Donkey-MZR swapped NA
#1
Donkey-MZR swapped NA
When you have several NC drop outs lying around the shop leftover from V8 conversions and you acquire a NA spec Miata roller, it's only natural to wonder what if?...Can we make all this work together using the stock parts we have on hand and a little fabrication? Anything is possible right?
Well we did. And the result was a fun, light, track car that's a blast to drive.
For its maiden voyage, we hauled it across country to Laguna Seca where we literally drove the tires off of it(old Hoosiers)
Well we did. And the result was a fun, light, track car that's a blast to drive.
For its maiden voyage, we hauled it across country to Laguna Seca where we literally drove the tires off of it(old Hoosiers)
#3
In short.. A mount less subframe from V8R, placed the engine, fabbed mounts, the fabbed a trans mount and diff mount since the is no longer a PPF, fabricated mounts for the NC radiator. Unless you are required to run a Mazda engine there are better options out there from a $ vs power,labor, support point of view.
The problem with the MZR-DISI is the high pressure fuel pump, it won't allow you to get the motor far enough back.
I will post more pics as soon as I get them downloaded
The problem with the MZR-DISI is the high pressure fuel pump, it won't allow you to get the motor far enough back.
I will post more pics as soon as I get them downloaded
Last edited by unk577; 07-09-2016 at 08:00 AM.
#4
While at Laguna, Austin for tracktuned.com got some seat time and posted an article
http://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2015/...apped-na-miata
http://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2015/...apped-na-miata
Last edited by unk577; 07-09-2016 at 11:29 AM.
#8
Once we got the car back to Florida we started building the suspension. We put on a full set of control arms from V8R and took it to The FIRM for a test day and thoroughly thrashed the car, finding every piece of curbing we could as well as a few off road excursions. It became very apparent that shocks were needed as the SM setup on the car was long pass needing to be rebuilt. Even though shocks done the car performed well. It was entertaining watching other cars try to follow us into T1 at the end of the long straight as we were able to brake much later than anyone else.
#9
Added CCP Fabrication's light weight hardtop, trunk lid and and front air dam for some aero help. We have a APR wing and a front splitter we made sitting in the shop but didn't have time to get it on the car before the last race.
Also stepped up the suspension from the worn out Bilsteins to Ohlins TTX's and V8R's X-Lite control arms which do well around our rough home track of Sebring
Also stepped up the suspension from the worn out Bilsteins to Ohlins TTX's and V8R's X-Lite control arms which do well around our rough home track of Sebring
#11
For the DIZI if you're already going to section the firewall to get the timing cover behind the steering rack you might as well put a cutout for that too.
#15
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#17
Not sure what that car had in it, but we would guess that at that time we were somewhere around 140whp on a tired MZR. On the other track from the videos we were a lil over a second faster than a well built/prepared S2000, and much quicker than some slightly modded S2000's. The last motor we had in the car dyno'd at 187whp with more left in it.