Mazdabator
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Is that even possible, some dude in the US told me he did it for his P5
Mazdaspeed 3 DISI engine into a Protege 5?
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
I think some dude was blowing smoke. Anything is possiable depending on how much you want to sink into it.
sprinter119
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If it were as simple as the p5 guys putting the msp setup ont here cars im sure more than half of us would have done it. I know i would.
Unless said dude is a computer genius who has managed to create an advanced standalone ECU capable of managing the MZR's complicated and ultra-fast direct injection system, he's probably just blowing smoke.
The ECU for the Mazdaspeed3 has so many sensor inputs that you would likely have to transplant nearly the entire mechanical package from the 3 to the Proty to even dream of making it work, not just the engine and transmission.
If he meant the Mazdaspeed Protege, though, that's a pretty direct swap into the P5.
The ECU for the Mazdaspeed3 has so many sensor inputs that you would likely have to transplant nearly the entire mechanical package from the 3 to the Proty to even dream of making it work, not just the engine and transmission.
If he meant the Mazdaspeed Protege, though, that's a pretty direct swap into the P5.
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If the guy has any fabrication skills that cuts costs down to cost of parts. Find a wrecked MS3 and it gets cheaper. As far as engine management goes just use the stock ECU, sensors....etc.
Yes with enough money anything can be done....blah blah blah not everyone has to rely on the someone else to do the the work
With that said tell em to get some videos of it up on the net or he probably IS bullshitting
Yes with enough money anything can be done....blah blah blah not everyone has to rely on the someone else to do the the work
With that said tell em to get some videos of it up on the net or he probably IS bullshitting
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AlturredMP5
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i used to think a RWD rotary protege5 was impossible...
but like everyone says, money can do almost anything. but to fit the engine in and make it work, youd almost certainly have to lose a lot of stuff (i.e. a/c, cruise control, etc.)
but like everyone says, money can do almost anything. but to fit the engine in and make it work, youd almost certainly have to lose a lot of stuff (i.e. a/c, cruise control, etc.)
You'd have to find a wrecked MS3 with everything working and transplant all of that into the P5 body shell. For airbag sensors, it's a fair bet the voltages will remain the same, so that should be no biggie... but you'd want absolutely everything else in there to make the ECU happy. All the wheel sensors (which means hubs and custom fabricating to match those hubs and brakes to the stock struts), most of the electricals... the dashboard gauges (custom pod it, I guess)... all the intake and exhaust sensors (goes without saying)...gets tricky if there are sensors on the body itself for the stability control... you'll have to move that module, too... oh... and the in-tank fuel pump probably won't push enough for the high pressure system, so that goes in favor of the Mazdaspeed unit...
Either he did something like that... or he's a super-genius who has created his own ultra-fast standalone ECU... or he's a semi-genius who has disabled the 2.3 DISI's DISI system and is running a regular MZR 2.3 fuel system on the motor, in which case it would have been easier to just swap in the regular 2.3, run it on a standalone, and turbo it.
Either he did something like that... or he's a super-genius who has created his own ultra-fast standalone ECU... or he's a semi-genius who has disabled the 2.3 DISI's DISI system and is running a regular MZR 2.3 fuel system on the motor, in which case it would have been easier to just swap in the regular 2.3, run it on a standalone, and turbo it.
