D Beddows
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| posted on 26/8/08 at 04:09 PM |
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Duratec RWD Gearboxes?
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?
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stevebubs
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| posted on 26/8/08 at 05:03 PM |
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I would expect this to be true of the latest Mazda MX5...
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mr henderson
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| posted on 26/8/08 at 05:18 PM |
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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
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coozer
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| posted on 26/8/08 at 05:21 PM |
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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.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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mackei23b
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| posted on 26/8/08 at 07:13 PM |
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What about the Mazda 6 speed gearbox?
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