Top 5 Engine Swaps For the Mazda MX-5 Miata
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- Let's look at the top 5 engine swaps for the Mazda MX5 Miata! This list includes realistic, relatively easy, and tried and true swaps ranging from bigger 4 cylinders, to V6s and V8s, to rotary engines. This is MY top 5 list, based on realistic swaps that have swap kits and prefabricated parts available, so you can do these swaps without doing all the fab work yourself. Enjoy!
1) Honda K-Swap (K20 or K24)
2) GM Ecotec Swap (2.0, 2.2 or 2.4L
3) GM LS Swap (Many V8s)
4) Honda J-Swap (3.2 or 3.5L)
5) Rotary Swap (1.3L rotary)
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You missed out the best swap of all… the Rocketeer. 3 litre Jaguar V6 (AJ30). 240+ bhp, no weight penalty and a fabulous soundtrack.
That certainly is a sweet swap! The turnkey option looks to be over 20k USD though, I'm looking into the swap kits!
Yeah this is certainly the one I'm going after. Barely less power than the J series but weight stays pretty much the same as the stock engine.
Also the GM LFX. Nice solid 300 hp from the V6 Camaro
@@Jaraldo I think it's actually closer to 325 HP
When done diy the rocketeer swap is comparable to the K24 swap in cost. One of the main reasons why the turnkey option costs so much is because it includes a fully rebuilt engine and labor costs too of course.
To say that the 13Bs are misunderstood would be an understatement. They can be reliable if you know how to build and take care of them. I've had them for decades. A rotary Miata would likely be the best balanced too, so long as you're able to mount the engine low and super close to the firewall as most of its weight are in the 3 iron plates. Add an appropriately sized single turbo to something like a properly kitted 13B-REW and you've got a pretty monstrously fast machine that is also super nimble and fun to drive.
Better yet, perhaps a MSP REN Hybrid and keep it NA? You could possibly push more power from that than the stock REW since the REN had far higher compression and lighter rotors. Hybrid to ditch those tiny side exhaust ports, and the NA rotaries tend to be a little more reliable, least from what I know. Though Rx8s are cheap, so even a base MSP would be good. 240 ish HP is perfect for a Miata. Though then you're dealing with the MSP REN lol.
And no adapter plate needed 😉
@XenoKyomi things have changed with moden ECUs and tuning knowledge. Mostly rotaries are sensitive to detonation. So a more conservative approach to ignition timing improves reliability. Not a lot of power to be had in advancing further anyway.
People are finding ways to reliably boost higher compression rotors too. Boosted renesis even. Though you can get more from a properly built REW.
im no dorito fans but the sad part is that most sporty rotary's were owned by people that didnt care about maintenance and mazda saw it and was like''hey, lets make the parts pirce go up so we can make money'' and boom, people now think they're unreliable
Literally in the process of building a 13b rew single turbo mk1 mx5. Aiming for 450ish hp, i think any more would be an unpleasant tune for road use.
My dream swap is a KL 2.5L v6 from the MX-6 or ford probe. Such a small, peppy, and great sounding engine. Plus, its nice to keep mazda with mazda.
Or if you can get your hands on a KF-ZE 2.0 v6 I think they rev almost to 8k
hell yeah! i never thought anything of these engines, I was full rotary, but i got a rallycross project car and im amazed how fun these engines are... forged and balanced internals, 7800rpm limiter (K8), spitting flames on a stock engine!
@@shigeolincolntaco k8 also
Nice engine. I would go probably 4 cyl MPS
Totally agree. KL-ZE all the way.. Mazda with Mazda.
Dream setup is either a k24 or a renesis 13b, preferably on ethanol and naturally aspirated
Hybrid Renesis+REW so it has ALL THE PORTS. Side AND peripheral exhaust ports, a nice street intake port on each side housing, and then add a semi-peripheral intake port and time it to act like Vtec. If you do it right, that should get you to roughly 300hp/200tq N/A.
1.9 TDI swap
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There's an LFX swapped NB that comes in and kick's all our butts on the Lime Rock go-cart track every year. But I'm going J, OZ kit like you showed too.
Is that with the Nutmeg Miata club, or one of the different club days up there? I’m going to try my hardest to make that event this year😎
@@CashedOutCars Yup, Nutmeg. I only do that one day a year, it's a ton of fun. They just redid the layout with all new asphalt, so unfortunately rates went way up. but our day is still a great deal, club actually tries not to make money on the day.
