mx6 engine

golhap27 · Post by **golhap27** » June 2nd, 2007, 3:48 pm

Can you put the 2.5l mx6 engine in an mx3?

mx34u2nv · Post by **mx34u2nv** » June 2nd, 2007, 5:06 pm

yes u can, bolts right in and to the mx3 tranny as well, watch urself ...asking questions like that will end up with about 15 people telling u to uswe the "search" functon. the probe 2.5 works as well...

golhap27 · Post by **golhap27** » June 2nd, 2007, 5:16 pm

Thanks yeah i figured i would get some replies like that but i didnt see it in the sticky's so i figured it wasnt too easy to find out. I dont have much money so i thought an mx6 engine would be cheaper is this true? and would the performance be a lot better?

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » June 2nd, 2007, 7:17 pm

Ford Probe engines are the same and will be the cheapest considering that the Probe was produced in much higher numbers than any of the mazda cars that came with the engine.

Tunes67

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » June 2nd, 2007, 9:58 pm

You can get the 2.5L KLDE out of Probe's, Mx-6, 626 and Millenia's.

mr1in6billion · Post by **mr1in6billion** » June 2nd, 2007, 11:01 pm

golhap27 wrote:I didnt see it in the sticky

It's the first sticky in the "V6 FAQ" section, how could you miss it?!? On top of that it is probably one of the most discussed topics on this forum.

Whisper · Post by **Whisper** » June 3rd, 2007, 12:06 am

He probably didn't draw the connection between the KLZE and MX-6 engine. I wouldn't either, if I didn't know what the engines are called. Technically speaking, there are no words "MX-6 engine" in the titles of the stickies.

Whisper · Post by **Whisper** » June 3rd, 2007, 12:16 am

golhap27 wrote: and would the performance be a lot better?

Yeah, you're definitely going to gain performance. Nothing amazing, but still MX-6/Probe GT's 160 HP vs. MX-3's 130 HP.

golhap27 · Post by **golhap27** » June 3rd, 2007, 3:36 am

I forgot about the v6faq my bad. How much would it cost to buy a curved neck manifold? because probably all the mx6 or probe engines out there have straight neck

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » June 3rd, 2007, 4:13 am

Whisper wrote:
golhap27 wrote:Yeah, you're definitely going to gain performance. Nothing amazing, but still MX-6/Probe GT's 160 HP vs. MX-3's 130 HP.

I would say the gain is very significant. Besides, the reg KLDE is 164hp, and the Millenia is 170hp

ho bag · Post by **ho bag** » June 3rd, 2007, 12:59 pm

Grab the mx6 motor, ecu an vaf, drop it in and run with it.

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » June 3rd, 2007, 2:34 pm

And upgrade the clutch to handle the torque

And while oyur at it, wouldn't be a bad idea to do the belts, waterpump, etc.

ho bag · Post by **ho bag** » June 3rd, 2007, 2:35 pm

Nd4SpdSe wrote:And upgrade the clutch to handle the torque

And while oyur at it, wouldn't be a bad idea to do the belts, waterpump, etc.

you make a very good point!

While the motor is out its the best time to do:

Timing belt
tensioner
water pump
and other misc belts and seals.

golhap27 · Post by **golhap27** » June 3rd, 2007, 3:52 pm

ho bag wrote:
Nd4SpdSe wrote:And upgrade the clutch to handle the torque

And while oyur at it, wouldn't be a bad idea to do the belts, waterpump, etc.
you make a very good point!

While the motor is out its the best time to do:

Timing belt
tensioner
water pump
and other misc belts and seals.

my uncle already replaced all of those a couple months ago. He owns a car shop, so when i bought my car he took it for a month and did a lot to it.

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » June 3rd, 2007, 7:28 pm

Although that is good, all the external accessories will fit, i'm not sure about the clutch, if that was touched at all. Although not usually necessary, if it hypothetically was, even if it's new, if it's an OEM replacement, it wont handle the power for long, you'll need to get one that will, even the opinions of the Probe/Mx-6 owners is that an OEM 2.5L clutch is questionable. A stage 1 from a reputable clutch manufacturer is usually more than sufficient, pending on how you drive it of course (and a proper break in is necessary)

Honestly tho, if it that was done a month ago, I'm surprised you didn't do the swap then, would of saved you most of the trouble