does anyone know if a FD trans will fit in a FB or what mods it takes to do it????

The short answer: Not so much.



The FD trans is supported by the PPF, and not by a crossmember underneath. You would have to work out a totally new mounting scheme



The long answer: With enough time and $$, you could totally do it. It would just be a major bear.

A FC Turbo II tranny would work better.....

well ijust picked an fd drivetrain and was thinking of doing the trans with the motor also, i was kinda thinking about doing the 2nd gen front subframe swap also to accommodate the stock styl fd motor mounts.Let me know what you think. What is a pdf I am not third gen literate https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/BURNOUT.gif

PPF = Power Plant Frame.



Rather than a rear tranny mount, 3rd gens have a C-section aluminum casting that connects the rear of the trans to the front of the rear diff, then the diff is mounted to the body.



And again, it seems unlikely that a 3rd gen would have good gear ratios to work with the power of the NA 1st gen.

well the power will not be a n/a first gen it will be a built fd motor and turbo car

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if you have a gslse i think the mounts will be the same. i think all of the 13b mounts are the same.

the gsl-se has a front mount style motor mounts where the third gens are mounted off the rear

[quote name='FB MAZDATURBO' date='Jun 30 2005, 02:21 PM']the gsl-se has a front mount style motor mounts where the third gens are mounted off the rear


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no, the 12a motors are that way, the 13bs are all the same

well since my car is a gsl-se i think i know where the motor mounts. It mounts just like the 12a motors do. I am not trying to start forum wars but it mounts just like any other first gen motor (gsl-se). The third gens mount on the rear iron if what i saw last night is true. It will mount right about where the idler arm mounts on the passanger side frame rail