305 hp in stock form, and there’s millions of them in junkyards.
My NB is currently in the shop getting a J32 swapped in. Can't wait to make twice the power with no handling losses.
Awesome! Out of curiosity, how much does a shop charge to do the conversion for you?
@@CashedOutCars Well I'm probably getting scammed, so I wouldn't be much help giving advice here
I like the idea of the Mazda V6 like the KL-DE or the KF-ZE. Also yes, Mazda has their own K series of engines.
I've been Kl swapping miatas for ten years......started when this kid was still in school......
@@crapengineering What transmission do you use? I assume you need an adapter plate no matter what?
@@Cha11engerD I supply a complete adapter kit to fit the Mx5/miata gearbox to the Kl - there are no rear wheel drive gearbox's that fit the engine
@@crapengineering Got a website to check out?
@@Cha11engerD sadly , no - but I do have a facebook page where detaols get posted , and I can be contacted through there
Rotory swap is the dream swap
I've had the thought of putting a Buick-Rover 3.5 liter V8 into a Miata. I like the simplicity of a pushrod V8 combined with the lighter weight of the aluminum engine. More power with less weight penalty, plus the added fun of being able to fit the older tech that I understand better because I'm old and weird.
The Rover V8 is not a great option these days, they aren't cheap anymore, and most used engines will be knackered and/or have dropped liners. Even when they do work they don't make a lot of power.
Most people that knock these rover engines think about a to b drag racing! However the miata has ALWAYS been about the twisty bits and unfortunately a 4 cylinder just doesn't have the pull most people like in mid corner, I agree with you on this engine, drag out a range rover 4.6 trow a carby manifold on it and it will be fun fun fun
Here in England, hot rodders are starting to drop Mercedes and BMW engines into rods these days. There’s not many Rover V8s around these days.
in australia.. bullet used supercharged LS V8s.. just a wee bit better than the old rovers ;-)
I've driven a couple of Morgan Plus-8s with this engine -- makes for a fun little machine, although I need a shoehorn to get in and out of them...
Thank you. All I’ve ever really messed with is Subaru’s and I want to build a Miata so this has been so helpful.
doing a ford 302 in mine now changing tranand solid axle rear end ford 8.8 and other like supercharge or turboing it.
My dream swap would probably be a Busso V6 from my old 2004 Alfa Romeo 147GTA
*Dream* swap? Well an all wheel drive 8 injector race tuned Cosworth Sierra swap sounds fun. A six speed RWD Ford (Yamaha) 3.0 SHO swap would be fun but the K-swap is 1/5 the cost and much more sensible overall.
I'm glad you gave realistic yet optomistic prices for these swaps. As a master mechanic I could easily beat any of those prices with contacts and wholesale sourcing, but would charge quite a bit more for a walk in customer. That said, I can't afford either of my *dream swaps* lol.
J series is very capable of revving to 8k but you have to upgrade springs and retainers and your power drops rapidly after 7.2k. If anybody is interested in a j swap I recommend j32a2 fbo no tune 300whp plus on a 800 dollar engine all motor.
4.0 destroked ford coyote twin turbo with an 11k limiter, making 1,100 hp. In a completely gutted Miata with carbon fiber body panels and doors and a custom wide body kit. God like
I always wanted to put the 1.8 V6 from Mazda's MX3 in a Miata, but my 1st choice would have to be a Japanese spec MX6/Probe 2.5.
1.8 v6 sounds like a screamer!
@@CashedOutCars is is , and so is the KL - they will rev to 8000 all day and make over 200 flywheel on ITB's.....
I have a '92 I did the LE5 swap on and am a big advocate for the swap. I enjoyed the car for a bit naturally aspirated, then switched to a wet nitrous setup, and now the car is undergoing a full top-end rebuild and M62 supercharger swap off the Cobalt SS. You can get the M62's used for dirt cheap.
That’s awesome, did you do the swap yourself or have them do it? Also, where are you located? I’d love to check it out since I’ve never see one in person
@@CashedOutCars I did the swap myself, I documented the whole swap and have videos of that on my channel, as well as some others with the car. I'm out of western Pennsylvania!
@Carter Maneki your videos really made me stuck between the ecotec and j series. Loved seeing it but haven't seen you post in a while
You need a sense of history. One of the first Miata engine swaps ever was the Monster Miata.
