Protege 1.8 SOHC > Protege 2.5 KLZE

sysopt · Post by **sysopt** » August 22nd, 2005, 11:03 pm

Now would someone PLEASE help me get mx3 v6 shifter linkage (I'm on Brooklyn)??

Enjoy the pictures, I hope its fast.

EDIT:

New Pictures:

That pic was supposed to be "KL 31 1A1". And yes that's Towlie, my sister put it on my car, so I left it there.

papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » August 22nd, 2005, 11:11 pm

it should be pretty quick, enough to scare alot of people, go to mazda and get a new linkage, at least then you dont gotta worry about hte shifter falling through for a while

slowmx3 · Post by **slowmx3** » August 22nd, 2005, 11:17 pm

neato!

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » August 22nd, 2005, 11:18 pm

thats interesting, ze in protege

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » August 23rd, 2005, 2:38 am

We have a guy here in Atl. that has a DE in his Proto. pretty fast. Great job, enjoy...

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » August 23rd, 2005, 2:59 pm

protege is heavier than mx3 though about 2800lbs I think

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » August 23rd, 2005, 3:33 pm

its about the same weight.

2480 for an LX, 2340 for a DX. but with the KLZE it'l weigh more on par with a GS which is 2540.

And this is a pretty common swap for Protege/escort guys. Its been done many times before. It basically launches the car into instant low 14 second territory.

Only question I have...where are you putting the radiator?

slowmx3 · Post by **slowmx3** » August 23rd, 2005, 9:52 pm

I never knew our cars were that fat. ICK If I didn't udderly HATE taking out interior parts i'd try and make it lighter, but i guess i'll just have to make a lil more power right?? LOL

kiwi_MX3 · Post by **kiwi_MX3** » August 23rd, 2005, 11:43 pm

Cheaper to gut the MX3 out as they have a serious issue that
jenny craig could work on, way to fat!

rear Hatch glass 40kgs
Stock seats 25kgs each.
Dash alone 10kgs.
All the crap under the dash another 10kgs.
Sound deadening stuff 45kgs.
Stock loom 20kgs.
Electric sun roof 15kgs.

mike_moss · Post by **mike_moss** » August 24th, 2005, 4:39 pm

Nice job man! I swapped in the K8 at the beginning of the summer and now that I got a winter car I'll be hibernating my beast and putting in the ZE over the winter.

Check my CarDomain for photos (link in my sig).

Post up photos of the rad area and which rad you'll be using, etc.

I'm going to be sourcing a rad to fit where the condensor would on an A/C equipped Protege. Or getting one made.

Keep up the good work!

sysopt · Post by **sysopt** » September 21st, 2005, 8:53 pm

Yes, the car is up and running, and pretty fun to drive. For the radiator... I have no idea what we used, we just found one in the shop that was a good size and this cool mexican guy put the inlet and outlet in all the right places to make it fit perfectly with no cutting of the rad support. The fan is from a J30 and sits in front of the rad instead of behind it and that fits as well. The axles are actually a little too long because theyre for the slightly wider mx3 so I hear some knocking and feel some vibration but it is driveable. I have to get all the other stuff still.... complete exhaust, complete suspension, the correct ecu, maybe a supercharger in the long haul....we'll see. Swap was definitely worth it.

Special thanks to Mario and Yoss and everyone else who helped at the shop. Also to Georonimo for giving me a good deal on the stuff. Excellent guy to do business with.

sysopt · Post by **sysopt** » September 21st, 2005, 8:57 pm

Also my other friend inspired to me to polish my car after he used this polish/clear coat stuff on the trunk. After 4.5 years of owning this car, today was the first day I saw the true red instead of nasty faded almost pink.

Rick Johnson · Post by **Rick Johnson** » September 21st, 2005, 9:24 pm

sysopt wrote:The axles are actually a little too long because theyre for the slightly wider mx3 so I hear some knocking and feel some vibration but it is driveable.

What axles should you have used? EGT/Pro LX?

sysopt · Post by **sysopt** » September 21st, 2005, 9:41 pm

I tried egt/pro lx axles, unfortunately the inner joint is too small for the mx-3 transmission. I'll probably have to shorten both axle shafts by about a half an inch each.

mike_moss · Post by **mike_moss** » September 22nd, 2005, 1:50 pm

Nice work!

My car has been off the road for a couple of weeks now. Slowly tearing it down...going for a complete restoration.

Post some pics if you can.

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Protege 1.8 SOHC > Protege 2.5 KLZE

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