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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:09 pm
by Duj
It is possible to put a renesis engine into your mx5,
But, you will need to mount the engine as low as possible in the bay due to the tall injection manifold, also you will need a custom crossmember,mounts, most probably need a custom sump and oil pickup.
then the engine has a fly by wire throttle and the only aftermarket computer capable of running it is a motec brand($$$$)
unless you have a factory computer thats been recalibrated with the differential sensor removed.
unless you got some big $$$$ and a lot of motivation it wont happen.
what about a 13b turbo? or an extend port? or even a tough j or peripheral port??
I have a complete conversion kit to suit a 13b/13bt but no ones man enough to do it.
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:34 pm
by Duj
unless you get an engineers report on the car,
no its not legal,
i have a 12at in mine which is very quiet with no bov and i have no dramas with police, it doesnt even get looks.
if you keep it quiet and be sensible it will be fine
(my 2c)
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:12 pm
by jules
Whatthe???
You want to do THAT to the car AND insure it
You are an animal my friend
Jules
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:21 pm
by kula
in the US they have done the F20C from the S2000, and theres a perth mob which make an SR20 kit.
im considering my options at the moment too.
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:45 pm
by EGG80X
there is a guy in Japan wedged a RB26 (Nissan GTR) engine into a NA6
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:51 am
by Duj
EGG80X wrote:there is a guy in Japan wedged a RB26 (Nissan GTR) engine into a NA6
give me pics or a link!
nownownow!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:00 am
by Craig
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:27 pm
by Duj
thats awesome, i wouldnt attept something like that
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:15 pm
by Duj
Yes i have both mags with the 2jz and the 20b,
both cars have a tube frame front end, big $$$$ and even still with the v8 supercar radiator+additional reservior the 20b mx still ran really hot.
the front ends on these cars look quite ugly\any more rotary mx's?
perhaps someone could post their pics up?
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:55 am
by PASHN8
SR20 for teh win!
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 3:06 pm
by Duj
PASHN8 wrote:SR20 for teh win!
No no
Its a mazda and therefore needs to have a rotary!
would be best suited to a s6 motor with a single turbo conversion,
that would be so smooth!
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:19 pm
by PASHN8
Duj wrote:PASHN8 wrote:SR20 for teh win!
No no
Its a mazda and therefore needs to have a rotary!
would be best suited to a s6 motor with a single turbo conversion,
that would be so smooth!
Yeah, but us Nissan boys like to have cars that spend more time on the road than off
Fuel isn't free either!
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:26 pm
by Sean
Duj wrote:then the engine has a fly by wire throttle and the only aftermarket computer capable of running it is a motec brand($$$$)
There are quire a few RX8 guys who have retrofitted a conventional TB with TPS and are running a variety of aftermarket ECUs.
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:00 pm
by Duj
ahh so thats how theyre doing it!
well there ya go!
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:00 pm
by Okibi
Speaking of Chook Cookers.
I spotted
THIS ARTICLE from the May 2003 Fast Fours Mag sitting on the coffee table at Wheelspin.
