new to mazda
new to mazda
i just bought a 92 mx3 it got a dohc 4 cylinder but the kid said it was swapped and has motor work done to it... how do i tell what engine is in it. is there a engine code on the block or something that mazda stamps. thanks if it helps the vavle cover is gold and says 16 valve mazda on it.. sorry if this sounds supper newbie but i have been a honda man all my life first mazda and just tryin to figure them out thanks
- TREVO123
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if he says it is swapped it is probly a Bp, in that case you will find the big BP letters on the front of the block,.. and u will find bp on the side of the head by the disty.
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Definitely a BP. There are a couple of different cars that these engines came out of. The most likely is a early 90's Protege. Ford Escorts & 94 and later Miata's also came with these engines.. even some Kia cars had them in them. The Miata and Escort BP engines were coil pack distributorless engines.. thats why I'd think that engine to be most likely out of a Protege.
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Welcome to the mx-3 community ! Congrats on the buy. I wish I bought mine with a BP allready in it. If your looking for an easy upgrade Ebay sells Real performance chips for the BP ecus, Pretty easy to install and makes good gains with a setup like yours. Glad to have you here and hope you enjoy this fourm as their are alot of really great people Here.
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thank you for the welcomeModMX3 - (Carmaster2005) wrote:Welcome to the mx-3 community ! Congrats on the buy. I wish I bought mine with a BP allready in it. If your looking for an easy upgrade Ebay sells Real performance chips for the BP ecus, Pretty easy to install and makes good gains with a setup like yours. Glad to have you here and hope you enjoy this fourm as their are alot of really great people Here.
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I don't know how valuable this car is in other parts of the continent, but where I live if I got that car for $250 I would spend $2000 on the body and sell it for $4000...easy. I just bought a fairly poor GS for $2900.
Nice color and nice engine. Great find.
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