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lcrotaryracer
03-15-2009, 10:07 PM
swaped a miata engine in to a fc. 1.6 or 1.8. if some has tell me about it.
Phoenix7
03-15-2009, 11:55 PM
seriously? :lol: have you ever driven one??? You thought your NA was slow!

just step out of the piston swap section and nobody will be hurt....I'm leaving since I can feel the hives coming.
djmtsu
03-16-2009, 11:45 AM
Why would you want to swap in a motor with less initial HP than the stock engine?

I have a Miata, and reluctantly swapped the 1.6 for a 1.8. I wish I could have gone with a rotary swap, but $$$ prevented it.
lcrotaryracer
03-16-2009, 12:22 PM
my na was so slow in the 8th mile it ran a 11.09. that is very slow. my buddies miata ran a 9.5 and drove it in ran a 9.1. but maybe a fresh engine would do better. im really leaning to a 13bt swap.
FerociousP
03-16-2009, 12:27 PM
but a miata weighs about 500lbs less than an FC... rebuild will be way cheaper and less headache
lt1_fd3s
03-16-2009, 12:46 PM
i thought about it once... mostly because i had an FC shell sitting there and a 1.6 miata drivetrain sitting there... but never really went beyond considering it.
Phoenix7
03-16-2009, 01:47 PM
Just sell the shell/ part it out or go TII and never look back.
Proxy One
03-20-2009, 12:46 PM
Ive actually heard of a guy who put a miata engine in a FD. I think it was in Alabama but not sure. Maybe someone else here will chime in that knows what im talking about. They supposedly did it just for reliability.
Phoenix7
03-20-2009, 02:32 PM
That's like going to a B-cup from a C-cup for posture.
SouthSideSlider
04-05-2009, 02:09 PM
actually a BPT would be nice it has similair stats to the T2 motor 210Hp its a turbo 1.8L miata motor basicly
12arotary
04-08-2009, 11:02 PM
seems really pointless just get a miata and do it the other way around
Phoenix7
04-08-2009, 11:56 PM
Still, the MS miatas are bad themselves....no point in taking the motors out of them.

I don't understand the point of swapping for equal or less power. All that work for the same or worse power to weight.


And isn't the MS 180hp?
rotaryextreme
04-17-2009, 05:38 PM
Seriously, if your considering to go with a 4 cylinder.

20 valve 4age N/A, or an (stock 210-215) sr20ve-yes VE, there is a mechanical vtec version of the sr20de motor. Those are 2 good very affordable N/A motors.

You want reliableish turbo power, sr20det.

Those will be worth the hassle and your time.

And once the renesis get cheaper, that will be a slamin swap for an all motor FC, and it can be legalized because it is a newer motor of the same type. State ref will pass you.
My 2 cents.
JShiz
04-25-2009, 01:21 AM
Ive actually heard of a guy who put a miata engine in a FD. I think it was in Alabama but not sure. Maybe someone else here will chime in that knows what im talking about. They supposedly did it just for reliability.

I know a guy that put a 1.8 in a FC. He's going turbo... I'll told him i'll race him with my FB for kicks once he's done with it.
RotorDad
05-01-2009, 07:52 PM
a good friend i have was a SR20 freak, when he sold his 240 he found an FD with a blown motor & decided he was going to do a SR20DET swap. he worked at a local performance shop & went on with swap using leftover upgrades. i hated the car & still do
lcrotaryracer
06-01-2009, 12:41 PM
going to a 4.3 vortec. got a good deal on the engine. so im going to go that rout
Phoenix7
06-01-2009, 02:01 PM
a good friend i have was a SR20 freak, when he sold his 240 he found an FD with a blown motor & decided he was going to do a SR20DET swap. he worked at a local performance shop & went on with swap using leftover upgrades. i hated the car & still do
:icon_tup: we can hate it together.

I'll never understand the boinger swaps but make sure you document it all...and FINISH IT!
lt1_fd3s
06-02-2009, 06:24 AM
going to a 4.3 vortec. got a good deal on the engine. so im going to go that rout
i've also considered that swap, figured I might do that if i hang on to the GTU and the engine decides to die...
lcrotaryracer
06-02-2009, 10:14 PM
the good thang is that its not to bad on the pocket. the bad finding a t5 trans. u can put some good power to the ground . im looking around 300hp all moter.
Rotary#10
06-08-2009, 04:57 PM
why not just swap a 13bt into a miata. that be awesome! Im pretty sure its been done.
Max777
11-24-2009, 02:23 AM
a good friend i have was a SR20 freak, when he sold his 240 he found an FD with a blown motor & decided he was going to do a SR20DET swap. he worked at a local performance shop & went on with swap using leftover upgrades. i hated the car & still do

Was this car white with Volk TE37 wheels on it?

And yeah, a 13b-REW with a single snail conversion, and motec standalone was recently done, very proper swap, and it was fast, too bad I cant find the build thread anymore, I think it was on ziptied...