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Engine swap questions

691 views 11 replies 8 participants last post by  Sixty_Four 
#1 ·
Hey guys, i have a few questions about swaping engines

I have a stock 1.6 in my miata now that i will be taking out for a 1.6 that has a supercharger on it.

Will this be as easy as dropping another stock 1.6 in or will i have to do some major modifications?

Any help would be greatful and much appreciated
 
#5 ·
thanks for the responses guys, however, there IS a problem with the current 1.6 in there now. it leaks oil and smokes reallly bad. and were not sure what it is, so i bought a totalled miata with the supercharger on it hoping that i could just switch out engines and not run into any kind of major headaches. is the wireharness the same on the computer?
 
#6 ·
Nope. An engine swap on a Miata is extremely easy. You'll just remove your current 1.6 and put the new one in. Perhaps swap over your known-good sensors from the old engine to the new. And probably swap out your top engine harness (injectors, etc) between engines.

I like to pull an engine one weekend, swap parts and clean the engine bay for the next week of evenings, and put an engine back in the following weekend. Gives me a lot of time to make sure everything is right. I've done it all in a day before. That involves a little bit of hurrying (for me).
 
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