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hi all as going to do a bp swap on my mx-3 but i might have a 6 cyl mx3 fall into my lap it is a commplete write off roof gone but all else good i know there was a list of what you need off the 6cyl one to swap it over to a 4 cyl but can't find it for the life of me .. this car was nice so .. it would be a steal .. so i want to do it .. but want to know if can do .. help ....

BP and the 1.8 V6 have about the same power.

BP would be easier to swap if you have a 4 cylinder already.

Unless your talking about a KLZE 2.5L V6 I wouldnt suggest you
even consider swapping from V6 to I4.

oh yes it will be a klze going in there but kneed to know what i need to strip off the 6 cyl i am getting so i can do the swap as mine is a 4cyl and it is cheaper to get the mx3 with the 6 in it plus it has a rear disc breaks and a ton of replacement parts i can part for money and make my dreams come true lol .. more klze's about here than bp's ... sigh

I believe the answer is:

Everything in the engine bay, unless its welded to the body.
Harness
ECU
Rear Disks and all equip.

ok other question do i need the front end i am sure i saw it once that you need the full front end too .. thats part off why they have the not recomended put there .. lol .. but since i am going to have a doner car and it looks like an extra mx3 that needs alot of tlc it's a 4cyl too .. grin .. 1000 for all it looks like ..

Ryan wrote:I believe the answer is:

Everything in the engine bay, unless its welded to the body.
Harness
ECU
Rear Disks and all equip.

I really think "Everything in the engine bay" constitutes "the (full) front end"

I just quoted myself.... is that odd?

hi there well i could go with the rs rack but that would be dumb as gs has a tighter turning radius .. from what i can see on the nt no one has done this due to the ammount of work but hell .. in for a penny in for a pound and where are you going to find mx-3's like this falling into your lap plus i will have my i4 mx-3 to drive in the mean time .. grin maybe after 2 years from now .. do a bp if it fall's into my lap .. lol

I do believe that someone did do the I4 to V6 swap. I cannot recall the name of the member though...
Limegreenmx-3 did the opposite though. V6 to I4.

ok now i decided i didn't want to stop driving my mx-3 so i just bought a black 1994 mx-3 mine's 95-96 other than the date there the same 4 cyl well one i bought has mag wheels 5 of them lol .. so stealing them while working on it to go on my green mx-3 well you may ask what did i pay for this one .. 500 is the answer .. has a busted windshield and a small dent on the door .. but i am not worried .. just finishing taking a dent out of my fiances car .. hit and run .. sigh .. she was not happy .. but was small dent and she doesn't want to make a claim as we had a hit and run on my car and hers while there were parked infront of the house .. caught the person though ..

well .. she has decided she wants an mx-3 now so .. there is a 1.8l auto .. that were hoping to get for 400 to 500 hundred and another 6cyl doner mx-3 thats toast for 400 to 500 hundred .. will swap all off the donar onto the black 4 cyl and stip it bare have a storage loft above my garage so lots of room for it .. well off i go will get pictures of the cars and post them soon and will start a work log when i have the other 2 cars .. so will have 3 runnig mx-3s and one toaster donar .. lol .. and if super lucky will get a volkswagen jetta 1.8T 2002 for 500 but not holding my breath .. lol .. will post thursday as ill know if have the cars by then.

ok all i promissed pics and there coming soon just picked up on wednesday at mpic (autopac) auction 2 count them two mx-3 v6 gs lol .. one is my donar that was a write off all windows smashed out etc minor hood dents one is an automatic that my fiance wante the donar came to 420 cdn with tax and the auto gs came to 672 cdn all needs is driver quarter panel and going to replace driver door with the donar one as is easier and chaper than bondo ing dents .. lol .. her's is sweet .. so now after i have her's up and finished comes the long swap process going to buy a cheap digital camera 5mp or something for doing my worklog and going to photo everything thins will take a while expect 6 months to a year .. but when finished i hope they will post my info on the not recomended spot for people to see my sweat blood and tears ... for future warning and help .. i am going to go with the 1.8L engine at first in the swap and then later go to the 2.5L as i am now the proud owner of will with fiances 4 mx-3's one being the part only one .. photo's coming soon hoping this weekend will have to read up on how to post them .. lol and my dad wanted to know if he could buy my fiance's mx-3 from us.. lol .. there is a kid wanting a sports car in all of us even at 65 years old . grin .. did't get te volvo .. went for to much and was missing the head .. oh and anyone know if the v6 crossmember will swap to the 4cyl if you do a transfer of everything from the v6 gs
I am so excited a am a sucker for pain and suffering .. lol

I am so glad That I am a member of this I got the ideas and information that I really need.,


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