sr20det in a mx5?
#2
I don't have any info nor have I seen one. I do know that the sr20det redtops make what 220 HP stock? You could do that with a 1.8 miata engine pretty easily and you wouldn't be dealing with all the problems that come with the motorswap. Heck if 1badmx5 can make over 500hp on his 1.8 i'm pretty sure you could build a 1.8 that is satisfactorily power happy.
But if you're stuck on the motorswap, I'd be excited to see how you go about it. Though i'm more than happy enough with my bored over 1.8. Could be an interesting thread.
But if you're stuck on the motorswap, I'd be excited to see how you go about it. Though i'm more than happy enough with my bored over 1.8. Could be an interesting thread.
#5
http://www.myspace.com/siege_a
That guy says he's putting one in, he already has the vinyls on his car, so maybe it's done already. He might have info on how to do it though.
That guy says he's putting one in, he already has the vinyls on his car, so maybe it's done already. He might have info on how to do it though.
#7
Here is some pictures of a shop that did one:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/cjuckett/miata/
Here is a bolt in motor mounting kit they sell:
http://www.speedworks.com.au/mx5.htm
miata.net (even though a gay site) has a lot of info on the swap.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/cjuckett/miata/
Here is a bolt in motor mounting kit they sell:
http://www.speedworks.com.au/mx5.htm
miata.net (even though a gay site) has a lot of info on the swap.
#14
What's cheap- not much money? Just curious. It just seems that if a mazda motor could do the same, then the extra work would be worth it, unless one wanted to be unique or just had a fascination/passion for the Sr20det. Are there really sr20dets running 400+hp on stock internals?
There's no doubt the sr20 is a sweet engine- it's never been anything but quick in every car it showed up in. I loved my buddy's SEr sentra- and an NX2000 just won the ARRC in ITA- car was a rocket!
There's no doubt the sr20 is a sweet engine- it's never been anything but quick in every car it showed up in. I loved my buddy's SEr sentra- and an NX2000 just won the ARRC in ITA- car was a rocket!
#15
clear up the confuison i didnt put a sr in a miata,i have the same pictures as getsidewaysd1.i was thinking about putting a sr in the miata because my cheap miata had 200,000 miles and was a smoker.so i was going to have to put in a different motor.but put back in a a bp because it makes a good boosted motor.sr also have a alumionum block and i ive barely seen them go past 400hp built.
#20
I think when talking big 4 cylinder swaps, we're talking about guys who are doing the fabrication themselves. So the expense really comes down to the engine and supplies. My guess is the goal with these swaps is one or a combination of the following: do something unique, get a stronger engine w/o the FM price tag, build a mega powerful engine (something that require displacement beyond the physical parameters of the smaller motor). Though I'm not sure how credible the last is now that we've seen an FM stroker do 600+hp and 500hp on a daily driver. - rob