93 Cronos 626 V6 Engine Into a 92 v6?

Cala Del Oso · Post by **Cala Del Oso** » April 21st, 2005, 12:00 pm

Just wondering if the engine out of the 93 Cronos 626 would fit in the 92 GS? If it does would it bolt up to the mx-3 transmission? Just had the transmission rebuilt in the MX-3. There is a 626 for sale here in town so I thought I would ask if it would fit. Also is this the 2.5 V6 in the Cronos or the 1.8? Thanks again.

relisys_3200 · Post by **relisys_3200** » April 21st, 2005, 12:11 pm

The 2.5 was used in the V6 cronos. The engine will fit, and the mx3 5speed transmission will bolt up to the 2.5 engine.

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » April 21st, 2005, 12:27 pm

Yea the engine is KLDE, if it us a straight neck one you might have a bit of trouble, but chances are its a short neck one...plus the trannies are the exact same, just the 626 tranny has a taller 5th gear..

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » April 21st, 2005, 7:27 pm

You haven't mentioned the cost in purchasing the 626. Your looking at a car with probably the same wear and tear (maybe more), probably high mileage (maybe higher), an engine whose life expentancy is ????. Perhaps if your in the presence of mind to do an engine swap, you may want to consider acquiring a KLZE engine. There is a fairly recent post on this BB that shows an incredibly pristine ZE engine (which normally come between 30k, 50k or 70k km's on them). The cost of getting just the ZE engine as apposed to buying a substantially used 626 for the engine may prove very counter-productive and quite possibly a sorry waste of money. If doing an engine swap, it's usually better in the long term to do it right the first and avoid cutting corners by satisfying conveniance. Almost forgot, a few more ponnies in a ZE over a DE......zoom..zoom..zoom

http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=41028

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