FS-ZE engine

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2001 Mazda MP3
I was lookin around today and i found the FS-ZE engine online for $1850!

site dosnt conatin much info, but im sure you could get more if you wanted to.

FS-ZE Engine
 
cant the fs-de be converted to a fs-ze just as easily as buying an fs-ze if the parts are obtainable?
 
tritonheat1 said:
Sorry but that's for the 1st-gen protege's(90-94);)

I know. The BPT will not fit into a Miata because the intake is on the wrong side and the distributor pokes through the firewall :)

It's still cheap.
 
KpaBap said:
I know. The BPT will not fit into a Miata because the intake is on the wrong side and the distributor pokes through the firewall :)

It's still cheap.

Wrong....to an extent. A BPT will fit in the Miata. However, the distributor gets replaced with a CAS (Cam Angle Sensor). At that point, spark is controlled by the computer, not the dis, itself.

However, you are semi-correct about the intake manifold. Throtlle body is on the wrong side of the intake manifold to work in a Miata.

Remember, the BPT is nothing more than your standard BP with different pistons, cams, and manifolds. The basic engine will fit into a Miata with no problem whatsoever. Manifolds are available to turbo a BP (or make the BP-T work).

As far as the Miata goes, it's much more cost effective to turbo an every day BP. :)
 
kcbhiw:

I was just saying that $950 is not a bad price at all for a BPT motor ;)

I have seen the countless BPT-in-Miata threads on miataforum.com, it's more trouble than it's worth. I'll take a FMII any day.
 
KpaBap said:
kcbhiw:

I was just saying that $950 is not a bad price at all for a BPT motor ;)

Ahh...roger that.

KpaBap said:

I have seen the countless BPT-in-Miata threads on miataforum.com, it's more trouble than it's worth. I'll take a FMII any day.

Gotcha. Lots of good stuff there at miataforum.com. Agreed, it is, indeed, more trouble than it's worth.
 
TXMazdaSpeeder said:
cant the fs-de be converted to a fs-ze just as easily as buying an fs-ze if the parts are obtainable?


Yes, just have to find the parts that make the difference.

Cams, pistons and intake manifold, plus exhaust manifold.
 
lets not forget that without a JSpec ECU and wiring harness that an FS-ZE conversion would be pretty fruitless
 
Captain KRM P5 said:
lets not forget that without a JSpec ECU and wiring harness that an FS-ZE conversion would be pretty fruitless

what if u did a stand-alone on it? or does it do nothing? can u turbo a fs-ze?
 
Captain KRM P5 said:
lets not forget that without a JSpec ECU and wiring harness that an FS-ZE conversion would be pretty fruitless


Well, that is OBDI so it would be fruitless.

Some sort of fuel and timing management would be better for the OBDII cars we have...
 
Midnightracer22 said:
what if u did a stand-alone on it? or does it do nothing? can u turbo a fs-ze?


You can turbo anything, but the higher compression means less boost to stay safe. But that is MHO...
 
if you plan of doing a turbo stick with the fsde.... fsze has too high of a compression ratio...


i got ahold of a microtech engine management and i purchased the rally fsze in eric burmiesters rally car.... sunbelt performance built it.. which is the same company that builds the speedvision cars engines....

i plan on having all this in my mp3 by the 2nd week of december

eric had 138whp with the es ecu... so with my stand alone i think i will be able to get around 180 whp and maybe more...

watch out rsx :mad:

all this will be done for under 3 grand...
including 460cc injectors, denso fuel pump, clutch and flywheel.

i think this will be well worth it...

and on top of it my car will be even more rare since hardly anyone has a true fsze in their protege....
 
Well, technically you don't either...

You have a race motor, not a "ture FS-ZE."

But it still sounds cool...Good luck.
 
kcbhiw said:
Wrong....to an extent. A BPT will fit in the Miata. However, the distributor gets replaced with a CAS (Cam Angle Sensor). At that point, spark is controlled by the computer, not the dis, itself.

However, you are semi-correct about the intake manifold. Throtlle body is on the wrong side of the intake manifold to work in a Miata.

Remember, the BPT is nothing more than your standard BP with different pistons, cams, and manifolds. The basic engine will fit into a Miata with no problem whatsoever. Manifolds are available to turbo a BP (or make the BP-T work).

As far as the Miata goes, it's much more cost effective to turbo an every day BP. :)

I thought that the oilpan / oil system was different between the Miata BP and longitudinal BP.
 

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