originalmazdawg
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O.k., here we go. I drive a Mazda B2600i p/u. The pickup has the same 121hp 2.6L that came in the Mazda MPV. The MPV was also available with the same 5-spd that's in my truck.
The MPV was also available with a 155hp 3.0L V6 SOHC, only automatic so I've heard, bummer.
Now here comes the interesting part... I have "heard", but haven't been able to confirm, that the MPV 3.0L uses the same block as the 3.0L SOHC V6 that came in the Mazda 929. Then there is the 929(S) that came with a 3.0L DOHC V6 pushing approx. 195hp.
Both the SOHC and the DOHC have the same "JE" engine code from what I can tell by my "research". The 929(S) was offered with a 5-spd for a limited time, I think it was 89-90.
How difficult can it be swap my 2.6L I4 for this DOHC V6 and mate it to a 5-spd? I have considered trying to find a complete 5-spd 929S car to pull the entire drivetrain out of it from the engine to the rear-end. Any ideas??
The MPV was also available with a 155hp 3.0L V6 SOHC, only automatic so I've heard, bummer.
Now here comes the interesting part... I have "heard", but haven't been able to confirm, that the MPV 3.0L uses the same block as the 3.0L SOHC V6 that came in the Mazda 929. Then there is the 929(S) that came with a 3.0L DOHC V6 pushing approx. 195hp.
Both the SOHC and the DOHC have the same "JE" engine code from what I can tell by my "research". The 929(S) was offered with a 5-spd for a limited time, I think it was 89-90.
How difficult can it be swap my 2.6L I4 for this DOHC V6 and mate it to a 5-spd? I have considered trying to find a complete 5-spd 929S car to pull the entire drivetrain out of it from the engine to the rear-end. Any ideas??
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