Parts for B6ME

[jkbreazeale]

WITHOUT DOING A MOTOR SWAP... What is out there for the B6ME? The intake that I have seen is wayyyy overpriced for the little bit of material that was used, I can't seem to find any headers for it either. I know this is the underpowered motor (a whopping 88 horse) but I love the fuel economy it gets. I also saw on the forum that there is a guy on here turboing his sohc. I dont mind going to a junkyard to frankenstein some parts either as long as it will give the car alittle more power. I am not looking to hit 200 horse... not even 150 horse. But atlease alittle less anemic. Any help is much appreciated. As mentioned, I am not looking to swap into a different B-series motor.

[RS_OBD'oh_2]

corksport has just posted a pic of some proto headers... other than that it's all custom. Don't expect anything much out that engine. Unless you are good friends with a welder, you're never going to get after market parts. You'd be pretty lucky getting 100hp.

[jkbreazeale]

anybody else?

[Ryan]

nah, you're pretty much screwed. Nothing for more pep. just intake/exhaust stuff. You don't ever really see gains anyway unless you modify internals. (valves, cams, piston-C/R, shave head, overbore, P&P, Turrrrbo...)

[jkbreazeale]

stiiiiicky 'r'? Yeah, I figured as much... I know that appearance wise I can use anything from any year, but I was just looking for intakes, underdrive, headers... even if it is not meant for the mx-3 but for a car with a similiar motor I would like to at least try

[Ryan]

I think probe 2.0 headers need re drilled and port matched and then they work...

for UDP, not sure. Maybe. I don't know if the B6 and long nose BP are the same style crank. I know short nose isn't.

Intake can be custom fab, but I think there might be some on ebay. Any B series motor one will work, from B6 me/de to BP. all the bays are pretty much the same

[jkbreazeale]

Speaking of Probes... will a short ram intake from a 93-97 probe work on my motor? It looks like it would and that would get rid of that air box...

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[jkbreazeale]

Would a DOHC 1.6 UDP work on a SOHC 1.6? (B6-DE to B6-ME)

[Ryan]

No sure. Depends on the belt offset/type... If they're just a few mm out of whack, it'll eat your belt.

[jkbreazeale]

Stumbling across the 4 cylinder FAQ, I found that the BP-DE throttle body from a protege would fit. Went junkyard hunting found a 90 Protege DOHC. Installed it today. Wasn't that much of an improvement but it is definitely a bigger bore. Ported it from 60 to 65mm. I'm happy.

[SuperK]

what'd it do to you economy? I hear a overbored tb can help make fuel disappear.

[jkbreazeale]

I'm not sure, I would have to run a fresh tank of gas in it. Car smells like a 2 cycle. Idles 1500. The adjustment screw doesn't seem to have an effect on it. Then again, I didnt jump the diagnostics box either...

[Limegreen mx-3]

Would a DOHC 1.6 UDP work on a SOHC 1.6? (B6-DE to B6-ME)

Yes it would bolt up u will need smaller serpentine belts for the alt. waterpump side and another for the ps a/c side. Being that u have a sohc there isn't much u can do to make in any faster than it is. There are no stock turbo manifold that will bolt up to a b6me like there are for the b6-de and bp-de.

The probe 4cly header mod is for the B6-DE not the B6-ME and again SOL. So again go BP or battle with the B6-ME that will near satisfy your power needs like a BP will.



Ryan humm are u slipping on here u seem to give good answers on most of the repeatedly ask ?'s. Rookies they never read nor search, its ok they'll learn in time.

[Ryan]

What do you mean I'm slipping? As in I gave a bad answer, or I'm not bitchy enough? lol.

I try not to comment on the things I have no idea about, and if I have a decent idea, I'll chuck a protective phrase like "I think" or "I'm quite sure" or "I believe" etc...

Looking back at this one, I'm dumb. Clearly they will line up. A b6 is a b6. (I was probably thinking of the GM alternator I helped a buddy put into his 1988 Colt, thats sketchy)

The problem I ran into with B6ME and 1st gen BP is that the keyway is different on the pully/crank. That sucks because 1st gen BP runs V on alt/wp and serp on PS. B6 runs serp all around, and I'd rather run serp, but the b6 pully didn't work on the BP

Yeah.

[Limegreen mx-3]

What do you mean I'm slipping? As in I gave a bad answer, or I'm not bitchy enough? .

u didn't give a bad answer not what i meant.