It was out of the Mustang, 5 liter. Smaller and lighter than the LS, and fit without major cutting.
LS being of a newer design and found in trucks eventually displaced the Ford 5L. But it was the first of the many swaps, other than the 13b.
I own one, I like it, but an LS would be better in almost every department other than character imo. That said I’m in no rush to get rid of my monster Miata
Being an all-iron engine, the SBF is definitely NOT lighter than the LS, lol. Still a decent swap, though.
You forgot to mention the first of the big daddy engine swaps that started it all with quite a few magazine articles to boot. I remember back in the day that the Ford 5.0 liter Windsor engine out of the contemporary Mustang GTs was the big swap candidate for the MX5 Miata especially the first NA chassis cars.
Too "Old Skool" for these new kids who have never seen a carburetor . . . . .
It's a good swap, just doesn't make my top 5 list... I've been working on things with carbs since I was 5
That's the old Monster Miata conversion from the early 90's, from what i understand you can't use the 1st gen MX5's for that swap. Fun fact, that Mustangs T'5 tranny actually weighs 40 lbs LESS than the B2000 pickup derived stock unit in the Miata.
bullet roadster.. supercharged LS ;-)
I wanted a J series for the longest time, but seeing how much cheaper I could do a turbo build made me change my mind on that. Btw is the ebay turbo still holding up?
So far so good! No major issues yet!
Put a supercharger on the car and you'll be fine and costs less. The engine in the Miata is more then fine and it's highly reliable.
If you think these cars are all about power then sell it because your missing the point.
Sure, that's plenty fun! But you still won't have much low end torque, or the other characteristics of these other engines. They're not all about power, but once you drive a faster Miata, it's a game changer!
@@CashedOutCars unless you track it then all that power goes to waste as do a 8,000 RPM redline.
Having owned both supercharged 1.8L 4-cyl and 5.0L V8 Miatas, this is actually very good advice. For my tastes, 175 to 200 wheel HP feels like enough for a daily driver Miata. The rumble from a big engine sounds cool and all, but so does the intake wail of a positive displacement supercharger.
Dream build if money was no issue:
1UZ bottom end with 2UZ heads ported and flowed. Bored out to the max with lightweight internals and ITB'S, running on e85. Custom headers.
Custom flywheel and adapter, fully sequential with helical cut gears. Aluminium propshaft, RX7 LSD and custom side shafts.
V8 Miata control arms with Ohlins coilovers.
Reinforced sills, butterfly brace, harddog roll bar.
Custom molded widebody, center lock hub conversion, 17x12 rear 17x10 front 2 piece billet wheels. Brembo brakes sourced from Porsche parts.
Kevlar fender liners to fit wide body. Full underbody aero. Full carbon fiber body, tubular front end with quick release clamshell hood.
Mazda soul red wrap with some of the carbon uncovered.
Full leather interior, Lotus Evora seats. Upgraded AC from a truck, dual batteries in the boot with a AA wireless head unit and booming sound system.
Sounds like it'd be a sweet build :)
Great job i have a 1991 turboed from previous owner studers on top end you gave me the power for my own tune im going for it 💣
sr20 is my dream. I'd love it but without building it too much, something around 300 hp would be more than great. The problem is that the engine costs a lot rn and i honestly don't think there are companies doing kits
Yeah all the slightly older Nissan stuff is quite expensive, and I haven't seen a kit. I know a few people have done it though!
@@CashedOutCars yeah been done quite a few times. Hope to make it happen as the sound is just amazing with the right cams and turbo, manifold and exhaust setup. Hopefully i'll push something like 300-350 without forged internals. First i need to get a miata and figure out the whole setup and aero stuff to make it cool enough!
While the SR20 swap is unique, for the cost/hassle/power ratio I think you're better off just going turbo on the BP.
You can find a VVT engine for cheap and build it out of the car and swap it while maintaining many factory parts, making it a much easier and more straight forward swap without fabricating stuff.
This best swap I saw was a Isuzu 4 cly turbo diesel in Thailand, that little NB was crazy fast at 1320.
