futurdreamz
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Hello.
A year ago I had gotten a stock 1991 Mazda B2200 Cab plus manual, which I absolutely LOVE. It has great handling, easy to park, and actually has more room in the back seat that a brand new Ranger-clone. It however has a small problem. It only has a 85hp engine which I believe might be made slightly less powerful due to Calgary being 1,048 M above sea level, which means it takes forever t get up to highway speeds on level areas, and impossible on hills (and it is pretty hilly here). Not to mention I want to be able to tow a 2,000lb trailer.
Sooo...
I'm doing an engine swap.
However, this would pretty much be the first mod I have ever done, so I'm trying to make it as easy and painless as possible, but with a decent performance upgrade.
So far what I've seen is that getting a FE3 would give the best boost, and I could get one from a 2005 Kia Sedona with ~140hp, which should be sufficient.
Also from what I read the Kia engine is supposed to be easy drop in after swapping in the Kia engine mounts, with the wiring harness connecting and everything. The only other things I would have to do is replace the fuel line components such as the pumps.
Is this correct?
Any other ideas?