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Better ratios for what? Getting groceries, or a turbo.

Inodoro Pereyra wrote:

mikeinaus wrote: you will for the most part need a donor gs with a manual transmission to do this swap.

...or a 626, or an MX-6, or a Probe...

Yes, Inodoro, you're correct, you actually do need a KL equipped car to get the KL. We're all shocked by that one.

But you still much more from an MX, because you can't just do it with a donor KL car. You made it sound like a MX-6 had all the parts you need for a KL MTX swap. Totally untrue.

Ryan wrote:Better ratios for what? Getting groceries, or a turbo.

Street use. Being that the OP didn't state he wanted a race car (or a car for any other purpose), I have to assume that's what he wants it for.

Ryan wrote:

Inodoro Pereyra wrote:

mikeinaus wrote: you will for the most part need a donor gs with a manual transmission to do this swap.

...or a 626, or an MX-6, or a Probe...

Yes, Inodoro, you're correct, you actually do need a KL equipped car to get the KL. We're all shocked by that one.

Well, judging for the amount of time it took you to understand it, it doesn't surprise me you're shocked.

Ryan wrote:But you still much more from an MX, because you can't just do it with a donor KL car. You made it sound like a MX-6 had all the parts you need for a KL MTX swap. Totally untrue.

I made it sound exactly like what I said: that the MX-6 and 626 are perfect alternatives for the KL/MTX swap. YOU tried to make it sound like I implied something else. Either way, I have my serious doubts about that one, but I'll have to take your word for it, as I don't have a way to research it now.

mikeinaus wrote:

MrMazda92 wrote:

mikeinaus wrote:you want a G series transmission for a k series motor.

theres some worklogs with v6 swaps into rs cars you should take a look at. you will for the most part need a donor gs with a manual transmission to do this swap. itd be alot easier/cheaper for you to try and find a gs 5 speed and sell your current car then it would be to swap 4 cylinder auto to v6 5-speed...

try searching a little more. there are a bunch of threads with the answers to your question...

I agree on the difficulty level... another car would be easier. If you're head over heals in love with yours, you need a donor car.

heh by k series transmission i meant a tranny that came with a k series motor but i guess its good to be thorough

Actually mike had the right idea in mind. There is actually a G-series transmission for the B engines so just saying G-series is not accurate. When you say K-series transmission it's already implied that it's a G-series as those are the only ones that came with the Mazda K engines.

Umm, just to mention you'd need to swap the wiring harness from 4 to a 6cyl. To save a lot of time, aggravation, fighting on MX3 and whatever please just find yourself a GS then swap the K8 for a DE, ZE or that newer KL-G4 engine. Then we only have to worry about the ECU and possibly VAF depending on the motor/intake combo you decide to go with. There is lots of info here, on MX6.com or Probetalk for you to read.