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familiar 4wd? in a mx5??
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:30 am
by irwin83r
has it been done?
can it be done?
would it be worth while?
...no im not doing it
Re: familiar 4wd? in a mx5??
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:22 am
by Boags
irwin83r wrote:has it been done?
can it be done?
would it be worth while?
...no im not doing it
I don't think so, but I'm not sure.
Probably, with enough time and $$$.
Depends on what you see as "worth". The MX5 handles better than the AWD Familia, but it would be a hellavalot of fun to have an AWD MX5.
Awww, softy!
Boags
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:20 pm
by The Pupat
Anything is possible, but for arguements sake no it can't be done.
Famila/Laser TX3's are latitudinally mounted engine and gearbox so not a hope in hell without tubing framing the entire front end.
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:53 pm
by SuperMazdaKart
could sposedly be done to a Capri though. if a fwd laser can be converted to the TX3 AWD form of the same era (the person who did it wouldn't ever try it again so he says) then so should a capri since those share the same chassis, engine etc.
i'd like to see an AWD MX-5 though, thats not just a shell on top of some other 4WD platform
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:47 am
by zoomzoom
The quick answers
No, I don't think anyone has been that crazy
Anything is possible(as they say)
No
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:40 pm
by sabretooth
Don't do it. Waste of time, waste of money. Why?
- Sump is incompatible
- intake faces the wrong way
- exhaust faces the wrong way
- turbo faces the wrong way
- BPT/B6T uses a distributor, not a CAS
There are more issues but I can't think of them at the moment.
You'd basically be tossing everything bar the head, block and injectors.. and well, you may as well start with any old MX-5 block in that case.
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:36 pm
by Boags
You missed the question Sabre. He wants to transplant the 4WD running gear into an MX5.
Not just use the engine.
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:43 pm
by lowmiata
Yes it is possible!
I have only seen it rolling not actually working
this was about 6-7 years ago
guy down here bought an mx5 chassis and had it nearly set up with engine running in it etc
the front had been substantially modified as engine ran E-W
damn lot of work!
dunno what ever happened to it the guy was a bit of a toy king so it probably sitting in a shed some where half completed
it was mainly for hill climbs etc but one of his wishes was road registrtion!