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kl and 5spd swap into a auto I4 car?

Posted: March 1st, 2007, 6:52 pm
by white94pgt
i have a 94 pgt right now and i want to put my turbo kl into a mx3. i think i found a good donor cra, but its a I4 with a auto trans. can i use the clutch assibily and shifter and all of that good stuff from my probe in the mx3? and can i use the probe axles? beside that i know i have to get mx3 v6 motor mounts, but are the I4 and V6 crossmembers the same? wiring isnt going to be a problem, i will just use the megasquirt and probe wiring harness.

thanks in advance for any help. a turbo kl in a mx3 is really going to be fun to drive!

Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 1:18 pm
by white94pgt
no-one has any input?

Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 3:52 pm
by monty73741
my suggestion is a bp in a sohc is easier...the I4sohc to KL is everything fromt the firewall back has to be changed even the harness.
It can be done

Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 3:57 pm
by Mazdaracer
You'd be much better off with a GS as a donor car. As thats where all the swap parts come from....Nothing from the Probe, other than the motor/trans and ECU can be used.

Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 4:35 pm
by white94pgt
i was going to swap the harness anyway b/c i have a megasquirt wired in. so the pedals wont fit? what about the shifter and rod? axles?

Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 5:43 pm
by Mazdaracer
nope and nope.

shifter parts fit, but won't shift properly and bind up.

The axles are too long, won't fit.

Not sure on the pedals, but i'd guess no.

Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 7:00 pm
by white94pgt
damn, well thanks for the help. i am no thinking about getting a escort, hopefully a wagon, to do the swap to

Posted: March 3rd, 2007, 4:06 am
by Jitb
ur not that bad off with the rs, u will just need the gs mounts/ linkage/pedals/harness/crossmember/axles. depending on how lucky u get thats all junkyard stuff. i own a 4cyl gs, and put in a few kls in rs's.. its not as hard as some make it seem.

Posted: March 3rd, 2007, 9:52 am
by Limegreen mx-3
yeap done it myself too easier than it seems if ur good with cars.

Posted: March 5th, 2007, 12:06 am
by white94pgt
i know its not bad, just most poeple are too lazy to do the work, lol