Fd Transmission In A Fb
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From: Sunny Downtown Fenwick
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 $$, you could totally do it. It would just be a major bear.
The FD trans is supported by the PPF, and not by a crossmember underneath. You would have to work out a totally new mounting scheme
The long answer: With enough time and $$, you could totally do it. It would just be a major bear.
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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 
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From: Sunny Downtown Fenwick
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.
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.
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From: Richardson Texas
[quote name='FB MAZDATURBO' date='Jun 30 2005, 11:22 AM']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
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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.
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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.
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[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
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no, the 12a motors are that way, the 13bs are all the same
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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