K swap is overrated. Mazda's own Duratec 2.5 is the ideal 4-cyl swap. Specifically, if you take the 2.3 crank and rods and put them in there with the 2.5 block, pistons, and head. The Duratec 2.3 and 2.5 are literally the Mazda K24, and they're also the precursor/cousin to the 2.3 Ecoboost and a variant of the Mazdaspeed 3 engine, the latter of which has been built to 800whp and the former to 600whp stock block. I've also seen dyno graphs of all motor Duratec 2.5-ish builds putting down 270+ whp, just like high-end all-motor K24s can.
The best V6 swaps IMO (IDK about fitment or conversion kit availability though) would be Honda J35 and Toyota 2GR-FXE. Both can be built to 400hp/300tq, the latter can get closer a little more simply since it's already high compression, you just need to do to it what you'd do to a 2AR-FSE/FXE, which is to replace the exhaust cam with another intake cam, and advance the intake cam one tooth. in the 2AR (a 2.5 4-cyl) the immediately changes it from a fake Atkinson cycle hybrid engine into a 240whp performance engine. Scale that up roughly 50% for the extra cylinders and proportional displacement in the V6 and you're talking 340+whp EZ.
The next best V6 swap is the 4.3L LV3 from the 2014+ Chevy lineup. Based on the gen 5 LS (called LT) platform V8s, it has as much power stock as an 07-13 5.3L LS engine. Off-the-shelf cams can get you to 375 crank hp, and if you research/learn from David Vizard, you should be able to relatively easily get around to 400whp out of that, too, obviously with more torque than the 3.5L V6s from Toyota and Honda. Another reason this is on the list is that it'll be physically smaller than the SOHC and DOHC V6's respectively, and probably lighter too, since it's 3/4 of an all-aluminum LS engine.
Plus if there are already swap kits for LS engines, I'm pretty sure those will be adaptable to the LV3. If you need more than 400whp out of it, just boost it or add nitrous, there's plenty of room for it to grow, and even more in the engine bay with 2 fewer cylinders than "normal."
No Question, the only Swap that fits the NA is a Rotary imo... BUT a V8 NB is also nice, because it's kinda like a little Viper :)
A **GREAT** engine for the early Miata: 4.6L Rover (buick) V8. It makes good power and is incredibly lightweight and compact. They also like an M90 blower. While not nearly as capable as the LS, it is smaller and lighter.
Highly recommended.
Why no Jaguar V6?
That's my current plan with my ridiculous cyberpunk Miata build.
Right blend of sound and performance, the only real problem is a lower potential power ceiling compared to K swaps or LS swaps.
I like that swap, but it’s less common here in the US due to the kit being made in the UK. I personally haven’t ever seen one over here
I've wanted to drop a V6 from a late model mustang into my NA. Lots of horsepower and you should be able to keep most of the weight behind the front wheels. I've watched the videos on the Jag V6 swap and that looks pretty interesting, too.
13B is nice but the best swap is to start with an RX-8 , it's just a lengthened MX-5 anyway... one donor car and you're done... and 90% of "bad" genesis rotaries just need new seals between the sections.
Hi there please tell me what shocks,coils do I swap out my stock shocks I like the Ollie's but I don't want to spend over 7 hundred,I have an all original 2000 miata mint mint condition only 133klm on it I only drive on the street what's the weight I should go with for the shock coil overs front. N rear please help thank you 😊
GM 3800 supercharged V6 from the 90s Buick Regal.
Since Ford was once Mazda's partner, I'll go with a higher revving 302 Clevor with a supercharger.
This just popped up on my feed. TH-camr Tom's Turbo Garage dropped the Chevy 350 cubic inch engine in his car. He was very meticulous. Worth a watch.
the bullet roadster in australia used a supercharged LS 😁(the old 350ci gets put into the barbarian motorbikes lol)
I’m really pining on doing a Volvo 5cyl swap in something like an NB in the future, a true baby viper
Miata + 13B = Perfection.
My fav swap into a miat has to be a volvo 5cyl like a T5 or a v70r
The Ecotec is a great motor but you need to pick the right one. 2.4L's are stroked out so they make more torque but protest revs; if you want high revving, go with the 2.2L with variable valves. So please, no more poorly maintained Equinox engines.
Dream swap: GM 3800 Supercharged (L67) V6
Even thou I love SAAB's B235 engine I would probably put a "saab" b207 with the T8 system in the Miata.
It is a lighter more modern engine and can without any problem get you 250hp - 285hp.
probably the cheapest engine if u live somewhere in sweden
26b miata, i might actually manage to build it in the next few years
Mk3 MX-5 with a Hayabusa V8 and side exit exhausts is my dream car.
