All the Options

oztrackdays · Postby **oztrackdays** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:30 am

So I was reading that the MX5 is the new 1934 Ford there are that many engine swap options.
Here are some of the known ones, lets finish the list, will need to get a mod to edit this first post and make it sticky.

http://www.drivermod.ca/articles-1/2016/3/29/miata-engine-swaps Very Big List many silly ones listed.

If we could get a RHD Right Hand Drive Centric discussion going here, that will be helpful.

MAZDA

13B-REW
13B-MSP
BP
MZR 2.0
MZR 2.3
MZR 2.5
SKYACTIV

FORD

Mustang V6 4.0
5.0 Litre V8 older ones (non Coyote)

CHEVROLET

V8 LS1,LS2,LS3,L98,L76 there are more ... http://v8roadsters.com/
V6 LFX,LFW,LF1 there are more ... http://v8roadsters.com/
ECOTEC 2.4 Turbo https://www.facebook.com/Ecotecmiata/
http://www.drivermod.ca/articles-1/2016/3/30/the-ecotec-miata-swap-is-the-bargain-of-the-century

NISSAN

SR20DET

HONDA

K-Series http://kmiata.com
J-Series http://www.superfastmiatas.com/PRODUCTS.html

Please Post BUILD Threads or Articles and any helpful information you may have.

david_syd_au · Postby **david_syd_au** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:01 pm

Won't this list be model dependent, ie NA, NB, NC, ND ?
I suspect you are focused on the NA and NB models.

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:26 pm

TOYOTA / LEXUS

V8 - 1UZFE

http://clubroadster.net/vb_forum/89-roa ... miata.html

Still looking for the thread where someone started doing a Maserati V8 with a transaxle...... :shock:

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:14 pm

You missed the V6 Mazda KL swap - the "Kliata".

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=klia ... 24&bih=672

viewtopic.php?style=3&f=57&t=48193&hilit=Kl+v6+swap

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:24 pm

Pretty sure there’s one out there with a Jag V12
http://jalopnik.com/5112347/v12-miata-a ... -sexuality

And in the USA there’s one with a pair of V8s mounted
http://jalopnik.com/5884363/this-is-wha ... looks-like

Not to mention the multiple electrical conversions to the MX5 over the years.
http://www.zeva.com.au/Projects/MX5/

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:39 pm

You could almost assume everything has been tried!
The two copy Bullets had a 20B and a 2JZ fitted (but they were ICVs).
I've seen a photo in a jap magazine of a GTR RB26DETT fitted (a very tight squeeze).

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:59 pm

I guess it also depends on how much MX5 needs to be left to classify it as an "mx5"

ie: would a full tube frame chassis with an MX5 body on top be an "mx5"?

would an exocet be an MX5?

would an NA chassis with custom subframes at each end be an MX5?

oztrackdays · Postby **oztrackdays** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:27 pm

Good Point on the Chassis Variations, this is rapidly becoming a Spreadsheet will make one at the end of thread and link to that.

NA - RHD
NA - LHD

NB - RHD
NB - LHD

NC - RHD
NC - LHD

ND - RHD
ND - LHD

Space Frame Derivations, also Included but they are able to make structural changes and have
no power/displacement to weight limitations.

I guess the other points are

Wet Sump/Dry Sump ?

Power Steering Delete Needed (Yes/No)

Mazda OEM Gearbox Retained (Yes/No)

Alex 2550 · Postby **Alex 2550** » Tue May 10, 2016 11:29 pm

Check this out for change the undies moment in a Rb26 powered NA....... Insane!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ww7oGKkrU-0

speed · Postby **speed** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:53 am

I thought about doing this. A VW VR6 conversion.

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=444363

Postby **Boyracer** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 9:46 am

Having been for a ride in a NB fitted with a worked LS3 the MX5 chassis does the job very well.

celicapain · Postby **celicapain** » Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:38 pm

Personally I like the idea of throwing a mzfe series out of a camry into a NB. you can get 3-4 liters(depending on var), all alloy toyota stoutness. it would fit pretty easy(LOL), all the tough parts regarding going from transverse to north south have been sorted by people putting them into ae86's. All kind of pointless though, you can enough power out of BP, unless your drag racing in which case your just going to throw some flavor of small block in it anyway.