? youll be pushin numbers way higher on same boost levels

 

[slideshow240]

sr20det would be a good swap, it sits the same way our engines do, and the mounting points aren't that far off. Someone should look into it

i am currently

 

[slideshow240]

This is an sr20ve, but you get the picture, look at the mounting points, although I can't tell if the tranny is there or not. I know my old b13 se-r had the tranny mount pretty damn close to the MSP but you can't see it because the battery covers up the mounting point in a nissan.

the tranny mount is directly below the battery, more forward then the protege one.
passenger and front mount look awesomely close to where our's are
my buddy has a turbo'd se-r sr20ve that i finally had the chance to look over last night

 

[yudkib]

i would be extremely interested in seeing what could be done with fitting an sr20 to a protege.

 

[AzteCypher]

I just read up on the FE3. I'd be very interested in seeing that dropped into a protege. Might need to do some more research as my engine is starting to reach 150,000mi.

 

[HighSpeed]

I just read up on the FE3. I'd be very interested in seeing that dropped into a protege. Might need to do some more research as my engine is starting to reach 150,000mi.

Ha, I have 170,000 miles and my car runs like a top. It just needs every suspension component on the car replaced. But my wife drives the car, so I will not plan on making anymore power than stock for the moment.