About the BP SWAP

Red_MX3_92 · Post by **Red_MX3_92** » November 8th, 2006, 9:22 pm

My engine recently went and i just scored a sweet a-- deal from my dads buddies daughter got a 96 escort gt with 195k km for $300 CDA!!! but its auto and my mx3 is 5 spd.

So my question is... since i put a new clutch in my mx3 2 months i was wondering if it is possible if the flywheel and the 5spd tranny with fit on the bp engine and if there would be anything i should worry about or need to switch from auto to 5spd and what else i need to know about the swap i got the basics already...

and whats sweet is next year when it gets a lil warmer out i'm gona throw the rear wheel disc brakes from the escort to the mx3 hehe!

Boris · Post by **Boris** » November 8th, 2006, 9:49 pm

yeah you can put the BP with your f-series trans. Gottagofaster, and limegreenmx3 have both done it. You may want to consider switching to a G-series tranny (BP trans) because the F-series is pretty weak. Limegreen will vouch that his F-series took a beating for quite some time while mated with a BP engine, though.

Red_MX3_92 · Post by **Red_MX3_92** » November 8th, 2006, 9:54 pm

funny i'm getting the excort from oakvile but u know where theres a good place to find a bp tranny around here...

Boris · Post by **Boris** » November 8th, 2006, 10:22 pm

nah I've been on the lookout for quite some time. I've ran into a few autos, but nothing manual yet. I'm looking for a Kia Sephia tranny right now mainly, but also checking for escort or protege ones too. There's two junkyards in oakville that I'm keeping an eye out for: B&D and ontario auto salvage. Hamilton has lots of places though doesn't it??

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » November 8th, 2006, 11:06 pm

Red_MX3_92 wrote:funny i'm getting the excort from oakvile but u know where theres a good place to find a bp tranny around here...

if u have a 92-93 mx-3 the swap is easy u'll need the wiring harness and ecu the f-series trans , clutch & flywheel bolts up to the bp its all plug and play
BBUUTTTT

if u have a 94-96 mx-3 the wiring part will be a nightmare but if u look in teh 4cly faq there is a write up on the bp swap for the 94+ models it was a auto swap too.

the f-series will hold up if u don't consantly abuse it but after 40 pass on the stock clutch and 10 pass on a ACT clutch on slicks than diff finally ripe apart on me. damn act really grabs which is why it hold held up to 10 pass. best time 15.6@88. 2450lb

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » November 8th, 2006, 11:24 pm

1996 Escort GT was NOT a BP.

FYI.

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » November 8th, 2006, 11:45 pm

Than what is it?

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » November 9th, 2006, 12:46 am

OKay after some researching, Apparently they kept that body style till 1996.

Everything I have been told and read in the past said that they stopped in 1995.

I am wrong, I can admit it.

http://www.intellichoice.com/reports/ve ... del/Escort

However, they must have made VERY FEW 1996 models of the GT.

Red_MX3_92 · Post by **Red_MX3_92** » November 9th, 2006, 12:51 am

thank for the info lime;)

the only thing i'm worried about is that tranny wiring its scaring me a bit that i won't get the car ready for importfest

and u got me scared there for a sec that its not a bp

Red_MX3_92 · Post by **Red_MX3_92** » November 9th, 2006, 1:23 am

actually could u get me the link to where it shows the tranny wire stuff pls i can't find it

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » November 9th, 2006, 2:43 am

Red_MX3_92 wrote:actually could u get me the link to where it shows the tranny wire stuff pls i can't find it

well what year is ur car and is it auto stick sohc or dohc 1.6 there the link ity is in the 4 cly faq like i said it was in u just need to serch harder

http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=379303

Red_MX3_92 · Post by **Red_MX3_92** » November 9th, 2006, 1:41 pm

i have a 95 mx3 1.6 dohc with 5 spd tranny, and switchin to a 96 escort gt 1.8 dohc auto tranny...

and i looked at that page and dunno where it says somthing about 5spd to auto caz all i read was auto to auto...

its this thing here right
http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?image=connpf2.jpg