I recently bought a mazda mx3, 1994, 4 cyl., automatic.. and my worse fear just occured .. the engine died .. my mecanic told me the crank shaft is finished, that i should consider changing the engine ..
i'm a college student, with a very tight budget since i work part time, i have maybe ~2000-2200$ to spend on the engine (including labour)
is there any engines out there that will at least quasi fit bolt-on, that isnt too much expensive?
so far, ppl suggested:
1.8 DOHC from a proteger or a festiva GT
or a miata DOHC ( i dont know if it fits )
Is anyone fond enough on the subject, and knows which engine i could get swapped for under 2200$? (i'm sorry for the vague question, but im a complete tyro to mecanics .. hehe)
Thanks in advance!
marcio
ps: im not looking for some powerful engine to race, but i'm interested in getting something faster than the precidia 4 cyl.
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<small>[ October 24, 2004, 08:17 PM: Message edited by: mars ]</small>