FE3 Swap
04-26-2010, 01:01 PM
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FE3 Swap
Well I started my swap the other week but things were slow so I didnt feel like posting anything just yet.
For now all you get is this pic via shitty Iphone camera:
I'll add more later as I have a final in an hour.
-Dean
For now all you get is this pic via shitty Iphone camera:
I'll add more later as I have a final in an hour.
-Dean
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04-27-2010, 02:57 PM
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4G63s have handled around 600Hp on stock internals. Had to rep for old platform 
But yeah, a 400WHP Miata on a junkyard shortblock is sorta of the best thing ever.
Windage tray and baffles in one FTW, great stuff OP.
But yeah, a 400WHP Miata on a junkyard shortblock is sorta of the best thing ever.
Windage tray and baffles in one FTW, great stuff OP.
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04-27-2010, 04:14 PM
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Kia Sportage motor, every where for ~$500-700 bucks.
Larger diameter crank and rod bearing journals, head flows like the '99 BP head, and they've actually been pushed to 500-600whp stock.
If you want to forgo a tranny adapter right now you can mate the B2000 bellhousing to a Miata 5spd, just stay under 250whp. The motor mounts are 6 holes in a 1/2" steel plate, and I think mr2cars1cup got away without shimming the subframe by shaving the hood bracing.
This leaves just a few hard parts:
-Custom/Hybrid aluminum intake mani
-Fit optical Miata CAS to distributor setup on FE3 or make custom crank trigger
-clutch/flywheel/PP setup
I had a local guy I found on CL that was goingto sell me an FE3, with both stock manifolds (intake flange useful, and stock exhaust is a nice, but heavy, piece that points in the right direction to go n/a in a miata until turbo setup ironed out), AND a B2000 tranny for $750. I soooo should have taken the plunge.
Larger diameter crank and rod bearing journals, head flows like the '99 BP head, and they've actually been pushed to 500-600whp stock.
If you want to forgo a tranny adapter right now you can mate the B2000 bellhousing to a Miata 5spd, just stay under 250whp. The motor mounts are 6 holes in a 1/2" steel plate, and I think mr2cars1cup got away without shimming the subframe by shaving the hood bracing.
This leaves just a few hard parts:
-Custom/Hybrid aluminum intake mani
-Fit optical Miata CAS to distributor setup on FE3 or make custom crank trigger
-clutch/flywheel/PP setup
I had a local guy I found on CL that was goingto sell me an FE3, with both stock manifolds (intake flange useful, and stock exhaust is a nice, but heavy, piece that points in the right direction to go n/a in a miata until turbo setup ironed out), AND a B2000 tranny for $750. I soooo should have taken the plunge.
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04-27-2010, 04:19 PM
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Kia Sportage motor, every where for ~$500-700 bucks.
Larger diameter crank and rod bearing journals, head flows like the '99 BP head, and they've actually been pushed to 500-600whp stock.
If you want to forgo a tranny adapter right now you can mate the B2000 bellhousing to a Miata 5spd, just stay under 250whp. The motor mounts are 6 holes in a 1/2" steel plate, and I think mr2cars1cup got away without shimming the subframe by shaving the hood bracing.
This leaves just a few hard parts:
-Custom/Hybrid aluminum intake mani
-Fit optical Miata CAS to distributor setup on FE3 or make custom crank trigger
-clutch/flywheel/PP setup
I had a local guy I found on CL that was goingto sell me an FE3, with both stock manifolds (intake flange useful, and stock exhaust is a nice, but heavy, piece that points in the right direction to go n/a in a miata until turbo setup ironed out), AND a B2000 tranny for $750. I soooo should have taken the plunge.
Larger diameter crank and rod bearing journals, head flows like the '99 BP head, and they've actually been pushed to 500-600whp stock.
If you want to forgo a tranny adapter right now you can mate the B2000 bellhousing to a Miata 5spd, just stay under 250whp. The motor mounts are 6 holes in a 1/2" steel plate, and I think mr2cars1cup got away without shimming the subframe by shaving the hood bracing.
This leaves just a few hard parts:
-Custom/Hybrid aluminum intake mani
-Fit optical Miata CAS to distributor setup on FE3 or make custom crank trigger
-clutch/flywheel/PP setup
I had a local guy I found on CL that was goingto sell me an FE3, with both stock manifolds (intake flange useful, and stock exhaust is a nice, but heavy, piece that points in the right direction to go n/a in a miata until turbo setup ironed out), AND a B2000 tranny for $750. I soooo should have taken the plunge.
yeah you should have!
thanks for the info.....this could be a possible option for me one day.
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04-27-2010, 04:29 PM
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On a LINK. 
I'm going to throw up a build thread since the new chassis will have the FE3 driveline in it this year.
Oh- and I did shim for the sake of getting the car on the road and not dropping the subframe. BUT if "you" remember that Datsun truck with the BP swap- he did a great job of trimming and reinforcing the crossover part of the subframe to gain a good amount of clearance. I think that's all that needs to be done to get the engine under the hood w/o shimming using a similar oil pan depth as above. You'd just need to adjust the motor mounts by "that" about to drop the engine.
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