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Gottagofaster · Post by **Gottagofaster** » July 28th, 2006, 11:11 pm

i'm preparing to do a bp swap into my 93 1.6 sohc? so i'm trying to get all the facts together before i do it

I went to the junkyard yesterday and walked through the entire foreign car section looking for a protege. I found one...but i also found a early 90's miata w/151k miles? and i'm wondering if i can use that for my swap instead because the miata motor has soo much more performance parts available? so tell me if this is dooable? with a $600 budget..the motor will cost me $175
Thanks

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » July 28th, 2006, 11:47 pm

No.

The early Miata motor was a 1.6L, DOHC B6 not a BP.

The Miata BPs require too many mods to make it compatible for a FWD. Oil pump, oil pan, other misc things... This will break your budget.

Somethings will not fit due to the orientation of the engine things will just not physically fit- like the Superchargers and stuff...

And, anything available for the Miata BP will fit the Protege BP- so the idea of it having more performance ability is just not true.

Find a 90-94 Protege LX or a 91-95 Escort GT (preferably the Protege LX) and get everything you can off of it.

The swap CAN be completed for $600 if you are a smart shopper.

xtreme velocity · Post by **xtreme velocity** » July 29th, 2006, 1:41 am

sounds like somebody knows there stuff..

Post by **Custommx3** » July 29th, 2006, 1:43 am

Thats because its been asked hundreds of times

MechaManZero · Post by **MechaManZero** » July 29th, 2006, 2:11 am

You can also get all the information from wikipedia. It actually has alot of information on all mazda series engine, chassis, ect. Good learning tool.

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » July 29th, 2006, 2:27 pm

U can convert a rwd BP into a fwd BP but u'll need a donor engine to get it done. mdrain ur buget.