13b rew Or 2.5 Klze

[Mnemonic]

Ok so me and a friend have been sitting and argueing for the last few hours now on exactly which would be cheaper i currently drive a mx3 v6 1.8 and im thinking about doing the swap to the klze, i informed him of this and he told me if i was gonna spend that kind of money to just swap to the 13b rew engine (rotary for those of u who dont know) now i dont know if thats even possible but what im trying to ask to see which of us is correct is which would be cheaper im saying the klze he is saying the 13b rew

[Custommx3]

You can do the swap for less than 1500 bucks, but Id spend a little more and upgrade some parts while you had the engine out (flywheel and clutch, axles, ball joints)<P><BR>And one more thing... u better have some serious cash if you want to put the RX7 motor in an MX-3.<BR>You'll need a new drivetrain, tranny, motor, ECU, wiring, axles, pretty much everything on an RX-7, plust LOTS of custom work.<p>[ September 03, 2002: Message edited by: Custommx3 ]

[Mnemonic]

less than 1500 is that for the klze or the 13b? i know the 13b engine is cheaper or so corksport says

[Hy300]

Its much cheaper just to swap the KL-ZE than a 13b. You're talking about way too many custom modifications for a 13b and you'd have to swap out so much of the MX-3 it wouldn't be worth it unless you had several thousand usd to play with ontop of the engine price.

[Mnemonic]

ok guys thanks thats what i thought

[BumpNGlow]

taht 1500 for the klze... is that w/ engine?! thats cheaper than I imagined it would be.

[Mnemonic]

im not sure if 1500 is with engine cause i havent found a klze engine for less than 1,100

[OsoSlo z28]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BumpNGlow:<BR><STRONG>taht 1500 for the klze... is that w/ engine?! thats cheaper than I imagined it would be.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>you're losing me here. the klze IS the engine..what else would you be getting??

[David Coleman]

13B would require RWD. RWD would require alot of custom fabrication. Custom fabrication would cost more than 2k. More like 5k I'd wager, even if you "know people".

[IceMole19]

Hahaha my mx-3 is parked next to Rx-7, I'd like to see you get a 13B or 13BTT in there!! Why not just buy an rx-7 and save yourself some money. 3rd gen that is

[Sonicxtacy02]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cre8v mx3:<BR><STRONG><P>you're losing me here. the klze IS the engine..what else would you be getting??</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I think they're talkin about the install [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

[VizualXTC]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cre8v mx3:<BR><STRONG><P>you're losing me here. the klze IS the engine..what else would you be getting??</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I believe he's askin if the $1500 if just for installation or if the $1500 is KLZE + install.<P>Why do you need to convert to RWD with the 13b engine? If you put it sideways with a custom tranny it should work as well. I know that they use the 13b in the older VW beetles and they have to be set up sideways. I guess I just don't understand.