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Duratec RWD Gearboxes?

D Beddows - 26/8/08 at 04:09 PM

Just to follow on from the thread about Zetec SE engines - in Classic Ford this month they suggest that an MX5 gearbox bolts straight up to a 4 pot Duratec........ I didn't think it did even though they are both essentially Mazda products - was/am I wrong?

stevebubs - 26/8/08 at 05:03 PM

I would expect this to be true of the latest Mazda MX5...

mr henderson - 26/8/08 at 05:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Wikipedia
Beginning in 2004, Ford dropped the old 4-cylinder Zetec engines in favor of Mazda's MZR design. Thus, 2005 and present Duratec 4-cylinder engines are Mazdas. This includes the 2.0 L Duratec 20 the 2.3 L Duratec 23 and the all new 2.5 L Duratec 25. The engine is currently built by Ford in Chihuahua, Mexico; Dearborn, Michigan; Valencia, Spain; Laguna, Philippines; and Nanjing, China.

Seems likely,

John

coozer - 26/8/08 at 05:21 PM

Its a defo, as the article said get a 5 speed, nice and light.

The Duratec is essentially a Mazda engine and they have them installed in the newer cars.

The 5 speed boxes go back to the first gen car in 1989.

mackei23b - 26/8/08 at 07:13 PM

What about the Mazda 6 speed gearbox?