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    Default Miata engine into a FC

    i was thinking bout this in class today....i was trying to think of mazda engines,and the miata was one of the few RWD i could think of...could it be done...like not to expensive

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    why would you think about putting a miata motor in an FC?
    that kinda made me sad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirty Octopus™
    why would you think about putting a miata motor in an FC?
    that kinda made me sad
    just wondering........i was thinking bout gettting a cheap shell and doing soemthing different

    iv never seen it before,u see the 13BT in the Miatas,but iv never seen it the other way

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    eeww


    thats like putting a D series motor in an integra

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    yeah... no. The BP motor is great and all... and works well in Miatas, Lo-Costs and Super 7 replicars...but not good for a heavier car like that really. You most certainly would have to make your own, one-off, mounts, custom bellhousing, custom drive shaft and other stuff. Meanwhile, there are ready-to-buy kits for V8 swaps that would cost less.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger
    yeah... no. The BP motor is great and all... and works well in Miatas, Lo-Costs and Super 7 replicars...but not good for a heavier car like that really. You most certainly would have to make your own, one-off, mounts, custom bellhousing, custom drive shaft and other stuff. Meanwhile, there are ready-to-buy kits for V8 swaps that would cost less.
    yea,i was thinking bout the mzr engines out of the new ones.......but if i pulled the 13B out id have to put another mazda engine in

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    How bout a klze??

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    Rotaries are garbage. The power of an I-4 with the fuel economy of a V-8. I say go for it. If anything, you'll be original.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ran
    Rotaries are garbage. The power of an I-4 with the fuel economy of a V-8. I say go for it. If anything, you'll be original.
    i wouldnt say that.....aside from the fuel economy,but id say its more like a V10.

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    You could go with the Bp in a FC, but like badger said stock for stock you would be goin backwards. Unless you plan a build on it. It would be real nice with a nice potato on it... wouldnt be fast tho..lol i think the Bp prob weighs more than the 13b.. because its iron block.

    klze would be an option, the klze bolts up to the miata trannys guts, but the bellhousing is differerent.... but u could get around that..

    or you could try the 3.0 v6 jft turbo 3liter outof the jdm mpv..lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ran
    Rotaries are garbage. The power of an I-4 with the fuel economy of a V-8. I say go for it. If anything, you'll be original.
    You're an idiot, plain and simple.

    What does it take to make power? Fuel. The more power you are going to make, the more fuel you have to consume. You can't make power on air. Learn how a combustion engine works.

    1.3L, 255hp stock. How many liters does your car have, and what does your car make stock?

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    damn hypno i didnt take you as one to put a piston in a rx7

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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    damn hypno i didnt take you as one to put a piston in a rx7
    I would if I had a shell and $5-6k
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