general motor swap question

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Why is it that I see so many people putting b6 engines in aspires/tivas all the time, and not any other motors? I mean theres 2.0L, 2.2L, 2.2L deisels, and probably more that arent much bigger than a b6 and produce more stock HP right?

Not trying to incite a riot here, im just curious because I have a 99 626 with a 2.0 and it might end up getting parted out or crushed soon..maybe..and id rather not crush it if theres even a slight chance I could do something better with it. The car runs good and id rather not just throw it away.

[Damkid]

The 2.0, 2.2, 2.2 diesels, what cars are they from? are they even mazda?

the 2.0 from the 626 is a possible swap because i have seen a festiva with that engine in it

There is always going to be "better" engine options, its a matter of preference and skill level of the person installing the engine

[festivaWES]

engine weight to power ratio is gonna be the big kicker. a b6-t weighs no more than 40 lbs more, and triples the whp...

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I read somewhere the 2.2L was put in mx6's... The 2.2 deisel is actually a low 60 HP Isuzu engine but it would probably get better gas milage I think.

The 2.0 I have is a DOHC engine, I'm not sure how much power it will produce with a turbo, or how much HP a stock or turbo b6/bp puts out

[TominMO]

Another aspect is which motors will bolt up to the Festy trannys.

[jamesmc]

Not much work with swapping in any B-series, and a good amount of horsepower. Not to mention that they all seem to be nice, reliable engines. Easy to work on, etc.

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I have the whole car, has a good drivetrain in it, the car itself would run fine if i put a set of radiator fans in, top off the tranny fluid i spilled, and fill/bleed the brakes. Needs a hood latch too... But there's an issue with the title, cars in my sisters name but we are having problems transferring it after I've spent 300+$ fixing it.