Mazda MZR Engine Specs

Bore, stroke, displacement and compression for all 9 Mazda MZR engines, compared side by side. Plus rod ratio and head specs where published.

At a glance

Displacement122–152 ci
Cylinders4
Bore3.445–3.504"
Stroke3.272–3.937"
Compression9.5–10.8:1
Advertised power148–263 hp
Years2006–2015

Engines in this family

EngineDisplacementBore × StrokeCRHP
L5-VE152 ci3.5039" × 3.937"9.7:1167–170
L5-VE151.8 ci3.5039" × 3.937"9.7:1170
L3-VE138 ci3.4449" × 3.7008"9.7:1160
L3-VDT138 ci3.4449" × 3.7008"9.5:1263
L3-VDT137.9 ci3.4449" × 3.7008"9.5:1263
L3-VE137.9 ci3.4449" × 3.7008"9.7:1160
MZR · 3.445" × 3.272" · 10:1122 ci3.4449" × 3.2717"10:1148
20 LF122 ci3.4449" × 3.2717"10.8:1158
LF-VE122 ci3.4449" × 3.2717"—166–167

Factory cars with a MZR

What varies across the family

Both bore and stroke vary across the family, so these are separate castings rather than variations on one block.

The family mixes oversquare and undersquare designs, so members behave quite differently despite sharing a name.

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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