The ZE is in and so is the LSD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wheelmanmx3 · Post by **wheelmanmx3** » April 7th, 2005, 9:10 pm

Well fellas the ze is in and the LSd tranny from a Lantis bolted up well axels fit with no problem the only thing now is that the radiator or the hose is leaking antifreeze really badly. My radiator fan is not working properly, it comes on and goes off. I was wondering does any body know where i can get aftermarket performance fans that are smaller than the stock ones.

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » April 7th, 2005, 10:13 pm

lsd from a lantis:)
how much did you spend for that ?
cheap radiators and i think some fans on ebay at the moment.

also check, mx6.com and probetalk.com forums for the fans.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » April 7th, 2005, 10:30 pm

Don't know if you want smaller fans. ZE is going to get pretty warm in there and max cooling effectiveness is necessary. Is your rad and fans pooched or not working because of something missed in your install. I'd check and double check all connections. Driver side must have worked when you were setting up your TPS, because the fan switching on and off is the sweet spot in the setting of the TPS procedure. If it is in fact pooched, may I suggest another MX rad and fans from a GS automatic. Search earlier posts regarding this particular subject (within the last month I believe).
As a side bar. Mazda already new that they were sandwiching a large engine into a small space with the GS and in keeping with that they made efforts to ensure that cooling was addressed. It's a fairly large cooling area with large fans along with a thermostat that opens earlier than the RS. Improving upon what Mazda already done would be quite expensive IMO. A Re-cored/overhauled rad and overhauled/repaired fans may be the most cooling and cost effective IMO. Hope this helps.

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » April 7th, 2005, 10:44 pm

jschrauwen wrote:Don't know if you want smaller fans. ZE is going to get pretty warm in there and max cooling effectiveness is necessary. Is your rad and fans pooched or not working because of something missed in your install. I'd check and double check all connections. Driver side must have worked when you were setting up your TPS, because the fan switching on and off is the sweet spot in the setting of the TPS procedure. If it is in fact pooched, may I suggest another MX rad and fans from a GS automatic. Search earlier posts regarding this particular subject (within the last month I believe).
As a side bar. Mazda already new that they were sandwiching a large engine into a small space with the GS and in keeping with that they made efforts to ensure that cooling was addressed. It's a fairly large cooling area with large fans along with a thermostat that opens earlier than the RS. Improving upon what Mazda already done would be quite expensive IMO. A Re-cored/overhauled rad and overhauled/repaired fans may be the most cooling and cost effective IMO. Hope this helps.

small high performance low amp fans can run more btus then the stock big ones.

rebel2k4 · Post by **rebel2k4** » April 8th, 2005, 1:54 am

What is a lantis tranny?

kiwi_MX3 · Post by **kiwi_MX3** » April 8th, 2005, 4:10 am

Mazda Lantis quite a sporty 4door car, JSPEC....V6's

Macen · Post by **Macen** » April 8th, 2005, 6:38 am

Here's a pic of it (called 323F in Europe). 2.0 V6.

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » April 8th, 2005, 8:07 am

you could get dual PRO fans mounted on the other side of your rad mounted as pushers..that's what I did

question for ya..what difference is there on the OUTSIDE of the tranny lsd ? is it written somwhere ?

Talon_66 · Post by **Talon_66** » April 9th, 2005, 11:01 pm

How much did this cost you?
This might be more practical then a Phantom Grip LSD

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » April 9th, 2005, 11:41 pm

when i asked about an lsd in aussie hey quoted me 750AUS $ for the lsd installed in my eunos 30x.

So im assuming uninstalled 500bucks

wheelmanmx3 · Post by **wheelmanmx3** » April 9th, 2005, 11:44 pm

Talon_66 wrote:How much did this cost you?
This might be more practical then a Phantom Grip LSD

The tranny cost me 600.00 plus 150.00 shipping price. I got it from nadauto.com I have a question about the axels and bolting to the block that 3 stud thing on the passenger side axel. did any body have trouble with allowing it to fit to the block of the ze.

MrMX3 · Post by **MrMX3** » April 9th, 2005, 11:59 pm

that's your jackshaft or halfshaft whatever you feel like calling it. Basically it stops up and down motion of the axle. I hate trying to re-attach this thing AFTER the motor is in the car, it's tight under there. I'm really interested in hearing more about this tranny install and if you had a problem fitting the halfshaft how you went about fixing it.

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » April 10th, 2005, 12:01 am

no the axles, tranny and block (as long as its k series v6) will all bolt up together. the axles you should be using are mx3 axles into the lantis v6 tranny/lsd, which is bolted to the ZE.

wheelmanmx3 · Post by **wheelmanmx3** » April 10th, 2005, 10:15 pm

DavidOS wrote:no the axles, tranny and block (as long as its k series v6) will all bolt up together. the axles you should be using are mx3 axles into the lantis v6 tranny/lsd, which is bolted to the ZE.

There was one problem, the halfshaft or jackshaft thingie was off by about less than a centimeter i hit it down with a hammer, then forced it to fit the 3 stud spot. I got it in and all was fine, but now when i actually drove the car there is a vibration coming from that side which is probly the axel putting stress on the pinion, cause its bent. So I probly have to get a shaft made that will fit it the way it is suppose to. Unless any body else has any ideas on what the vibration could be. I can say one thing both tires spin when i PEEL wheels. Right now i am working out the bugs of the Leaking hoses around the thermostat housing and Tommorrow I have to take it to my exhaust guy, because i am running open headers.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » April 11th, 2005, 2:20 am

We have stock fans for sale in the "For Sale Forum" under the sticky at the top of the page. Good job on the LSD. I'm doing a rebuild using a MS Protoge LSD right now.

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The ZE is in and so is the LSD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ZE is in and so is the LSD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The tranny

About the axels