Would you eco-mod a Mazda MX-3 ?

[Volones]

Graphixv - There's quite a bit of speculation about which 5th gear will swap over, but it seems we aren't lacking in choices. From what I can gather, the 5th from a 1st Gen Probe GT is 0.711, while the 5th from a mid '90s era MX-6, 626 and Probe SE are 0.717. Someone even said that the 5th from an early '90s Fiesta was 0.68, but I'm not sure about that one.

Here are a couple of links about the swap, the second one is a full tranny tear down, and shows how you could swap the final drive also (if you're that brave).

MX-3.com - View topic - 5th gear replacement (F-series)

MX-3.com - View topic - Phantom Grip and 5th gear swap.. B6T trans

Good luck!

[graphixv]

Thanks, no I'm not going to dive into the entire tranny! Not unless I have to.
I just wanted to have an idea for what to look for when I do dive into something down there like redoing the clutch and such.

[niky]

Don't have to go into it. 5th gear is supposed to be outside the case.

[jakobnev]

graphixv -

She's all V6, all the time! :d

[Volones]

graphixv, if you join MX-3.com, or just lurk around there, you can find all the info you need, and some really helpful people if you get stuck in the middle of something.