Mazda miata bp engine Videos

this looks interesting, whats the progress, any vids of test runs?

+Latres Singleton For what its worth, I have not had a single hiccup after more than a year. So I can say this is the 'right way' to fix the problem. A machine shop would have to thread in a helicoil or re-sleeve the hole similar to this anyway.

It has only been a couple of weeks & a couple hundred miles, but this is the best it has run for a while. I had an intermittent ticking in the head which I thought was a dirty hydraulic lifter arm under the bucket (common for the BP motors). I even replaced the oring on the cam angle sensor and the valve cover gasket, checked the plug torque & wires and drove it for ~800 miles. Suddenly the plug threads for #4 quit and I was driving chitty chitty bang bang. So I decided to try the repair rather than a Craigslist head. The plug threaded in so well and is so snug now, that I would not hesitate to repeat this repair elsewhere. I used to walk right by these quick fix products and think "snake oil". I now stand behind how high a quality product the repair really is. This is exactly why we started making vids. Win, lose or draw hopefully someone can benefit from what we learn in the various projects.

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.

@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.

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.

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!

Hello, I am in possession of a Datsun fairlady. I would also build in a mazda motor. I see that with you well worked. Have you for tips and or photos of the project. With friendly regards, Wim van Beelen

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.

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 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.

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

@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.

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.

I want to see some vids of it moving! maybe a hole shot burnout or two! it looks and sounds good man! more vids!

I have an extensive how-to; I have up-dated the link in the description above. Enjoy!

miatas dont suck but it would be better if that engine would have stay in a miata.

@jfbrink I'm actually looking to do a BP swap into my Escort LX. Then boost.

@xenotrope - The site is back up. There was a snafu with my host. Try it now.

I was thinking mg midget with miata power, but this is cool as hell

I thought the 1.8 came later? Don't 1994 MX5s have the 1.6?

1994 is the first year of the 1.8L BP engine.

would a miata engine fit into a an RX7 FC3s?

Nice stuff dude, and cool website too!

Miatas suck, Sr20 baby or even CA18

Thanks!

How much of boost ?