$900 miata with a blown engine
sold driveline and rear end for $1200
I modified the engine crossmember and custom trans cross member
$5000 LS1 z28 that I drove home
sold everything I didnt need off the camaro for $3000
Monster miata rear axles and hubs $1300
$60 junkyard ford 8.8 with limited slip
I have less than $5000 invested.
I heard people mentioning the Jaguar V6, which I heard is an excellent swap. You’d be surprised to know that hot rodders in England are now putting Mercedes, BMW and Jaguar engines in their Ford Pops, Cortinas, Chevy pick ups and Deuces. Especially since the Rover V8 has gone to the scrapyard of history. Talking about the Mazda swaps, you forgot to mention the Villiers V10.
I think a good swap would be a 3800 series 2, you can buy them cheap, and you can buy the already supercharged, they are impossible to kill, and if you get the supercharged one, all you gotta do is pully swap, cam, and injector swap, + a tune, you’ll be running like 350 hp and 9s (if your tires stick)
I always wanted to put a supercharged 3.8 out of a 90s Thunderbird or XR7, into a lightweight rear drive vehicle. Torque monster?
I sold my k24 swapped rsx. Exhaust / headers / intake / tune. Running 93 was making 225hp 186tq. ( edit: i had a k24a2 from an 08 tsx WITH the 6 speed ) In a 2600lb car it was fast. I beat a 392 scat by pure luck. In a miata ( which i now own a 97 montego bay blue ) it would rip. I promise 225 from a 24 would rip. put the timing up on the vtec ( close to 50 deg ). Kick it in at 4.2k and I promise a vette wouldnt beat that miata
We build a K24Z3 and it made 201 whp, it feels quick even with that!
302 sbf swap. I did this swap 20 years ago. A 350hp 302 is 180lbs more than the 2.0 Mazda motor.
I want to swap a Saab B204/B234, a few people in europe have done it and make over 400/500
I was looking for this comment. I would use the b204 cause the Miata is small and light and with the shorter stroke you can rev it to 9000rpm all day, but for more low to mid torque in a heavier car I'd use the b234. Just know they dont want to/won't rev past 7,400 rpm safely, at least not for long. I would use a b204 with a b205/b235 head with 268 cams myself cause those heads flow much better, so a b204/205 hybrid. It's probably best to install knock sensors and coil packs instead of the D.I.C. so you can run a stand alone E.C.U. Alot of Saab guys say the D.I.C. holds these engines back but for me it's just cause they're expensive and they don't make them well anymore. Old junkyard D.I.C.'s last longer than the new ones they're making in my experience.
I own a 2004 Miata and a 1995 Porsche 911, Happy with stock motors.
The Ls swapped Miata can be a good bit less than 20k if you play your cards right. Like getting the monster Miata swap kit and using a Holley terminator for the computer but we’re it gets real expensive is the drive train because stock Miata stuff won’t hold up but if you get a good price t56 and Ford 8.8 rear end you can do it for around 13k.
It certainly can be done cheaper, that kit appears to be quite DIY oriented though. That’s the way I’d do it myself, but most people would pay extra for a more bolt in kit. That said, theres only so much about LS / big V8 swaps that are direct bolt ins with the extensive list of modifications. Have you built one?
@@CashedOutCars no but I aspire to one day. But there is one mad man on club roadster fully hand building one absolute mad lad. Also Taylor ray has a very extensive ls swap on his Miata with the monster Miata swap kit. Also thanks for the great content
Great content, but in my opinion, for most people these swaps are pretty expensive $$$. Depending on what someone would use a swap for (performance, reliability, drifting/motorsports) it can go a lot of ways. For "cheap" and reliable 200-ish HP numbers you'll be looking at almost exclusively 4 cylinder engines. Engines such as VW 2.0 TDI, Mazda MZR, Mitsubishi 4B11T, Ford Ecoboost engine are just some of the other options.
Thinking of doing a FM turbo or K swap because I’m a Honda guy at heart :) thanks for the video!
You’re welcome! Either will be real fun, the flyin Miata kit has lots of headroom to turn it up if you run a proper ECU with it!
