kl and 5spd swap into a auto I4 car?

white94pgt · Post by **white94pgt** » March 1st, 2007, 6:52 pm

i have a 94 pgt right now and i want to put my turbo kl into a mx3. i think i found a good donor cra, but its a I4 with a auto trans. can i use the clutch assibily and shifter and all of that good stuff from my probe in the mx3? and can i use the probe axles? beside that i know i have to get mx3 v6 motor mounts, but are the I4 and V6 crossmembers the same? wiring isnt going to be a problem, i will just use the megasquirt and probe wiring harness.

thanks in advance for any help. a turbo kl in a mx3 is really going to be fun to drive!

white94pgt · Post by **white94pgt** » March 2nd, 2007, 1:18 pm

no-one has any input?

monty73741 · Post by **monty73741** » March 2nd, 2007, 3:52 pm

my suggestion is a bp in a sohc is easier...the I4sohc to KL is everything fromt the firewall back has to be changed even the harness.
It can be done

Mazdaracer · Post by **Mazdaracer** » March 2nd, 2007, 3:57 pm

You'd be much better off with a GS as a donor car. As thats where all the swap parts come from....Nothing from the Probe, other than the motor/trans and ECU can be used.

white94pgt · Post by **white94pgt** » March 2nd, 2007, 4:35 pm

i was going to swap the harness anyway b/c i have a megasquirt wired in. so the pedals wont fit? what about the shifter and rod? axles?

Mazdaracer · Post by **Mazdaracer** » March 2nd, 2007, 5:43 pm

nope and nope.

shifter parts fit, but won't shift properly and bind up.

The axles are too long, won't fit.

Not sure on the pedals, but i'd guess no.

white94pgt · Post by **white94pgt** » March 2nd, 2007, 7:00 pm

damn, well thanks for the help. i am no thinking about getting a escort, hopefully a wagon, to do the swap to

Jitb · Post by **Jitb** » March 3rd, 2007, 4:06 am

ur not that bad off with the rs, u will just need the gs mounts/ linkage/pedals/harness/crossmember/axles. depending on how lucky u get thats all junkyard stuff. i own a 4cyl gs, and put in a few kls in rs's.. its not as hard as some make it seem.

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » March 3rd, 2007, 9:52 am

yeap done it myself too easier than it seems if ur good with cars.

white94pgt · Post by **white94pgt** » March 5th, 2007, 12:06 am

i know its not bad, just most poeple are too lazy to do the work, lol