FE3 Protage?!?!

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mrmoose

Discussion Starter · Oct 4, 2008

Today in my shop, a Mazda Protage/323 came thru for a brake inspection. First thing I noticed was that it had rear disc brakes, odd. When upon opening the hood, lo and behold, theres and FE3,(non-turbo of course), look-a-like under the hood!

I didn't get the year, but it was an old guy that owned it, and it was an Auto and stock lookin'. Is this rare, or can I find more of these in the states?!

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compnut21

· #2 · Oct 4, 2008

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sure it wasn't the bp? they look damn near the same.

bp 323

fe mx6

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RbluEMx6

· #3 · Oct 4, 2008

Most likely a Protege LX 90-94. They had rear discs and came with the DOHC BP-DE. looks like an FE3, but its a 1.8 litre.

The one in the first pic is a BPT and has a different intake manifold than the non-turbo BP, which looks similar too the FE3 and has VICS as well.

XR2B6T

· #4 · Oct 4, 2008

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mrmoose said:
Today in my shop, a Mazda Protage/323 came thru for a brake inspection. First thing I noticed was that it had rear disc brakes, odd. When upon opening the hood, lo and behold, theres and FE3,(non-turbo of course), look-a-like under the hood! I didn't get the year, but it was an old guy that owned it, and it was an Auto and stock lookin'. Is this rare, or can I find more of these in the states?!

It sounds to me like the BP 1.8 DOHC That comes stock in the late 80`s early 90`s Protege and Ford Escort GT`s. They look similar to the FE3.

BP 1.8 DOHC

FE3 2.0 DOHC

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XR2B6T

· #5 · Oct 4, 2008

Weird we all just posted the same thing! :lol:

compnut21

· #6 · Oct 4, 2008

well maybe he will anwser 3 times as quickly?

XR2B6T

· #7 · Oct 4, 2008 (Edited)

:lol: The more i see pictures of the BP 1.8, the more it makes me want to buy a Protege or Escort GT.

mrmoose

Discussion Starter · #8 · Oct 4, 2008

Ya, you guy's are right!

Still, that's alot of motor for that little car, especially with a turbo and a couple upgrades!

Would one of these be swappable into a 1st gen like mine?

compnut21

· #9 · Oct 4, 2008

a bpt? maybe. though most people swap its older brother

i should come to your shop and have you change my rear brakes and see you make a new thread when you open my hood

RbluEMx6

· #10 · Oct 4, 2008

mrmoose said:
especially with a turbo and a couple upgrades! Would one of these be swappable into a 1st gen like mine?

compnut21 said:
a bpt? maybe.

You guys haven't seen my brother's BP turbo'd mx3? N/A BP with a T3/T04e 57 trim turbo running a 12.4 1/4 mile on slicks at 18 psi. That car is light and quick revving. A very fun car(and mean as hell) to drive.

Personally I'd take an n/a BP because of its higher compression. Makes for some more powa overall.

XR2B6T

· #11 · Oct 4, 2008

Does your brother have a youtube video of his car? I`d watch it.

RbluEMx6

· #12 · Oct 4, 2008

Glad you asked. I got one right here

YouTube - (TRP) TURBO RIC PROJECT MAZDA MX-3 turbo vs SRT4 with mods

XR2B6T

· #13 · Oct 4, 2008

Damn that things engine was screamin! Great pull even racing uphill! :tup:

RbluEMx6

· #14 · Oct 4, 2008

Yes, quite the beast. Thanks for the comment.

That race was against an SRT-4 whom the driver is a friend of mine. He claimed that his srt4 was faster than my bros mx3. So we had to put him in his place. We told him to pick his favorite gear and favorite speed to roll from, and thus what happened on the video. my bro's engine revs to 8K but was shifted at a about 7200 rpms in that race.

jesiotrot

· #15 · Oct 4, 2008

mrmoose said:
Ya, you guy's are right! Still, that's alot of motor for that little car, especially with a turbo and a couple upgrades! Would one of these be swappable into a 1st gen like mine?

Its doable, but your better off goin with the FE3

http://www.mx6.com/forums/1g-mx6-ot...-bpt-dohc-gtr-out-323-fit-my-1990-mx6-gt.html

fredio54

· #16 · Oct 4, 2008

Wow, this thread really took off didn't it!

Fred.

chrmar

· #17 · Oct 5, 2008

I have a 95 Escort GT... damn thing. Can't accelerate for crap but once it gets going, it just keep going and going.

I found an ad on Kijiji once for a BP-T swapped 2gen... I think I posted it down in the 2G forum, too.

XR2B6T

· #18 · Oct 6, 2008

chrmar said:
I have a 95 Escort GT... damn thing. Can't accelerate for crap but once it gets going, it just keep going and going.

I found an ad on Kijiji once for a BP-T swapped 2gen... I think I posted it down in the 2G forum, too.

Post some pics of your `95 Escort GT on here if ya want. I`d check them out. I like those litttle cars but don't really see them around. I like the older bigger escort GT`s too with the factory ground effects.

Wibla

· #19 · Oct 6, 2008

Hell, I might just put a BPT from a GT-R into a GD chassis, way easier than turboing a FE3.. (just use the GT-R ecu and harness + stock GT-R downpipe/manifold)

chrmar

· #20 · Oct 15, 2008

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Per request...

I'm in the process of trading this with my brother for a 96 Lumina... which I will in turn trade with a JY for an F2-T setup. :ewink:

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