has some one done this

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?

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Proxy One

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

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rotaryextreme i like spinners Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Union City iTrader: (1) Posts: 250 Rep Power: 17	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. __________________ The ingenious and decidedly weird Wankel rotary engine works by using internal combustion to bounce a fat metal triangle around inside a hollow metal kidney bean, which hula-hoops around a central shaft to generate power.--- Jalopnik www.rotaryextreme.com, after more then a 2 year break, Rotary Extreme Re-opens 9/11/08.

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RotorDad Big Ugly Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, Va iTrader: (1) Posts: 591 Rep Power: 16	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 __________________ *Boosted Big Body On 335's* PS3 ID: Rotordad 1986 Mazda RX7 GXL - Street ported 13BT, Haltech, 62mm, ect. 2006 MazdaSpeed 6 - Eagle, Wiseco, Cobb, ect.