Non v-8 piston engine swaps in a FB

Monster_FC3S · 10-26-2012, 08:41 PM

Well I have been out of the mazda game for a while and I am about to pick up a 83 gsl as a project for the wife and I. I know some of you might not agree with the idea of a piston swap but to each is own. Dose anyone know of any other easy swaps for the FB? Almost everything i find on swapped FB's are v8's and i would like to just not go there. I was thinking of maybe something along the lines of a turbo I6 (1jzgte, Rb26dett, ect). I can find them all day swapped in FC's but no luck for the FB. I am looking for something not extremely hard to do. I am no fabricator by any means so the easier the better. Thanks!

GySgtFrank · 10-27-2012, 10:41 AM

Granny's has a kit to swap in the 4.3 GM V-6.

RETed · 10-27-2012, 11:07 AM

Wow look, we have a section called...
Piston Engine Conversion
http://www.rotarycarclub.com/rotary_...splay.php?f=40

-Ted

Seanrot · 10-29-2012, 01:42 PM

Someone had a SR20det in one.

RotorDad · 10-29-2012, 10:25 PM

Try a 4g63 swap, parts are fairly cheap, you can find them in most salvage yards & have good power potential.

Rudi · 10-31-2012, 05:55 PM

How about an F20 from the S2K. I believe with some minor modifications that the motor should bolt up to the FB tranny.

10-26-2012, 08:41 PM	#1
Monster_FC3S 7 NOOB Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mountians of, NC iTrader: (0) Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Non v-8 piston engine swaps in a FB Well I have been out of the mazda game for a while and I am about to pick up a 83 gsl as a project for the wife and I. I know some of you might not agree with the idea of a piston swap but to each is own. Dose anyone know of any other easy swaps for the FB? Almost everything i find on swapped FB's are v8's and i would like to just not go there. I was thinking of maybe something along the lines of a turbo I6 (1jzgte, Rb26dett, ect). I can find them all day swapped in FC's but no luck for the FB. I am looking for something not extremely hard to do. I am no fabricator by any means so the easier the better. Thanks! __________________ MØ₦$ŦEƦ_₣₡3$ Last edited by Monster_FC3S; 10-26-2012 at 09:08 PM..

10-27-2012, 10:41 AM	#2
GySgtFrank Professional Stick Poker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stafford, Ks. iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,005 Rep Power: 15	Granny's has a kit to swap in the 4.3 GM V-6. __________________ 1979 SA22C (parts of one anyway) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=15585 1975 MG Midget (building) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=18681 1988 N/A SE model FC, dead stock and less than 85k on the clock. This one actually runs, so I don't fuck with it.

10-29-2012, 10:25 PM	#5
RotorDad Big Ugly Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, Va iTrader: (1) Posts: 591 Rep Power: 16	Try a 4g63 swap, parts are fairly cheap, you can find them in most salvage yards & have good power potential. __________________ *Boosted Big Body On 335's* PS3 ID: Rotordad 1986 Mazda RX7 GXL - Street ported 13BT, Haltech, 62mm, ect. 2006 MazdaSpeed 6 - Eagle, Wiseco, Cobb, ect.

10-29-2012, 01:42 PM	#4
Seanrot The Newbie Join Date: Jul 2012 iTrader: (0) Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Someone had a SR20det in one.

10-31-2012, 05:55 PM	#6
Rudi The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2011 iTrader: (0) Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	How about an F20 from the S2K. I believe with some minor modifications that the motor should bolt up to the FB tranny.