1.8L vs BP-T vs 2.5L

[babybluemx3]

yeah it would be a good estimate

[firefly948]

ok...that clears alot up...thanks babyblue.

[HIMfan1]

what about at http://www.a1jdmengines.com/mazda-engines.html they have the BPT turbo engine that comes with a awd transmission for $1700 not so bad for a engine with a turbo

[mx3man]

that is 1700$ USD... and it is kinda pricey, but you would also need A LOT of modifications to your car to install an AWD tranny on an MX3... the 1700$USD just gets the engine and tranny in your garage... expect double that to get it in and working well.

[lone_night_fox]

ya but still $3,400 USD would be such a small cost compaired to the reward of having a AWD MX-3 also your resale value would skyrocket considerin you would have one of the only ones ever!

[mx3man]

Originally Posted by lone_night_fox

your resale value would skyrocket considerin you would have one of the only ones ever!

Although technically you're right, people would most of the time rather put money into a car, and not just spend like 10Gs on an already built MX3... if you start putting mods like that in your car, its cuz you wanna keep it. Its like my car... my car is a piece of shit, and if I were to sell it, I would not get anywhere near what I have put into it (in repairs), so I may as well spend a bit more and makle it an awesome little sports car for my own enjoyment. When it comes time to sell, Im not gonna get much thats for sure. The car is already 11 years old.

[lone_night_fox]

In my area there are tons of people who don't want to spend the time or money to set up a car... there are many people who would rather buy a mechanically setup car than a stock one... now when you get into exterior styling and such you may not get the high value. But I do think if you have a car that is one of a kind you can get a good dollar for it

[firefly948]

I would pay alot to get an MX3 that is AWD. I would hate to have to go through all that modding...I would enjoy the challenge, but face it, converting a car to AWD is not easy. I can see where you are coming from though mx3man. I would rather mod my own car than have someone else do it.

[wazoocustom]

Originally Posted by lone_night_fox

ya but still $3,400 USD would be such a small cost compaired to the reward of having a AWD MX-3 also your resale value would skyrocket considerin you would have one of the only ones ever!

Yeah, I know this is a really old thread, but I had to put in my 2 pence: Believe me when I say (from a similar experience) that you do NOT want to even try to make a 4wd MX3! Beyond the motor and tranny, you need a rear axle, new rear suspension, new shifter linkage, etc...ad nauseum. You would literally have to get GVWR at the wheels to calculate sptring weights after all was done, and that would take forever , since you would need to gut the interior, so you could cut out a tunnel for the read driveshaft, and tub out the rear hatch to male room for the pumpkin/dear diff (depending on whether you go the easy route or not. I f you take the hard route (steal the rear out of a Subaru) you might as well lease a Ferrari, and pimp in style!

[96probegt]

any of you guys ever hear of cyborg zero they sell engine kits for the 2.5 for like 1300 someting like 650hp 11-1 compresion

[mx3man]

yes, a friend of mine who is also on here (babybluemx3) just bought a set of 8.7cr pistons from them for his sick turbo setup he has going.

[96probegt]

my only question about the set up is how can all three setups 8.5,8.7&11cr produce the same amount of hp the more the cr the more hp you have