can't find info on v6 to i4 swap

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » September 22nd, 2006, 3:34 pm

I was wondering if anyone still had the link to the page concerning swapping from the V6 to the I4 ... i remember seeing a link once but i can't find it. I know pretty much everything has to be changed under the hood but I can't recall the parts that don't have to go and was hoping the website would help me a little. any help would be much appreciated

mx34u2nv · Post by **mx34u2nv** » September 22nd, 2006, 3:50 pm

wouldnt it be easier to put the bp in to ur 4 banger instead of the v6 and use ur v6 as a daily driver? i've alwasy read that v6 to 4 is a pita , as well as a 4 to a 6 pita..... good luck with the swap though..

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » September 22nd, 2006, 4:05 pm

ha if you think v6 to i4 is hard try custom modifying the entire rear half of your car to hand the AWD setup from a GTR .... swapping v6 to i4 is easy no cutting no welding just replacing parts, how does replacing one part for another make something a pita?

mx34u2nv · Post by **mx34u2nv** » September 22nd, 2006, 4:15 pm

just repeating what i heard....didnt think u had to change that much going from 4 cyl to 4 cyl....under the hood any way.... i thought u had to change pretty much everything from the fornt bumper to the firewall for a 4 cyl to a 6 cyl and vice versa....other than the disc brakes on the v6 there cant be that much of a difference on the rear ends of the car is there?

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » September 23rd, 2006, 2:24 am

well when i did the 6cly to 4cly swap we got rid of PS, AC, and wired it with a TEC III standalone. so if ur keep these ur SOLuck to much s--- to convert these to a 4cly setup.

we replace the rad,crossmember, passanger side motor mount bracket to that of the 4cly. u can keep the 6cly shift linkage for some reason the 4cly shift linkage wont work whe u convert a 6 into a 4cly. when u do what was said above a 4cly 1.6 sohc dohc or 1.8 dohc bp will bolt up. after that ur on ur own. laters

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » September 23rd, 2006, 11:43 am

Limegreen mx-3 wrote:well when i did the 6cly to 4cly swap we got rid of PS, AC, and wired it with a TEC III standalone. so if ur keep these ur SOLuck to much s--- to convert these to a 4cly setup.

we replace the rad,crossmember, passanger side motor mount bracket to that of the 4cly. u can keep the 6cly shift linkage for some reason the 4cly shift linkage wont work whe u convert a 6 into a 4cly. when u do what was said above a 4cly 1.6 sohc dohc or 1.8 dohc bp will bolt up. after that ur on ur own. laters

PS i am keeping that and using the GS pump and rack (although i still might buy the 323 manual steering rack instead)
AC its a race car don't need AC

I actually can't use the 6 cyl shifter linkage or the 4 cyl either i have an AWD set up now so I bought one from a 323 GTX (cable driven)
motor mounts i have to replace most of them anyway the driver side i have to find an AWD motor mount, pasanger side I already had anyway and the front and back tranny ones i have GTR ones (way beefier) so we are going to find a way to custom mount them since they are a lot better

what about the dash? do i need a new gauge cluster? and what about dash wiring do i have to change that?

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » September 23rd, 2006, 1:15 pm

we just switch the dash guage cluster form that on the cable driven speedo snice it was a BP trans. the 6cly is that bull s--- eletric speedo.

u don't have to change the rack u can uprage the pump to a walbro.

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » September 23rd, 2006, 3:52 pm

is the GTR trans cable driven? and which gauge cluster can i swap to? not sure i can use the walboro since i have a fuel cell with foam i think i have to do an external one

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » September 23rd, 2006, 5:05 pm

do what ur doing with the fuel didn't know u were using a fuel cell.
ur good what ur doing

as for the GTR trans yeah they are cable driven use a guage cluster from the 92-93 sohc mx-3 these are cable driven.

the 92-96 V6 MX-3 & 94-96 1.6 dohc MX-3 are all eletric speedo's

all three guage cluster will plug up if ur wondering if they sohc guage cluster will plug up to the v6 mx-3 guage conennters

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » October 5th, 2006, 9:10 am

i was just told if i switch out the speedo sensor in the tranny for a kia one that is electronic then i can keep the GS cluster.... i'd rather do that since i already have that cluster

mazdachad · Post by **mazdachad** » October 5th, 2006, 7:44 pm

let me know about the kia speedo because i have a bpt in my gs right now and it starts but still not complete and id rather go that route then swapping the cluster. Also maybe i should try the v6 shift linkage cause i have a 4cyl on it right now and im not sure it feels right maybe ill give the v6 one a try.