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Miata Lfx Swap. The Miata test mule that houses the first LFX swap and all the V8 Roadster goodies actually LOST 35lbs over a stock Miata when the swap was finished. 71500 79500. It has variable cam timing direct coil on plug ignition direct injection and is flex-fuel capable. A 36-liter V6 sourced in this case from a 2012 Camaro.
132018 Miata MX-5 Konstantinos Sidiras from One Lap Heroes is upgrading his 1991 Mazda MX-5 with an engine swap. Naturally the Miata pedal fixture needs some modification to accommodate the GM pedal. There are a lot of compromises with the J swap that you dont have with the LFX but the LFX is basically an entire V6 Camaro with a Miata dropped on top. LFX Engine Swap GM V6 at GWR by Ryan GWR. 1990 Miata with a Ford 50 L V8 For Sale. Regarding solely the weight difference this theory equates to a 7 second lap reduction from the 3300 lb E46 M3 to the 2800 lb RX8.
Because our Miata is a race car we decided to save some weight and leave out our cars heater core.
The beauty of the ecotec swap is that it adapts to the Miata transmission and the ecotec responds well to modifications. The heart of the Hyper Miata is the Chevy LFX V6 engine swap. That sounds good to me since Ive lost a couple throttle cables over the years from nearby turbo heat. Ultimate K24Z3 Miata Swap Package. Which means its in a different league as far as price goes. Thu May 12 2016 510 pm Were teaming up with V8Roadsters for this swap they are hard at work on many of the conversion parts necessary to fit this drivetrain to the Miata as well as NC and RX8 so youll be seeing many of those parts as we progress with this project.