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No matter what engine i get i will have to change the mounts..so just wondering what one i should get..

thanks TREVO

is it not going into an mx3? if it is, one of those motors will fit into one version or the other. RS=BPT GS=KL motor. you wont need to change the mounts unless you were wanting to put a bpt into a GS or ZE into a RS.

fry_81 wrote:is it not going into an mx3? if it is, one of those motors will fit into one version or the other. RS=BPT GS=KL motor. you wont need to change the mounts unless you were wanting to put a bpt into a GS or ZE into a RS.

No its going into my mx3.,my mx3 is a SOHC 4cyl..I was told i was gonna need to change the mounts for both engines in order for it to go in my car..

since you have an RS you should get a BPT then, it uses the same mounts and everything, ive never personally done a bpt swap, but if its as easy as a ze swap, you'll be done in no time.

agreed... since you have the RS, go with the BPT

bpt

swaping all the stuff over to put a klze in would be a bit of a hassle, unless you found a really cheap gs parts car, then you could swap everything over. as for the mounts fill em in with window weld, made mine quite a bit stiffer.

i was told to replace them,because of wear and tear..

i had a pretty bad one and filled it with peices i cut from a plastic cutting board then filled the rest with window weld, these are super stiff now, old dsm trick.

Ill keep that in mind further down the road when i no forsure what swap im gonna do.

TREVO123 wrote: No its going into my mx3.,my mx3 is a SOHC 4cyl..I was told i was gonna need to change the mounts for both engines in order for it to go in my car..

Trevo you could make real short work of any queries you may have by stating all of the necessary info up front rather than have people like Fry guess. Hey better still, why not update your profile to include in the signature block all of the specifics of your ride. In that way you won't always have to repeat yourself and you'll get your answers quicker. Just a thought.
*John*

A list something like mine.

Go BP turbo if you have a 4cyl. You keep all the engine mounts, except for the mount above the Tranny if you use the G-Series/Protege LX tranny. Then you just use half of your MX-3 mount and half of the Protege mount.

Opps, I take my KL-ZE vote back and give it to the BPT. I didn't read that you had a 4-banger till after I voted. The ZE has a bigger displacement and IMO is easier to get disgustingly high amounts of power out of it. However if I were in your shoes, I'd keep it a 4 cyl and work with the BPT which is still a sweet-a-- engine.

go with the BP-T, dont waste your time and money converting to fit the KLZE