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by wvurubberducky
April 1st, 2007, 9:50 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Motor swap...
Replies: 29
Views: 1876

So if i go with the ze i am going to have to find a curved neck, millinea alternator/ distributor/wires?? different ecu, temp and knock sensor than on my k8 now?

with everything to set this up how much would i be looking at? and how much do all of you guys have in your swaps approx??
by wvurubberducky
April 1st, 2007, 7:10 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Motor swap...
Replies: 29
Views: 1876

yes i know about the search, and i have read up on the KLZE, i am more towards the probe gt but was hoping i could get some info from some ppl. I know the curved neck klze is the best option and you have watch for the klde look alikes. i will use search again but i can't find ewhat i'm looking for w...
by wvurubberducky
April 1st, 2007, 6:45 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: Motor swap...
Replies: 29
Views: 1876

Motor swap...

How many of you guys here have swapped your k8 motors for the KlZE. or probe gt's?? escort gt's? I've heard the probe gt is a direct bolt-in, is this correct?? i would like to use my same motor mounts, hose hook-ups, vaum lines, wiring and everything, even the trans. So what would i have to do to sw...
by wvurubberducky
April 1st, 2007, 12:55 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: power steering/water pump belt tensioner....
Replies: 5
Views: 301

So i went and put the belt on today, as i started and ran the car the belt wanted to move over about an 1/8th of an inch and run one groove over the rear pulley, i placed it back on 3-4 more times and every time it would slide off a notch. Do you guys think that the after-market pulley is brining th...
by wvurubberducky
April 1st, 2007, 9:55 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: power steering/water pump belt tensioner....
Replies: 5
Views: 301

ah, i won't weld on it...i think i'll go and put the belt back on, run the car a lil to see if it moves and if it doesnt i'll bring it back home and order the replacement bolt through mazda monday. Do yo guys think the 4 cylinder would have this bolt? there are 2 of them here at a local junkyard?? (...
by wvurubberducky
April 1st, 2007, 2:09 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: power steering/water pump belt tensioner....
Replies: 5
Views: 301

should there be a lil metal lip to keep the belt from sliding off like on the smooth tensioner part for the alternotr? i see the wheel is smooth but no lip at the edge to keep the belt from sliding off. just wondering.
by wvurubberducky
March 31st, 2007, 8:26 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: power steering/water pump belt tensioner....
Replies: 5
Views: 301

power steering/water pump belt tensioner....

Today on the way to pittsburg i lost my power steering/water pump belt on the interstate....luckily i was just about 2 miles from the mazda shop located on the way so i turned on the heater to help and coasted the car as much as possible. A lil coolant leaked but not enough to make damage i believe ...
by wvurubberducky
March 28th, 2007, 7:35 am
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: Replacing passenger side window hard?
Replies: 6
Views: 541

window and tools...

for mine all i used was a phillips head screw driver ( the 4 sided one) and rolled the track down to where i could see the two screws holding the window on. Unsrew those and clean all the glass out, slide the window into the door-make sure it is one track- line the two screw slots on the window and ...
by wvurubberducky
March 27th, 2007, 10:37 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: same motors blocks and part interchanges??
Replies: 2
Views: 156

same motors blocks and part interchanges??

what motors and parts off them will work on our v6 models ( k8 stock engines) i have heard about eh probe gt but ebay also had athing up for 96+ escort gt's and 94-97 miatas's both are 1.8L. Does this sound correst? i am trying to find a crack pulley/harmonic balancer for my car and would like to kn...
by wvurubberducky
March 27th, 2007, 10:11 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: crank pulley replacemnt????
Replies: 3
Views: 209

i have the k8. That is the stick v6 model right?
by wvurubberducky
March 27th, 2007, 9:47 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: crank pulley replacemnt????
Replies: 3
Views: 209

crank pulley replacemnt????

I have a 92 mx-3 gs and i have had a horrible time with harmonic balancers, ( crank pulleys) and i am looking for another one since i lost mine again tonight. The rubber seems to go bad in them and i found one on ebay that is after market and lighter, anyways it has no rubber and looks about like mi...
by wvurubberducky
March 27th, 2007, 9:46 pm
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: will this wrk on my car?
Replies: 0
Views: 233

will this wrk on my car?

I have a 92 mx-3 gs and i have had a horrible time with hr\armonic balancers, ( crank pulleys) and i am looking for another since i lost mine again tonight. The rubber seems to go bad in them and i found one on ebay that is after market and lighter, anyways it has no rubber and look s about like mon...
by wvurubberducky
March 27th, 2007, 9:09 pm
Forum: Appearance
Topic: Mounting turn signals on aftermarket bumper?
Replies: 1
Views: 287

use the search for this tiopic, i remember reading about it earlier and a lot of the guys got this body kit on here and had a few ways of mounting them. I think a metal bracket from like advance with holes every inch or so, mounted around like honda civic turn segnals in the coners was one method, b...
by wvurubberducky
March 27th, 2007, 10:31 am
Forum: Appearance
Topic: polishing rims???
Replies: 2
Views: 360

polishing rims???

I am wondering if you can polish your stock rims into like a chrome look finish as in street bikes can do. A few of my buddies that own bikes hav polished frames and stock the bike frames have a silver/gray finish just like our rims. I have read up on polishing strret bike rims and frames but havet ...
by wvurubberducky
March 21st, 2007, 12:05 am
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: difficulty...
Replies: 1
Views: 312

difficulty...

I was wondering how hard it is to switch your wondow regulators from power to manual? right now my motor in the drivers side is out and i know of an mx-s for parts with manual windows, has anyone ever done this swap or how hard would it be? tool needed, reloctaions, alignment, etc?

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