13b miata?

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droptopdrifter2

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well like the title says im considering a 13b in my miata, i know it would be a little bit of work but im wondering if it would be worth it or if the money would be better spent on the stock motor. and if you feel it is worth it would anyone know what all i would need to get this project going or where i could get the wiring harness done?
 
in reality the money is better spent the stock motor. i have considered teh 13b swap many a times but its too much money. for starters you need a custom oilpan, even tho i heard the GXL Rx7 oilpan installed backwards will help a lot in clearance. then you need custom motormounts because they dont line up at all. and if you really want to get technical it doesnt sit anywhere near where the stock miata motor sits so a bunch of custom brackets need to be made. then you need a custom tranny mount to hold the tranny since the rx7 bolts up (with a different bell housing) but is much heavier than standard miata tranny.then you need a custom driveshaft because the RX7 Tranny is longer than the miata transmission. then, since you have to take out the miata's stock PPF bar ( bar that holds the tranny aligned with the Differential) you need to find a custom diff mounts or spend the big bucks and get that whole TII conversion kit thats like 1500 bucks. all in all its need way more than just " a little bit of work" to make it work properly. this is deffinately a job that is not ment for the weak of heart. takes a lot of mechanical experience to pull something like this off. so if you feel you can do it then go ahead it will be fun so thats for sure.

and if you plan to do this just to be different, just know its been done before and often so its getting played out in some parts of the country....i still dont mind and would love to do it, but i plan on playing with my stock motor for a while.

hope that info helped some, and if you got any more questions ask and you will be answered ;)
 
dan said:
5.0 stop playing with urself
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and the kit for that is 4k right off the bat lol it aint cheap man....sure some shops can do it cheaper but how experienced are they and how much do they know about miatas?
 
JeepsteR118 said:
in reality the money is better spent the stock motor. i have considered teh 13b swap many a times but its too much money. for starters you need a custom oilpan, even tho i heard the GXL Rx7 oilpan installed backwards will help a lot in clearance. then you need custom motormounts because they dont line up at all. and if you really want to get technical it doesnt sit anywhere near where the stock miata motor sits so a bunch of custom brackets need to be made. then you need a custom tranny mount to hold the tranny since the rx7 bolts up (with a different bell housing) but is much heavier than standard miata tranny.then you need a custom driveshaft because the RX7 Tranny is longer than the miata transmission. then, since you have to take out the miata's stock PPF bar ( bar that holds the tranny aligned with the Differential) you need to find a custom diff mounts or spend the big bucks and get that whole TII conversion kit thats like 1500 bucks. all in all its need way more than just " a little bit of work" to make it work properly. this is deffinately a job that is not ment for the weak of heart. takes a lot of mechanical experience to pull something like this off. so if you feel you can do it then go ahead it will be fun so thats for sure.

and if you plan to do this just to be different, just know its been done before and often so its getting played out in some parts of the country....i still dont mind and would love to do it, but i plan on playing with my stock motor for a while.

hope that info helped some, and if you got any more questions ask and you will be answered ;)
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thanks man that was alota helpful info, id done some research but you definatley covered a bit more than i have found. sounds a bit more expensive than i was estimating too so i might just start putting money into the b6... and no this wasnt to be different i just liked the idea of a 13b miata
 
droptopdrifter2 said:
thanks man that was alota helpful info, id done some research but you definatley covered a bit more than i have found. sounds a bit more expensive than i was estimating too so i might just start putting money into the b6... and no this wasnt to be different i just liked the idea of a 13b miata
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its all good. everyone loves the idea of a rotary in a miata, shit, people even wonder why mazda never did it in the first place. its been years that i have thought of this so i have come about a lot of research. i have even come across some people that swap the FZE mazda FWD V6 into miatas. but seriously the 1.6 liter motor is a great motor, parts are cheap and if you really wanna get serious, drop those 4k you would use to put a rotary in it and you could see 600whp easily in your miata ;) ( i know cus i have seen people do it).
 
A friend of mine has a 625 rwhp FC. He can spin it up in 3rd gear....Yup, no torque..none at all.



do a google search on Mazsport. The make the 13b swap kit.
 
LowRisksCC MA47 said:
A friend of mine has a 625 rwhp FC. He can spin it up in 3rd gear....Yup, no torque..none at all.



do a google search on Mazsport. The make the 13b swap kit.
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^^ thats deffinately another people that ask like some crazy prize of 4k or more last i checked to simply swap a motor into your car :rolleyes:
 
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