Engine Swap Begins

[Blake]

Good.

 

[1Sleepy93]

Well so much for a turbo FS-ZE. That's too bad.

 

[Brian MP5T]

But This Weak Rod bulls*** Stops Here. Unless Someone Can Show Me Evidence Of Someone Breaking A Rod At Less Than 250whp Properly Tuned With Supporting Mods Then Just Stop The Internet bulls***.

People have bent and broke rods even stock, I think you have a good set of supporting mode to back up your build..

 

[69RMSP]

Thats because the stock tune sucks ceck

People have bent and broke rods even stock, I think you have a good set of supporting mode to back up your build..

 

[projectmx]

sad to see this didn't happen... i'm building a Bp Dohc currently that is going to run 10.2 - 10.5:1 compression and will be running turbo in about a year or two and i've gotten a lot of grief about how its too risky

 

[jeffmsp]

there are lots of 10:1 turbo miatas making great power, but they are using the newer style cylinder head that outflows the stock n/a fwd head im pretty sure. pics tonight! Motor is on the engine picker in my garage. i have to go take 4 bolts out of the tranny in the MS so I can mount the new motor to the stand. Motor seems to be in great shape, like I said earlier 205-220 comp. Even got the stock ex mani

 

[projectmx]

in the Bp's the NA head from usdm flow's better than the gtr and gtx heads plus mine is ported and polished and portmatched check out the pics on my www.projectmx.net site

have you taken off the valve cover to see how the cylinder head looks yet?

 

[mspHtown]

how is everything going? update!

 

[kamon8404]

I wanna see pics of the motor!!!

 

[jeffmsp]

**** i roke my digi cam cell phone an none of my immediate friends have them,. 69rmsp come to my house and take some pictures, I will give you beer and that motor mount I sold you a year ago and you never took home. The motor is in great shape, I popped the valve cover and it looks nicer than my original motor. I took the stock exhaust manifold off tonight so if anyone needs a spare n/a manifold shoot me a PM. Doing the 626 intake manifold tomorrow I hopes. Started pulling the old motor, got all the small stuff out of the way.

I am still open to suggestions to others that pulled the motor before, I have a picker I have high jackstands, is it easier to pull out from the top with a picker or should I drop it through the bottom? Would you guys reccomend seperateing it from the tranny first or take it out as one unit? It is 4 above freezing today so I will be trying to get as much done as I can in the 2 hours I have to work on the car lol.

 

[jeffmsp]

removed exhaust manifold and intake manifold. cleaned stuff. adam come take pics already.

 

[jeffmsp]

does anyone have a cell that can send pictures to email? I just got the new MIKE phone with Telus through my work and took a bunch of pictures of the new motor, pulling the old motor etc. but i cant send to email only other phones and i dont have a digi cam Swap is more than underway, engine is out, afc v2 is here, injectors and IM still being shopped. New motor is mint popped the valve cover and everything looks great.

 

[jeffmsp]

when i bought the new motor they gave me the vin of the LX that it came out of. If i go to a dealer and give them the vin will they be able to tell me what service had been done at mazda dealers?