I am incredibly impressed with your build! Do you have a cardomain for it or anything of the like? I like the BP engine platform. Had one in my Escort GT (91), and those engines are surprisingly potent and require very little to modify.
@jareddickey87 - Thanks for the compliment! The only web presence I have for the build is my personal site, which is basically a how-to for doing this swap. YouTube won't let me put the address in a comment, but you can find it above in the description if you haven't already.
@Furryloveshentai - If I were to do this again, I'd use the 1.6L engine. The swap would have been so much cheaper and easier (the 1.6L cars are all over auto salvage yards; the 1.8L cars are not) and then I'd totally turbo it, just for fun.
the link you give is now broken. i have a datsun 1600 and evaluating the possibility of putting in a miata motor so i would be very interested in seeing documentation of your swap if it is still available. thanks!
Did the transmission and driveshaft bolt on directly to the stock roadster rear differential? How much fabrication was involved in this swap I want to do the same one
I had a custom driveshaft made that had the Miata splines at one end and the Datsun bolt pad at the other. It was inexpensive and better balanced than stock. I did all the fabrication with a hacksaw and a drill press. Check out my website (listed in the info section) for a complete how-to.
The SR20DE(T) is a great engine for the Roadster, but I'd need to cut the car to put one in, and I didn't want to do that. Perhaps Miatas suck, but the Miata drivetrain is extremely far from sucking.
i have a mr2 turbo, but would love a K series honda engine in it. im not gonna do it tho. plans call for a tube frame fiberglass copy of my car, then i will use a K series swap. but good luck to you.
I love the K-series. If I could have afforded the K and the tranny from an S2000... a number of 510 guys have done it & it's *sweet*. Best of luck in your (ambitious!) build.
The SR20 is a great swap, but involves frame modification. I like that the Miata swap is essentially a drop-in, with no cuts to the car, completely reversible in about an hour.
I am incredibly impressed with your build! Do you have a cardomain for it or anything of the like? I like the BP engine platform. Had one in my Escort GT (91), and those engines are surprisingly potent and require very little to modify.
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@jareddickey87 - Thanks for the compliment! The only web presence I have for the build is my personal site, which is basically a how-to for doing this swap. YouTube won't let me put the address in a comment, but you can find it above in the description if you haven't already.
jfbrink 2 months ago
@Furryloveshentai - If I were to do this again, I'd use the 1.6L engine. The swap would have been so much cheaper and easier (the 1.6L cars are all over auto salvage yards; the 1.8L cars are not) and then I'd totally turbo it, just for fun.
jfbrink 1 year ago
would a miata engine fit into a an RX7 FC3s?
LonewolfSaichi 1 year ago
@LonewolfSaichi - I have no idea. If you want to PM me, I can send you a dimensioned massing model of the 1.8L BP engine that I used.
jfbrink 1 year ago
the link you give is now broken. i have a datsun 1600 and evaluating the possibility of putting in a miata motor so i would be very interested in seeing documentation of your swap if it is still available. thanks!
xenotrope 1 year ago
@xenotrope - The site is back up. There was a snafu with my host. Try it now.
jfbrink 1 year ago
Nice stuff dude, and cool website too!
testacorsa150 2 years ago
Did the transmission and driveshaft bolt on directly to the stock roadster rear differential? How much fabrication was involved in this swap I want to do the same one
markapan 2 years ago
I had a custom driveshaft made that had the Miata splines at one end and the Datsun bolt pad at the other. It was inexpensive and better balanced than stock. I did all the fabrication with a hacksaw and a drill press. Check out my website (listed in the info section) for a complete how-to.
jfbrink 2 years ago
I was thinking mg midget with miata power, but this is cool as hell
lilpoindexter 2 years ago
Thanks!
jfbrink 2 years ago
I thought the 1.8 came later? Don't 1994 MX5s have the 1.6?
zapwatt 3 years ago
1994 is the first year of the 1.8L BP engine.
jfbrink 3 years ago
I want to see some vids of it moving! maybe a hole shot burnout or two! it looks and sounds good man! more vids!
tomakze 3 years ago
Once I get the engine harness properly wrapped and back in the car, I will post some on-street videos. It can definitely lay rubber.
jfbrink 3 years ago
miatas dont suck but it would be better if that engine would have stay in a miata.
decoymiata 3 years ago
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Miatas suck, Sr20 baby or even CA18
peachykeane89 3 years ago
The SR20DE(T) is a great engine for the Roadster, but I'd need to cut the car to put one in, and I didn't want to do that. Perhaps Miatas suck, but the Miata drivetrain is extremely far from sucking.
jfbrink 3 years ago
oh ok. that makes sense.
im just generally opposed to brand swapping.
i have a mr2 turbo, but would love a K series honda engine in it. im not gonna do it tho. plans call for a tube frame fiberglass copy of my car, then i will use a K series swap. but good luck to you.
mr2ya 3 years ago
I love the K-series. If I could have afforded the K and the tranny from an S2000... a number of 510 guys have done it & it's *sweet*. Best of luck in your (ambitious!) build.
jfbrink 3 years ago
why not use SR20, keep it in the family.
mr2ya 3 years ago
The SR20 is a great swap, but involves frame modification. I like that the Miata swap is essentially a drop-in, with no cuts to the car, completely reversible in about an hour.
jfbrink 3 years ago