Transmission help needed!

Napalm7629 · Post by **Napalm7629** » January 12th, 2007, 9:35 pm

I am new to mx-3.com and also new to the mx-3. I was given a 94 mx-3 1.6L DOHC from my sister because its transmission has gone out (wont shift properly and you cant go over 25mph). It is an automatic and it was just a reason for me to convert it to a manual. If anyone could, I need a list of possible donor vehicles with similar transmissions. I have been able to find 5-speeds for the V6 although that doesnt help me much considering I have a 4 cyl. If you could let me know, years, makes, and models of vehicles with the transmission i could use, that would be great! thanks!

TREVO123 · Post by **TREVO123** » January 12th, 2007, 10:54 pm

94 or 95 the trans should work 96 has a diff tranz.

Napalm7629 · Post by **Napalm7629** » January 13th, 2007, 10:15 am

thanks, but i thought that some years of the mazda 323, and the ford probe had the same transmission. I am having a hard time finding transmissions from an mx-3 at the junk yard, and there are plenty of probes and mazda 323 and 626. If anyone has any information, that would be great!

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » January 13th, 2007, 12:52 pm

I don't know about the 626/Probe/Mx-6 4cyl trannies being compatible. I dont know much about them, but are a totally different type of motor, no matter the generation, so I assume they use a totally different trans.

If you had a V6 Mx-3, the V6 626/Probe/Mx-6 would be (specifically the manual transmissions), reason why we can easilly swap out the motor and/or the trans. Your probably mixing up the 2.

papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » January 13th, 2007, 1:09 pm

the only trans that are straight bolt up are 4 cyl MX-3 transmissions or 323 transmissions, you can swap in the BP tranny out of a protege but theres a bit more work involved ans is not a straight bolt up

Napalm7629 · Post by **Napalm7629** » January 13th, 2007, 5:26 pm

ah, i see....well this may be more difficult than I had thought it would be....lol well thanks a lot! If anyone knows a fairly simple engine swap i could possibly do, that would be very useful!

Napalm7629 · Post by **Napalm7629** » January 13th, 2007, 5:27 pm

hey i have just come accross a few 1990 mazda 323 transmissions....anyone know of those would work?

94blaze1.6 · Post by **94blaze1.6** » January 13th, 2007, 6:35 pm

Yes early 90's 323 have the same series transmissions... The tranny itself should bolt up to the engine you have but you still might have to look for the 3 pedal assemply out of an mx3 because I dont know if they are the same.

Napalm7629 · Post by **Napalm7629** » January 13th, 2007, 7:23 pm

fantastic! thank you very much