mazda and ford probe 2.2

at reso this year i was told that the ford probe 2.2 turbo will fit onto the mazda b2200 with very little mods? is this true? if so, how many people on here actualy have done it?

check B2200GT's profile. I think krazyern (sp?) has done it too.

From what I understand, you have to modify the firewall for the distibutor, cut the intake in half and reweld it so the inlet faces forward, make new heavy gauge exhaust piping so the turbo outlet turns 180 degrees, and switch the entire truck over to EFI. If that sounds like "very little mods" you are in good shape.

You could use the factory turbo manifold and turbo with a blow through carb, but you'd be limited to ~6 psi and the cost of a compatible carb and plumbung setup would cost about the same as converting to the EFI system and head.

It seems to me though, that the people who ask this question are frequently (not always) only looking for the "yeah it bolts right on and works great" kind of answers, so I'm sorry its not that simple. Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?

hey thanks russ i was just wondering because a guy was telling me about it at reso thanks

truk2low4u- check out my profile. ever hear of the kia sportage swap? How about a 2.0 liter dohc 16 valve mazda motor- EFI! How would you like to bolt it right up to your tranny and motor mounts? How would you like to bolt all of your factory engine accessories back onto the motor? How would you like to pick up a low mileage "Kia fe3 140hp" for a couple of hundred bucks? If you are going to talk about swaps- the kia is the way to go in my opinion.

Originally posted by MadLowMazda



truk2low4u- check out my profile. ever hear of the kia sportage swap? How about a 2.0 liter dohc 16 valve mazda motor- EFI! How would you like to bolt it right up to your tranny and motor mounts? How would you like to bolt all of your factory engine accessories back onto the motor? How would you like to pick up a low mileage "Kia fe3 140hp" for a couple of hundred bucks? If you are going to talk about swaps- the kia is the way to go in my opinion.

Jims truck is awesome, I just got a vid of it and it is gorgeous. I am seriously considering the Kia motor, but everyone around here wants buku dollars for a motor.

Originally posted by Russ-D



check B2200GT's profile. I think krazyern (sp?) has done it too.

From what I understand, you have to modify the firewall for the distibutor, cut the intake in half and reweld it so the inlet faces forward, make new heavy gauge exhaust piping so the turbo outlet turns 180 degrees, and switch the entire truck over to EFI. If that sounds like "very little mods" you are in good shape.

You could use the factory turbo manifold and turbo with a blow through carb, but you'd be limited to ~6 psi and the cost of a compatible carb and plumbung setup would cost about the same as converting to the EFI system and head.

It seems to me though, that the people who ask this question are frequently (not always) only looking for the "yeah it bolts right on and works great" kind of answers, so I'm sorry its not that simple. Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?

Yeah, I have done the swap and you are right, it is quite a bit of work! The only "simple" thing about this swap is that the motor mounts dont need to be modified. My motor was dynoed at over 250 hp in the donor car.

lol, if it is fuel injected already all you need to do to install the turbo is get the exhaust manifold and turbo from the car, then route the intake plumbing and exhaust. After that it is mostly tuning, increasing fuel pressure and some other stuff. Don't have to swap the whole head. If you find the car what you mainly need is the exhaust manifold, turbo, fuel rail with injectors and pressure regulator and probably the map sensor. It would be good to get a cam made with a turbo profile so that the overlap doesn't kill your performance and the turbo. If your truck isn't fuel injected well then your going to be searching for a lot of parts. Here is a page where I've attempted to address some of the issues. I'm constantly revising and adding new info to it though so check back every now and then.

http://www.mazdatruckin.com/B2200/TurboCharging.html

Originally posted by Kyrasis6



lol, if it is fuel injected already all you need to do to install the turbo is get the exhaust manifold and turbo from the car, then route the intake plumbing and exhaust. After that it is mostly tuning, increasing fuel pressure and some other stuff. Don't have to swap the whole head. If you find the car what you mainly need is the exhaust manifold, turbo, fuel rail with injectors and pressure regulator and probably the map sensor. It would be good to get a cam made with a turbo profile so that the overlap doesn't kill your performance and the turbo. If your truck isn't fuel injected well then your going to be searching for a lot of parts. Here is a page where I've attempted to address some of the issues. I'm constantly revising and adding new info to it though so check back every now and then.

http://www.mazdatruckin.com/B2200/TurboCharging.html

good stuff K6! I would also suggest to get the ECU from the donor car if your truck is already EFI, I'm pretty sure the truck ECU wont know what to do with a high positive MAP value. (under boost) The fuel curve would be more suited to the turbo motor as well, unless you just counted on open loop and the narrow band O2 to correct lean mixtures.... I dont think the correction would be fast enough however. Maybe add a MAP value controlled extra injector? Hmm, that might be getting too close to adding stand alone management...