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putting small block chevy in my miata
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miatajeff
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| Joined: 07/08
Posted: 07/18/08
09:26 PM
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I've always wanted to put a small block chevy in a small roadster. The moter blow in my miata 94 and I found a great deal on a 357 chevy. Now other than the ovious in a 2700 pound(before the engine swope, what kind of horse-power should I try to achive. Any help would be helpful thinks.
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68scott385
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| Joined: 05/09
Posted: 07/17/09
04:39 PM
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do some research, check with a Miata club, there are or used to be, kits available to swap a 5.0 Ford into the Miata body
i understand that a chevy motor has already been located, and i'm not sure what trouble it would be for either motor, but i haven't heard of kits for the chevy swap
it's been a long time (former Mazda mechanic) since i was under the hood of a Miata but it seems as if there was plenty of room to move around
other Mazdas (323, Protege, 626, MX-6) shared lots of parts (engines, transmissions, major suspension components) with comparable sized Fords (Escort, Probe, and possibly more) and the small (Ranger, B-series) trucks are identical except for name-plates
good luck either way
hold on tight, what ever you do
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fuzzy dice, air shocks & N50's rule
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