Miata is light car so it needs a light power train. K20A comes to my mind first. 230bhp with some small tweaks easily upto 300+ if you go really crazy with it still being NA. Or you go with Busa if you’re here for the time attack monster.
i have wanted to throw a volvo T-5R (turbo inline 5) in a miata it makes 309hp out of a 5 speed manual no clue if it would fit though
That’d certainly be sweet!
Look at the four cylinder version.
Fun video. Loved the smoothness of the 1UZFE V8 in my '98 Lexus LS400. I think that would be a very cool swap. Gonna stick with the 1.6 and turbo it in my '91, but maybe another one down the road.
Company in Australia did these swaps they were pretty cool
Toyota's 3.5 litter v6. You can get 300 NA hp stock if you are lucky and they are super-efficient with aftermarket cams and other stuff. And they are in a bunch of Camrys and Highlanders. I would do it on a NB miata
You’re better off with a k20 over a k24. The square bore and stroke of the k24 is its Achilles heel and the k20 can take way more boost creating well over 1000hp.
J35z3 wuth real vtec not i-vtec. J37 Intake runner and throttle body. Plenum spacer, j32 heads...Hondata tuning system 300-320hp easy and cheap. Might need an aftermarket oil pan?
Thank you for this video, its perfectly explained.
Have you heard of anyone doing a bmw or Toyota inline six swap? Not sure if it would fit, but it’s an interesting thought 😊
My dream swap would be a 1uz fe 4l toyota made 4L v8 came in the soarer. Its a pipe dream
Always thought Mazda missed the boat not offering a turbo rotary in these from the get go
What about the LFX v6? 300+ hp, lightweight, and plentiful.
A 289 would be great. It would be a present day Sunbeam Tiger!
Should it be realistic a swap from a cupra leon 2021 to a 2018 Mazda Miata? 🤔
Not gonna lie, I was thinking about a Vipers V10. Yes, you would probably have to do some cutting to get it in there, but oh my god would she be fast.
would be weird but a diesel swap in a miata would probably rip tires with all that torque
I like that idea😎
Yea I got a buddy with a v6 firebird. The gm 3800 series 2 is amazing and cheap. Just gotta figure out how to put it in
Before badmouthing Rotary engines you should go watch some of Rob Dahm's vids on how easy it is to make these engines long-term bulletproof. EasyPeaze
I just posted a video talking about our Rotary swap in our NA, and also did a rant on how the "cheap" swap is a LIE and anyone claiming them simply has not done the swap, just hype kids.
Also the "reliability" argument is just kinda dumb. 100K miles before a rebuild, and rebuilds costing a grand. Have you ever driven a car 100K miles? I usually trade or sell em by then. I mean, if you change your oil the engine is solid. YES the tech is very different and you'll really need to do everything yourself.
I figured something was up with that “cheap” swap, as our basic K swap cost a little north of 10k
@@CashedOutCars I mean you could do a cheap swap awhile back, running like a carbed setup where nothing matters. You throw on an adaptor for the trans and the engine mounts and run it. But engine bays had WAYYY more room. Those days are gone.
Ford fusion 2.5 liter I4 swap or Mazdaspeed6 2.3T swap with upgraded intercooler.
My dream swap for the miata is a 4.6L v8 from a 1999 mustang gt. Easy 260 hp with 300 flbs of torque. And thats natrually aspirated. Id throw a smaller turbo as well as a resonably larger one in there to bring it up to about 430hp with little to no lag.
I wanna do that with a jeep. Already have the 3 valve
My dream engine swap for an MX5 is a Mercedes Benz AMG M139S. Small but powerful 2 liter turbo engine. Feels like a Miata at the core and it will take off like a rocket.
The specs on that engine are insane, that'd be an awesome build!
I wanna see that in a Ford Pop, a Mk1 Cortina or a 1932 Ford.
I’d engine swap mine with a 20V Blacktop 4AGE because I adore the sound and it it very cost efficient.
I think the 370z driveline would be a great swap. Naturally asperated with big power. I'm surprised I haven't seen people doing it. Why put a minivan motor in when you can go with a z's whole driveline?
You totally forgot about the 5.0 ford. There’s a company that started in the 90s MONSTER MIATA
if you turbo a stock k20 or k24 you can expect ~400-500whp. I have a FG2 with a K20z3 making 420-440whpon 14-17lbs of boost.
Certainly, like a Miata engine they’re easy to make power with. Is yours in a Miata?
@@CashedOutCars mines not in a Miata its in a 07 civic si.
