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probe swap #405066 07/26/02 04:18 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4 W wickedjuggalo OP Junior Member
OP wickedjuggalo Junior Member W Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4	does any one know if a 3.0 conversion can be performed on a 2nd gen probe gt?

Re: probe swap #405067 07/26/02 04:39 AM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,419 Conshohocken, PA P PA 3L SVT Member
PA 3L SVT Member P Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,419 Conshohocken, PA	The Probe's 2.5L V6 (it is a 2.5 right?) is NOT a Duratec, so I'd say no. 1998 Silver Frost SVT Contour born on...8/28/01[/i] American Iron Shootout Radial Tire 2 Class Champion, Cecil County Dragway April 20, 2002

Re: probe swap #405068 07/26/02 04:41 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4 W wickedjuggalo OP Junior Member
OP wickedjuggalo Junior Member W Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4	yes it is a 2.5

Re: probe swap #405069 07/26/02 05:12 AM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,375 Cobra Heaven H Horse Member
Horse Member H Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,375 Cobra Heaven	yes you are right it is a 2.5 but it is the Mazda sourced V6 not the Ford design. They are fundamentally different. (the mazda motor is NOT of the Duratec family) You may be able to swap a duratec family drivtrain in but it would not be really worth the effort. it would require the whole drivetrain - ie $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ '98 SVT #2253 Currently DEAD! Cobra Paradise

Re: probe swap #405070 08/04/02 09:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 955 chicago, IL N NITROS Member
NITROS Member N Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 955 chicago, IL	y not just order the jap spec mazda engine. its $1200. my friend is gathering money for this. its a 200 hp engine. Experience is the worst teacher; it gives the test before presenting the lesson. "You peel my onion down to the nun" - Gene Hackman [Under Suspicion] -Walter- 96 Contour LX

Re: probe swap #405071 08/04/02 11:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,260 The whitest white boy who ever... B British Banger Member
British Banger Member B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,260 The whitest white boy who ever...	Keep the mazda engine, it is a good engine. Be happy that you don't have a Ford engine. James SVT with CE light mod and a camera mount. Naughty Pictures Why yes it is true, I am on my third engine.

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