How do i tell if its a 1.6L or a 1.8L?
 

Im looking to buy a miata and i dont know how to tell the difference between the engines. I really want the 1.6L because i have a rebuilt motor with a garrett turbo off a mercury capri XR2 (same motor as the 323 GTX) that i want to swap in.

Pull the head and measure the pistons.

check the muffler bearings

The 1.6 revs higher

FTFY

How many years does it take to hit 90 mph?

If years > 1; then motor = 1.6
If years < 1; then motor = 1.8

FTFMyself

:rofl::rofl:

Use search or GTFO
Also, this is where you belong:
Valvecover question - 1.8 fitment - ClubRoadster.net

You really want the 1.6L because you are an idiot. Keep reading before you buy one.

I'm betting that if it has the capri turbo it has the capri manifold which means it has the same size engine as the capri, aka the 1.6. All of that adds up to you looking at someone selling a GRM challenge car that ran the challenge for 3 years.

Open the hood and look directly from the front.

CAS to the right=1.8

CAS to the left=1.6


The hood is the thingy that covers the engine.

put your nose to the exhaust with the car on and take a good smell. If it smells like peaches and cream its 1.8, if strawberries and banana its 1.6. It takes a while til you start to smell it, so keep doing it for at least a few hours.

I had strawberry and banana yogurt today...so the above is fact.

I usually just fuck the exhaust.

If it feels like old man loose butthole, it's 1.6.

If it feels like first week freshman girl taco, it's 1.8.

No thats how to tell turbo from supercharged.

Dann

Turbo 1.6 still feels like old man loose butthole. Just with some spicy corn salsa.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1375457672

Oops, how did that get there? !

So THAT'S why my crotch is burning!

Not one single fuck given about your silly backwards dynos still giving you lower numbers than my shitty old turbo daily driver.

i came to this forum to learn about these cars not read all your stupid comments, keep all your childish bs to yourself. thank you to all the people who actually answered my question.

The only source of knowledge is experience

Then you should have just googled your stupid question that has been asked a million times since 1994..

I have a rebuilt 1.6L with a garrett 60 trim just sitting in my garage. why dont you read my post before you comment some stupid shit k thanks douche

Only an idiot would have a 1.6 in their garage.

Smart people WELCOME their 1.6s assploding, because then they get to swap in a 1.8.

Sooo... let's lay this out REAL fucking easy and play 20 questions to hold your hand to let you figure out what motor you're looking at since the googles are confusing:


1) What year is the car? Respond back to unlock the next question.

IF YOU HAVE A FUCKING 1.6L IN YOUR GARAGE THEN FUCKING TAKING A FUCKING PICTURE OF YOUR 1.6L AND THEN COMPARE.

There is no doubt in my mind if you can't figure out the difference of two engines that really don't look similar at all (google images would have been a good way to start), then I know for sure you won't be able to swap in that 1.6. And if by some grace of god you do swap it over, you will blow it up in -2 seconds.

from his profile.

This right here.


We need the QC department on isle 5.

Get one of these for your miata. You'll very much love the butt dyno.

http://www.stockroom.com/common/imag...76/QZ00576.jpg

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1375464299

guyths how do I tell if my car is a miata or a honda oddysey?

One cool and great for hella flush and drift, the other is a miata.

Wow, a little searching shows that the turbo XR2 motor makes about as much horsepower as a NA 1.8. Talk about pissing into the wind...

Guys how do I tell if I have a cold side turbo kit or a hot side turbo kit? Also what side is the cold side, and what side is the hot side? Also what is a turbo? Also, where is my car and what does it look like?

Cold side turbo. Woot.

I and a few others are hoping he's looking at an NC.

Cool, so you already have a set of forged rods you can pull out of that 1.6 and swap into a 1.8!

Why don't you read ANYTHING before you comment some stupid shit like this thread?

Does anyone else find it ironic that if he would read our stupid comments that have answered this question 23042830482930 times that he would already have his answer.

Survey says those rods aren't really any stronger than normal BP rods.

I don't know why people cream over those damn XR2 motors.

hella flush?

The only cool thing about them is the valve cover.


Which seems dumb, since it's a cool part on a shitty motor that doesn't fit on other motors that don't suck.

So... lipstick on a pig and all that.

Ah, I assumed if it was rebuilt it would have at least ebay forged rods, not slightly-stronger-than-our-limp-dick miata rods.

What turbo did the xr2 come with anyway? Actually I don't care because it is 20 years old and therefore ancient. OP get a T25 from zilvia or a T3 churbo for $125 and ditch the shitty capri parts.

You know the terrible turbos the MSMs come with?

It's like that, but worse.

So it only makes 130 at the crank and doesnt spool till 5k?

I figured.

Also: Attachment 239568

It spools better, hilariously (though i attribute the tune to that), but doesn't make SHIT for power.

haha. wow... i already hate this forum. but if you must know, i pulled the motor off my wrecked capri and its rebuilt with weico pistons and is already chipped. P.S. i dont care if i make 200hp or not.

Why not sell it and use the proceeds to buy a turbo built in this millenium?

You hate this forum because you are asking stupid questions. If you want a stupid-question forum, go to clubroadster. Clubroadster doesn't have .000001% of the turbo knowledge this place does though.

STFU and start reading.

don't buy a miata. this community sucks. just leave and go get some other car.

Get a civic or a mustang.

So.... you upgraded the pistons but left the weak point. Excellent.


You chipped your motor? What good do you think your Rocketman chipped ecu is going to be for you?





EGGPLANT

Ebay performance chip dawg.


New Performance and Fuel Economy Chip for Mazda MPG Gain | eBay

Nah I'm sure it's a Rocketman... just don't know what he thinks it's going to do for him in a Miata.


Also can't wait to see him try to use the Capri manifolds on the Miata.

I put 3 of these on my Geo, it spins the tires in neutral now.

Very much worth the money.

Gotta ensure you wire them in parallel though, it negates the boost if u wire it in series.