imagine this swap in the mx

PWRD_BY_HKS · Post by **PWRD_BY_HKS** » January 8th, 2007, 4:15 pm

ok so this came to me when i saw the mx-3 for sale on ebay with the rotory motor...ok if you can swap in a ls-1 in to a rx-7.... then could you do it to the mx-3...i mean is there enough space in the bay...just a thought

jbaysinger · Post by **jbaysinger** » January 8th, 2007, 4:21 pm

PWRD_BY_HKS wrote:ok so this came to me when i saw the mx-3 for sale on ebay with the rotory motor...ok if you can swap in a ls-1 in to a rx-7.... then could you do it to the mx-3...i mean is there enough space in the bay...just a thought

No way. Engine is way too wide (long), and there isn't a FWD transaxle that will mate to the LS1 that I know of.

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » January 8th, 2007, 4:22 pm

You'd have to do something funky about the radiator most likely.. and you would have to have no life and a ton of cash to do it.. but it could probably be done..

Tunes67

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » January 8th, 2007, 4:40 pm

jbaysinger wrote:
PWRD_BY_HKS wrote:ok so this came to me when i saw the mx-3 for sale on ebay with the rotory motor...ok if you can swap in a ls-1 in to a rx-7.... then could you do it to the mx-3...i mean is there enough space in the bay...just a thought
No way. Engine is way too wide (long), and there isn't a FWD transaxle that will mate to the LS1 that I know of.

Thats why you make it RWD

Yes it is possible to put a LS1 in it. Hell I once seen a V8 Beatle and Ford Focus!
Lets not forget about V8 Miatas and even a V8 Honda CRX
Ofcourse, they were all RWD
A V8 MX3 would be awesome!

PWRD_BY_HKS · Post by **PWRD_BY_HKS** » January 8th, 2007, 4:43 pm

i mean i think it clears....

PWRD_BY_HKS · Post by **PWRD_BY_HKS** » January 8th, 2007, 4:45 pm

that would rule ...seriously...can you imagine squeezing a single turbo ls1 in there.......SICK!!!!

jbaysinger · Post by **jbaysinger** » January 8th, 2007, 5:37 pm

Juans_93_MX3 wrote:Thats why you make it RWD

Erf. well, okay, I wasn't thinking of a RWD conversion. That'd be sick, but I don't even want to think about the number of zeros behind that kind of operation. Would probably have to cut and fab the firewall and belly pan to make room for the tranny, and you'd have to find a new route for the exhaust, 'cause the driveshaft would be using the "tunnel." Unmuffled Cobra style side pipes? heh

Ridiculous. It's making my head hurt. I quit.

PWRD_BY_HKS · Post by **PWRD_BY_HKS** » January 8th, 2007, 5:43 pm

yeah man but it would be like a track only vehicle...i think it should clear under 10k

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » January 8th, 2007, 5:57 pm

I tihnk that yo dont see is the RWD gearbox, although you dont see it, there's room in the tunnel for it. Mx-3's dont have (a large enough) one because it's not RWD.

Your Mx-3 would lool similar to this in the end

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