difference between 2.0 2.2?

Originally posted by Russ-D



Originally posted by thatsmydawg

i found out the 86-87 motors are different

you found out wrong. The motors are identical except the (small) differences I listed. Each one is a drop in/bolt in replacement for the other.



maybe the information given to him was for a a 2.6 insted of a 2.0 or 2.2

nope i called the junkyard i usually deal with cause i work at a garage so i deal with them alot. my first truck i needed a motor and they said the 86-87 b2000 motor is different from 88-93 which is the 2200 or even the 2600 but now that i know that there the same and i can use them ill find a truck a little closer to me i just need one with a good carb since there so rare anyone know of a mazda ex cab in ct send me a message i dont care about motor or trans i got parts galore thanks for the help

Originally posted by thatsmydawg



nope i called the junkyard i usually deal with cause i work at a garage so i deal with them alot. my first truck i needed a motor and they said the 86-87 b2000 motor is different from 88-93 which is the 2200 or even the 2600 but now that i know that there the same and i can use them ill find a truck a little closer to me i just need one with a good carb since there so rare anyone know of a mazda ex cab in ct send me a message i dont care about motor or trans i got parts galore thanks for the help

yeah its the 84-85 B2000 thats different, but it will still bolt in. It just has a different cylinder head so the exhaust is on the passenger side and the carb is on the drivers. It also has a timing chain.

So they were partly right, the earlier 84-85 B2000 is marginally different, but it still usues the FE block.

the 84-85 exhaust and intake is on the other side or the newer motors? im kinda glad i didnt get it cause i dont really have th emoney for it and i didnt have a way to get it home it was like a hour away

the blocks are not the same there very differnt but thay will swap if you use the right motor mounts not sure which ones you have to use but its not that hard to figer out and no im not just talking out my butt i have a 86 B2000 and a 92 B2200 thay look alot alike but are differnt

there must be a subtle difference in the 86 cause they sell head gaskets for 86, and 87-93....... dont know what that difference for headgaskets is, but the 86 is cheaper than the 87-93 gasket.