K series Miata swap
Originally Posted by magicDC2
"Car is DONE. I finished putting the dash and interior bits in last night.
Everything works. OEM cluster is fully operational. From the outside, it looks exactly the same as before, you'd never guess its K powered until the hood is popped.
Time to beat on it for a couple thousand miles and a final product will be out soon after."
Everything works. OEM cluster is fully operational. From the outside, it looks exactly the same as before, you'd never guess its K powered until the hood is popped.
Time to beat on it for a couple thousand miles and a final product will be out soon after."
Originally Posted by magicDC2
Originally Posted by magicDC2 View Post
I agree, I don't think many stance guys are going to do this swap.
Interested to see what you come up with. There is no right or wrong way to do it, and once the car is in front of you, you'll see how tight some of the clearances are, and how little room there is in certain areas. My solution works great and is cost effective, which was my main goal with the design.
subframe
mounts
adapter plate
flywheel
wiring harness
header
oil pan
oil pump and pickup
you add:
engine
kpro
factory wiring harness
S2000 manifold/TB and my adapter plate
...or ITBs
I agree, I don't think many stance guys are going to do this swap.
Interested to see what you come up with. There is no right or wrong way to do it, and once the car is in front of you, you'll see how tight some of the clearances are, and how little room there is in certain areas. My solution works great and is cost effective, which was my main goal with the design.
subframe
mounts
adapter plate
flywheel
wiring harness
header
oil pan
oil pump and pickup
you add:
engine
kpro
factory wiring harness
S2000 manifold/TB and my adapter plate
...or ITBs
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K20 or K24?
K24 seems more common (well, not really common at all) in an S2000. I don't think I've seen a k20 swap. People generally want the extra torqure from the +400cc if they're going through the trouble of swapping.
K24 seems more common (well, not really common at all) in an S2000. I don't think I've seen a k20 swap. People generally want the extra torqure from the +400cc if they're going through the trouble of swapping.
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It was definitely a K20.
I mean... if i had an S2000 shell, i'd probably do it. Because "cheaper" or something, maybe?
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I agree the f22 is the far superior engine in OEM form, but keep in mind there are far, FAR, more k series engines out there and much more support to make big power on em.
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Even a K20 has a better powerband than an F20, not to mention 1/3 of the replacement cost. K24 would be better suited to an S2000 in my opinion but whatever, not my car.
On another note, I drove the Miata for about 100 miles today. Its awesome even in its underpowered form, mid range power is just fantastic. Looking forward to more testing, and then a proper header, exhaust, and cams to make another 35-40whp, revving to about 8000 rpm.
edit: another bonus to this swap. It was pretty straightforward to make the OEM Miata gauge cluster work. Every gauge and indicator light works just like before, which is really nice for a street vehicle.
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Now my only question is, being a car to car, I'm wondering if there would be a way to run the stock k ecu. By keeping the oem ecu, running an oem honda intake manifold and throttle body *even though it is off another engine, its still honda* and oem or allready CARB apporved intake, it might be possible to get this swap BAR'd in, in california. Ive talked to state ref guys before, and despite the rumors and fear of failing, BARing in some swaps isint difficult if you keep some things in mind while planning and installing.
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Really looks great. Would love to see some videos of this in action.
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