the mazda dealer tells me that L311-14-311 is not a mazda part... he wanted to sell me the mazda3 filter housing, but that one doesnt have an oil cooler attached on top...
is this a ford part?
also the man says no coolant draining is necessary to do the conversion, but im guessing you have to...
i had little trouble finding 5spd mazda5's here in southern california. in fact, there were 3 USED Mazda5's w/ 5spds within 50 mi of me... the clutch is VERY light, compared to my STI...