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Originally Posted by Chuck33079
This. OEMs don't just drop an engine in a car and call it a day.
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Even when they do, the car isn't the same.
Case in point: I owned a Mazdaspeed 6 before my Z. It was essentially a Mazda 6 with a turbo motor shoe-horned in with a new AWD transmission/transfercase unit and an RX-8 rear end. To do this, Mazda had to change the front fenders, A-pillars, hood, floor pan, seats, chassis bracing, the entire engine bay, and most of the interior to compensate. So a lot of parts weren't cross-compatible with the FWD Mazda 6 I4 and V6. Mazda ransacked the parts bin to do the model, but a lot of parts were single use to the Mazdaspeed 6.