Miata Mailing List: February 1996, Message #90
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   From: RSAlder@aol.com
Subject: Re: 1.8 engine swap into 1.6?
   Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 14:38:16 -0500

In a message dated 96-02-02 04:14:37 EST, dg@illustra.com (David Gould)
writes:

>
>Has anyone swapped a 1.8 engine from the newer Miata into an older 1.6 car
>or looked closely into what would be required?  I have heard variously that
>this is a straight bolt in or that new motor mounts need to be fabricated or
>that the wire harnesses need to be completely redone etc. If I did this I
>would
>be looking at getting the engine harness and computer as well as just the
>motor.

I believe that since the entire engine management system is different between
the two engines and unless you got the whole mess gratis and had the time and
expertise to do it yourself it would be much easier and cheaper to do a turbo
or supercharger  installation. You would then have a much more powerful
engine instead of a slightly more powerful engine.

IMOH, the gain wouldn't be worth the pain.

Ralph Alder
SoCal 90Red A