mountjonas
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- 2013 VRM MS3
Mazdaspeed Miata
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TitaniumSpeed
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- #1530 2003.5 MAZDASPEED Protege
This vehicle looks awesome! Wonder why they are getting more hp (look at the torque!!!) out of the 1.8l than the 2.0 MSP ....lol. Oh well, I still love my MAZDASPEED! Love the RacingHarts!
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Turbo Matty P
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DAMN!, and you thought it was hard to change the oil filter on the regular miata...look at that beast!!!
rx7gslse said:
If it weren't for the extra inch in lenght and the components that that inch accomodates, the engines are, for the most part, identical (1.6 and 1.8). However, from the BP's conception, the head design has since changed over time. I beleive the intake ports on the current BP head are straighter, and higher, than those on the older BP. There's a lot of info on Randy Stocker's page.
(Top: MK1 / Bottom: MK2)
As found here.
kcbhiw said:If it weren't for the extra inch in lenght and the components that that inch accomodates, the engines are, for the most part, identical (1.6 and 1.8). However, from the BP's conception, the head design has since changed over time. I beleive the intake ports on the current BP head are straighter, and higher, than those on the older BP. There's a lot of info on Randy Stocker's page.
(Top: MK1 / Bottom: MK2)
As found here.
do the links work for anyone else?
or has my office started to block out aol homepages now too?
ZoomZoomH said:
not really
the 1.6 is pretty much a deturboed 323 gtx block with higher compression. The 1.8 in the 94-95 were pretty much like longer 1.6 blocks.
the 99+ are different (higher compression, Vics on some, Varible intake, although the rods are suppose to be the same, they dont seem to hold up as well as the older ones.)
Roywhitep5
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- 2007 350z
not exactly what i was expecting, but i'd definately buy one if i had the money.(humpleg)
Definitely a sharp car, but I agree with some of the other posts it doesn't diferentiate itself from the rest of the Miata line up as the MSP does from the Protege. Sure wish I had the change though. Would be pretty sweet to have my wife driving one of those. 2 Speeds in the drive way. Wait, never mind, because it would be a constant fight over who gets the car port. lol.
Anyhow, question in regards to earlier posts. Is there any relationship between the 1.8 in the Miata and the 1.8 that was in the older Protege? Same blaick different internals, completely different just happed to share the same displacement? I need knowledge, hook a brother up.
Anyhow, question in regards to earlier posts. Is there any relationship between the 1.8 in the Miata and the 1.8 that was in the older Protege? Same blaick different internals, completely different just happed to share the same displacement? I need knowledge, hook a brother up.
vodapas77 said:
Yes, for all intensive purposes, they are the same engine. The Miata has a bit more aggressive cams and higher compression. As stated above, the mk2s have a different head design, however, it was derived from the older BP head.
