Wheels / Rims
We have a separate page for interchange wheels from other vehicles.
Mazda Interchange Rims
Crankshaft:
All of the F2 blocks use the same crank therefore the same
balance and any parts that bolt to it will interchange between
vehicles. This crank includes the cars mentioned above.
Crankshafts from the FE and FE3 can be used as well with
modification of the internals. The cranks from the FE and FE3 have
different balances and strokes so you will need the entire
rotating assembly and new rods to adjust for the stroke. If using a F2 crank to stroke an FE or FE3 engine keep the harmonic ballancer from the F2 on the crank or have a machine shop ballance the rotational assembly. For those
who know of the Kia motor using the B2000 FE block the crank is
swappable but the flywheel and harmonic balancer from the
KIA MUST be used.
Flywheels:
Being since the cranks are the same all of the flywheels for
the F2 cranks are interchangable. I do not know if they differ any
between the cars and the trucks. The car flywheels weigh 29 lbs,
the truck is either the same weight or probably heavier. And of course being since all the flywheels interchange all aftermarket flywheels will interchange too, including lightweight flywheels such as the 9 lb flywheel from Fidanza.
Bolt patterns between the FE engine found in the B2000 and B2200 between 1986-1993 are the same and can be swapped if you use the clutch made for that particular flywheel. The B2000 flywheel is 2 lbs lighter than the B2200 flywheel, so to install the B2000 flywheel in your B2200 you must have not only the flywheel but also the pressure plate from the B2000. Swapping the B2200 flywheel for the B2000 flywheel would probably net a 1.5-2 hp gain. If you wish to use the lightweight fidanza flywheel on your B2000 you need a pressure plate from a B2200 to go with it. You do not have to have the friction disk if you don't have one the disk itself will interchange regardless of the flywheel or pressure plate you use but it is advised to replace it and the pilot bearing while you have it appart.
The bolt pattern on the Kia Sportage engine is different making it not interchangable.
Crank pulleys:
Since it does bolt to the F2 crank the crank pulleys from the
cars above will also interchange. Because the belts on this pulley
are different you will need the alternator belt and pulley with
the lower alternator bracket. Please see 12v
Pulley The aluminum underdrive pulleys made for the cars will
interchange the same as the stock pulleys but it is highly
unadvised that you use them. The crank pulley is known as a
harmonic balancer it is called this because:
- 1) it is balanced for the crank.
- 2) It is designed with a certain weight to absorb vibrations
in the crank.
- 3) They have a layer of rubber sandwhitched between two
layers of the steel pulley that dampens tortional vibrations.
The big don't dos with crank pulleys are:
- 1) Never use a solid (no rubber dampener) pulley, it will
not dampen the vibration.
- 2) Do not use a lighter pulley than what is designed from
the factory if it is lighter it will not absorb the vibration in
the crank. Alluminum Underdrive pulleys violate both of these
and are known to reduce the life of the crank.
Exhaust Manifolds:
The exhaust manifolds between the 88-93 B2200/2000 should
interchange. If you wish to turbo your truck a turbo exhaust manifold from an 88-92 626, MX6, or Ford Probe will bolt to the cylinder head. The engine designation for those cars with a turbo is the F2T and they provide an easy option to turbocharge your truck without making a custom exhaust manifold.
Cylinder Heads:
There is a fairly wide variety of interchangable cylinder heads
that fit the F2 all of the F2 cylinder heads are interchangable
but the B2200 is the only one that is 8 valve. All of the other F2
blocks in the cars use a 12 valve head. Although this head is
interchangable there are a couple conflicts.
- 1. The distributor comes out of the back of the cylinder
head and will interfere with the firewall when putting it in the
truck. To get around this you must either modify the firewall, use a distributorless ignition or find parts from a 12-valve JDM Truck engine.
- 2. The intake, the truck intake will not bolt up and the 12v
intake has a side mounted throttle body, this puts the throttle
body up against the firewall when using it in a RWD application and that isn't even inluding the intake or filter. To use the 12-valve intake you need to make an adapter plate to turn it around 180 degrees so the throttle body faces the front of the truck.
- 3. Fuel injection you will have to have the injectors, fuel
rails, fuel system, and wiring harness with all sensors and the
computer or do a megasquirt conversion.
The FE cylinder head from the B2000 will interchange as well as the 2.0L FE 626 but there are some differences that you need to be aware of. The F2 block has an oil restrictor pressed into the oil passage that supplies oil to the valvetrain. This restrictor can be seen when the head is removed. The 2.0 block does not have the oil restrictor for the head, it is instead made into the head gasket. Since the F2 head uses hydraulic rocker arms which require more oil supply there may be a problem when using the F2 head on an FE block with an FE head gasket.
Overseas the Mazda B2200 is still in production and after 1993 was upgraded to use the 12-valve head found on the sedans here in the states. This head will interchange fairly easily IF you can get the intake manifold, camshaft, and distributor plate with it, substituting these parts from the U.S. model 12-valve cars will not work.
Also the cylinder head
from the Kia Sportiage is rumored to interhcange Kia used the
B2000 block for the engine. If this head does work you will most
likely have to swap everything above the deck of the block
including the fuel and computer system. You will also have to find
a timing belt that will work and modify the bell housing to fit a sensor.
Camshafts:
The camshafts between the B2200 and B2000 are interchangable although the ramp profiles of the lobes are slightly different between mechanical and hydraulic rocker arm setups. The valve opening and closing times as well as the duration, overlap, and lobe centers are the same between both cams. Although you should never mix mechanical and hydraulic cam and rocker arm setups there doesn't seem to be any critical problems doing so with the B2200 and B2000 parts although there may be slightly more clatter from the lash adjustors.
Differential:
Some forum members have discovered there are some different differentials which will bolt in with slight modifications. Apparently RX-7 differentials will fit, the long pinion versions require a shorter driveshaft to be made at the least. Forum members have also swapped in 1st gen RX-7 differentials. In both the sought after feature was mainly LSD. Miata differentials may also swap with some persuasion. The 3.308 ring and pinion set from an 82 B2000 seems to be a "P" type differential and can only be swapped with the entire axle. The 3.308 although a great ratio for may V-8 swaps wanting to keep the stock rear end lacks LSD to keep it in one piece. It may be possable to swap the ring and pinion gear onto an LSD differential depending on the length of the pinion gear. For additional details see the: Differential Interchange Page
Valves:
Intake and Exhaust valves between the B2200, B2000, and 8-valve 626 are interchangable, performance valves for the 8-valve 626 are available which can be used in the trucks.
Pistons
It is rumored that pistons from the FE will result in a higher compression ration when used in an F2 block. Although we don't have any hard measurements from an installed piston the measured clearance hight of an FE piston is much shorter than an F2 piston which would likely result in a lower compression ratio.
Wrist Pins
It is likely all the wrist pins with the above listed pistons are interchangable. I do have some wrist pins here which all came out of or where ordered for F2 engines and have found that some have a thinner wall thickness. I do not know if all of the ones I have are from Mazda or if some are aftermarket, but I do know that the lightest wrist pin I have came with an OEM Mazda piston I ordered.
| 
