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KL into an RS?
Posted: September 13th, 2013, 8:57 am
by MazdaMan1991
hi so my friend recently got a 95 RS and he was wanting to swap in a KL, i told him i was a member of the forums and due to his lack of computer user friendliness im posting on his behalf...... he just wants to know what all he needs for the swap ive already told him
motor
trans
axles
shift linkage
wiring harness
ecu
engine subframe
mounts
what am i leaving out? and im not sure if he needs mx6 axles/shift linkage or mx3 k8 axles/shift linkage.... any help would be greatly appreciated
Re: KL into an RS?
Posted: September 13th, 2013, 10:16 am
by mx3_ryder
mx3 shift linkage,axles and don't forget the intermidate shaft
Re: KL into an RS?
Posted: October 1st, 2013, 2:00 pm
by MazdaMan1991
now what about the motor mounts? would he have to just use kl mounts or the corresponding brackets off a k8 mx3 as well.
Re: KL into an RS?
Posted: October 1st, 2013, 8:39 pm
by tbondo
I personally did this swap and the mounts I used were as follows:
Passenger Side Motor Mount – Mazda MX-3 1.8L
Front Transmission Mount – Ford Probe
Rear Transmission Mount – Mazda MX-3 1.8L
Upper Transmission Mount – Custom + Mazda MX-3 => this was a combination of the MX-3 mount that bolts to the frame rail and a plate the I welded to it. Had to be creative.
Keep in mind that I had a donor V6 MX-3 and a donor Probe GT so my tranny is out of the Probe. That is why I had to make a custom mount for the upper trans mount. I am not saying this is the only way, just the way I did mine.
Re: KL into an RS?
Posted: October 2nd, 2013, 8:39 am
by MazdaMan1991
tbondo wrote:I personally did this swap and the mounts I used were as follows:
Passenger Side Motor Mount – Mazda MX-3 1.8L
Front Transmission Mount – Ford Probe
Rear Transmission Mount – Mazda MX-3 1.8L
Upper Transmission Mount – Custom + Mazda MX-3 => this was a combination of the MX-3 mount that bolts to the frame rail and a plate the I welded to it. Had to be creative.
Keep in mind that I had a donor V6 MX-3 and a donor Probe GT so my tranny is out of the Probe. That is why I had to make a custom mount for the upper trans mount. I am not saying this is the only way, just the way I did mine.
so pretty much im spot on with everything else? hes about to buy an mx6 DE then throw an oval port millenia intake on it and we will be swapping within the next month.