mx6 turbo fit a mx3

k-town bmx · Post by **k-town bmx** » March 2nd, 2006, 9:48 am

i can get a turbo off a mx6 (not sure the year) and wanted to know if it will fit my 94 mx3 1.6 dohc? any one knows let me know please!

Aston Wards · Post by **Aston Wards** » March 2nd, 2006, 3:48 pm

Well...., it won't not fit, but no, you won't be able tojust strap it on a non-turbo car

k-town bmx · Post by **k-town bmx** » March 3rd, 2006, 9:09 am

what all will i have to do? the guy i bought it from said he had a turbo on it before but took it off to put on a new car. and i was also wonderin if a ford probe gt moter will fit in my car.

Joey's mx · Post by **Joey's mx** » March 3rd, 2006, 12:12 pm

the turbo itself would fit..but you need a 323 gtx manifold to put it on a b6

MazdaManiacMx3 · Post by **MazdaManiacMx3** » March 3rd, 2006, 1:52 pm

If you have a 1.8liter v6 engine. The 93-97 probe 2.5L v6 engine will fit ,
However neither the earlier year probes 2.2's or the 93-97 2.0's will fit in the 4cylinder version of the mx-3 ..

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k-town bmx · Post by **k-town bmx** » March 21st, 2006, 12:18 pm

to get back to this subject will the probe fit a 1.6? my lifters started to tick the other week and i just want ot get a new moter b/c this one was ragged out when i got it.

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » March 23rd, 2006, 1:37 pm

No, the 1st gen Probe's/626/Mx-6 uses an F-series 2.2L SOHC engine. It's the same engine found in the Mazda B-series trucks and is not compatiblewith the B-Series I4 that your Mx-3 uses. To swap that engine it, it will require all custom work, and custom=$$$. Although it will require some wiring work, a BP/BPT would be much, much easier than trying to install than putting in an F-series motor.

For the turbo, the exhaust manifold shouldn't match up at all. The turbo you can use (EZ_4_FUN is using that turbo on his ZE), but as Joey's Mx said (although I don't know enough to confirm it), you'll beed the turbo exhaust manifold from 323GTX (I'm guessing the B6T) to be able to bolt that turbo to the engine.

k-town bmx · Post by **k-town bmx** » March 24th, 2006, 10:47 am

thinks. do they make a twin turbo mx-3 or was the guy telling this to me lying and if so i can get one for around $500

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » March 24th, 2006, 10:53 am

k-town bmx wrote:thinks. do they make a twin turbo mx-3 or was the guy telling this to me lying and if so i can get one for around $500

no they don't make one

k-town bmx · Post by **k-town bmx** » April 3rd, 2006, 10:50 am

MazdaManiacMx3 wrote
If you have a 1.8liter v6 engine. The 93-97 probe 2.5L v6 engine will fit ,
However neither the earlier year probes 2.2's or the 93-97 2.0's will fit in the 4cylinder version of the mx-3 ..

so what your saying is since i have a 4cyl a 2.5 probe gt wont fit? if not than what type of motor could i get to have around the same power as a prob gt engine?

papadeez15 · Post by **papadeez15** » April 3rd, 2006, 4:13 pm

no motor will fit ur car to get 164hp like the probe gt motors...
but wut u can put is a bp motor that gives 130hp

TEAMpK · Post by **TEAMpK** » April 4th, 2006, 11:07 pm

Putting the VJ-11(MX6/Probe turbo) will be alittle tricky. When I did mine we had to do some 'work' to make it fit. The VJ-14 is mucha better.

papadeez15 · Post by **papadeez15** » April 5th, 2006, 3:24 am

never heard of it...
does it fit the mx3 gs?
how much power do u get?

Dom · Post by **Dom** » April 6th, 2006, 6:09 pm

papadeez15 wrote:never heard of it...
does it fit the mx3 gs?
how much power do u get?

wut r u talking about?
vj11 is the stock turbo that 1st gen mx6's and probes use, itll fit on almost any motor with the right accesories(manifold being the main concern)

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » April 7th, 2006, 10:50 pm

k-town bmx wrote:so what your saying is since i have a 4cyl a 2.5 probe gt wont fit? if not than what type of motor could i get to have around the same power as a prob gt engine?

The 2.5L V6 engine out of a Probe/Mx-6/626/Millenia is a direct bolt in to the V6 Mx-3 because they are all from the same series of engines (K-series), but that is the only engine from a Probe that will fit; the 2.0L 4cyl or the 2.2/2.2L turbo from the 1st generation Probe will not fit.

If you have a 4cyl Mx-3, no matter if you have the 92-93 SOHC or 94+ DOHC, you basically have to convert your 4cyl to a V6 Mx-3, and when that's ready, you can use any V6 engine from an Mx-3, Mx-6, 626, Probe or Millenia (excluding the Millenia S Supercharged 2.3L KJ). K-series V6 engines vary from 130hp to 200hp

Because of the work involved to convert a 4cyl Mx-3 to a V6, it could be less work and more likely less expensive to upgrade to a bigger 4cyl. What is known as a BP is a 1.8L 4cyl that you can find in Escorts, 323's and Protege's. That engine is 130hp, roughly the same power a the 1.8L V6 that the Mx-3 comes with. Because you have a DOHC 1.6L, it will require some rewiring, but it's still very doable. Putting in a V6 will require some wiring, and then some. So for ease, this would probably be the best bet.

Now, you want with something of roughtly the same power as a stock Probe 2.5L KLDE; 164hp. Well, up from the 130hp from the 1.8L BP 4cyl engine, you have 2 other choices, their turbo versions, the GTX @ 180hp, and the rare GTR @ 210hp. These motors were found in Mazda 323's and Protege's. Or if you want to take it one step at a time, you can start with just the 130hp BP, and turbo it later, that's commonly done.

Now, if you want to turbo your stock DOHC motor. It's been done a few times and you'll have to ask around. Basically, you can use pretty much any turbo from any make and model car and engine, you just need a way to bolt it to the engine. You can make your own if you want to, but Joey's mx mentioned that all you need is the exhaust manifold from a Mazda 323GTX. I may need to be corrected on this, but I believe he's probably talking about the manifold from the B6T version in the first GTX's, since I believe that the BP would be too big/wide to bolt up, but I may be wrong

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