swap 1.8l bp

MAPEXMX3 · Post by **MAPEXMX3** » June 5th, 2006, 11:16 pm

hey hey...im dropping a 1.8l for a protege gt in my baby mx-3..i just got feuw question....for the halfshaft (axelshaft)..protege or mx-3...for the engine support...same question...there look similer..pretty similer a most say...supide one now...the vaccum canister..hum...protege or mx-3...here again..look close to me...i know it must sound like a amater question...but dont worry for me...im a mecanic..but im a diesel mecanic..(big high way truck..internatinal dealer..) and is my first swap in a car...and am pretty sure a will have a lot a surprises..i just want to minimize those suprise...so..if someone have don a similaire swap...please..help me with some good tips...is gona be appresiated....
thanks ..

(i read the swap in the technical forum..nice...but i dosent say nothing about the axleshaft...im curiuse..)

MechaManZero · Post by **MechaManZero** » June 5th, 2006, 11:51 pm

axles and halfshafts are going to be from a protege if you go with the stronger shorter gearing protege tranny. you gotta change your mounts a little bit. like on the engine mount on the passenger side is going to be protege towards the engine and mx-3 towards the car. IDK too much about the tranny ones yet. I am in the process of a swap and didn't quite get to it but i believ the mount towards the front needs a protege tranny mount with an mx-3 part also. basically the mounts are going to be hybrids.

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » June 5th, 2006, 11:59 pm

This info is for a 92/93 SOHC model. I am not sure about the 94+ models.

If you keep your MX-3 tranny, then you use your MX-3 axles.

If you switch to the Protege GT/LX tranny, then you use those axles & halfshaft w/ carrier bearing.

Also, if you switch to the Protege Tranny, you will need to use that flywheel & clutch.

And, only if you switch to the Protege Tranny...
The only tranny mount that needs to be made a hybird is the top tranny mount on the drivers side. You will use the bottom from the Protege LX and the top from the MX-3.

If you use your Mx-3 tranny, then you use all of your stock mounts everywhere.

MAPEXMX3 · Post by **MAPEXMX3** » June 6th, 2006, 12:43 pm

goooood.... thank's a lot....yes im keeping protege gt tranny..so i will use the axleshaft of the protege....this is all good...and also a big thank's for the mounting...going to save me time and unnessesare stress..

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » June 11th, 2006, 3:06 pm

theres a protege gt?

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » June 11th, 2006, 3:48 pm

mazdamx3sohc wrote:theres a protege gt?

Thats the Protege LX in Canada...

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » June 11th, 2006, 9:38 pm

ooooo mmm canadian bacon