engine swap?

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alreadydefective
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engine swap?

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ok, so my friend and i both (unrelatedly) purchased MX-3's... weird coincidence in of itself... so i bought a K8D 1.8L V6 (i think the K8D is right...) but he got the I4... i know that i could swap mine for the KLZE 2.5L V6.. but what i want to know, would it be wise for him to swap is I4 with the same KLZE engine? or would it not fit due to something beyond control?
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It can fit, but you would need to mod it quite abit. The best route to go for him is a BP (escort or protege motor) or a JDM BPT turbo. There is lots of info in the 4cyl forum if you check it out.
alreadydefective
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ok, thanks, ill talk to him about it, i was thinkin it'd be a bit more difficult
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