And how fast would that make a Miata 0-60??
Surprised the 2.5l Duratec 4 cyl and 3.0l Duratec V6 engine swaps are not in here. Kits available and especially with the 2.5 simple swap with good NA and crazy boosted HP available.
Toyota / Lexus 2GR - FE /FSE/FKS 3.5 V6 some of the with 300 HP stock and with some good computer work, E85 ETC.. you can make an easy 400hp all motor and is a very cheap and reliable engine..
My dream swap is the sr20det which is the Silvia engine and is actually perfect for the Miata plus the swap kits are sold
Roof down, sun shining, Queen on the stereo, a curvy road. An MX5 is an idyllic drive with ‘stock 1.6 power’. You don’t have to meet the horizon in half a second to enjoy this little Mazda.
OK here is something I have done in the past and does not cost much ...get a bare front cut with trans tunnel
with engine cross member and steering rack and column of whatever car you are wanting to swap an engine into and a dummy engine and trans of your choice. At this stage it will owe you very little, weld on some legs with sniffle castors ( braked ones) to put the unit high enough off the ground so you can comfortably use a creeper to get under it and wallaa you can go ahead and build a full engine swap practice on your favorite car. Now you might say that's an awful lot of mucking around? However it's not . Because! No1 you are still driving your car, no2 you have not devalued it by doing a half arsed conversion!! No3 a front cut with engine takes up a lot less room in your garage or workshop then a whole car AND you can put it aside whenever you want and still have a car to drive ! No4 if you cut bits out for access on a dummy run it doesn't ruin your end product, no5 an engine swap takes way more time then anyone anticipates, no6 when the swap is done on the dummy you can even do the wiring practice up to this stage you have learned a heap of things about yourself,( patience, swearing, when not to swear, you need more tools, you need to take time to learn how to use those tools, more patience, more tools, measure twice cut once, or twice, ask other knowledgeable people questions when required, internet answers are to be taken with a pinch of salt!!! ( no internet in my time, I am 70) my experience covers 53 years as a mechanic a dozens of engine swaps , the most interesting ones a 1963 vw microbus with ls6 454v8 and a Datsun 240z powered by nissan vh45de v8 ( this one used the front cut method discussed here. ) it saved many hours of worry about cutting into a good car . And when you finally decide to go ahead and fit it into your car it can be done over a long weekend roll in roll out, quality job, remember a good swap looks like it came from the factory that way, I love sleepers!!!!!
The tires on that Miata behind you are Kosei K1 Honda’s where did you get the center caps they do not come with them.
I heard that Oz Engineering makes the Honda J series swap. Can't wait to get my hands on a kit!
What about the Hyabusa engine swap? Unique and there is a company making parts for the swap, Miatabusa. It sound great and it quirky
That would be an awesome project. I’ll have to look into that company!
I would love to drive a 3 Rotor Hybrid Engine. In Low RPM Range you'll get Front and Rear Eletric acceleration on wheels, on higher Engine RPM's and car speed the rotary is firing up your Miata to the stars! Edit: And the Braps!
That'd be a sweeet build!
I'd love to put the Camaro 3.6 V6 from GM in a Miata. 285 torque, 335 hp, revs to 7k and sounds great for a V6.
I’d love to swap an LFX. Buying a 90 Miata today and thinking about LFX or K-swap In the future. I think that swap would make for some great content, don’t you?
Great videos btw. Considering making a build channel as well and understanding how many challenges it takes just to get in front of a camera. Lol
I dream of a 3sgte swap, complete drive train transplant from an alltrac.
I wonder what a boxer swap would look like try and find a boxer engine that's around the same weight as the stock motor but you lower the center of gravity I wonder how much it would improve the handling
boosted hayabusa swap. kit coming soon
The craziest swap I've seen is a turbo Barra straight 6
I've seen people put rx7 engines into a triumph spitfire
wanna do a NC or ND swap into NA. is that possiable, and easier?
My dream Miata build is a billet three rotor with either twin or a big single turbo and sequential transmission
You can use a LOT of FC bits, IE why everyone says that the S4 or S5 series rotaries are best for the swap
I have a Greddy kit, can't get them anymore. It's supposed to be set at 7psi of boost but mine boost creeps over 12psi regularly. No idea why. I need to dyno it, I have no idea what kind of power it puts out.
It’s probably the turbo’s wastegate port being too small at higher rpm