alright, heres the deal, i have 1 88 gxl that i know is screwed, but i bought a 87 base model with lots of extra parts, s5 taillights, mirrors, the 13b in it with 5 speed, and an EXTRA 13b with a 5speed, extra hood, extra hatch, 4 doors, polished EXTRA set of wheels (not the ones on the car), for $600 from some guy last night....now i have the engine in the 87 and a longblock out of the car...is there anyway to do a compression test to get the actual numbers on the one in the car & the one out of the car, or do i have to take it to a mazda dealership?.....and if so, how much does a simple compression test cost?

 

i believe its the leakdown test that can be done outside the car. or you could hook up a tranny and starter outside the car and crank it.
*no idea on price*

 

i dunno, but i got a hell of a deal i think

 

no doubt. but a good deal isn't a good deal until its put to use. otherwise its just **** in the garage.

 

the taillights, aero mirrors, and doors with manual windows (i give the finger to automatic windows)...you'll see the wheels on here for sell soon..ill get at least $200 out of those for the condition they're in

 

Consider this eternified!

 

BTW, it does yet sound like a pretty good deal if you put all of that together into a car or something.

 

yup, hookin my 88 up, be a nice daily driver and stang eater, and the guy also gave me a roll cage, so we're thinkin about strippin the other chassis down, and droppin a big block chevy in it, takin it to the track

 

A big block Chevy strapped into little more than 2000 lbs........that would be a Stang killer easily.

 

hell, he's talkin about buyin a hemi from 70's...that'd be beast

 

get a remote starter and a battery and you can crank the engine over for a compression test.

 

ahhh, you can do that without a tranny?...and how much does one cost

 

it's pretty damn hard to test an engine out of a car unless you have a test rig built up. And that still doesn't tell you about coolant/oil seal problems.

About the best thing you can do is crank it and listen for chugs. Six even chugs = good motor

If any of the chugs are weaker than the rest, the motor is crap.

 

im assuming these 2 engines small blocks can just be swapped out with mine?