A couple people, including ethan campbell, a roanoke, virginiabased tuner toying with a 96 miata, have mentioned the megasquirt pnp ecu mspnp2 as one possibility for completely replacing the stock engine control computer. Get all the area under the curve without compromise. Unlock your engines hidden horsepower advance auto parts. Diyautotunes vvtuner system is a standalone vvt variable valve timing controller for 20012005 mx5 miata engines. Bike engines work in a radical but only just, the rebuild schedules are shockingly short and those cars weigh nearly lbs less than a miata. All of the ones im finding used have pretty high mileage on them. Ms3pro plug and play standalone engine management system for 20042005 usdm mazdaspeed miata with manual transmission.
Be sure to read this entire document before purchasing parts or starting the swap. Vvtuner standalone vvt controller for 20012005 mazda miata. Page 1 of 2 vvt itb swaped miata posted in members rides. Bp miata crank hardware long nose crank quick view add to cart. This system also translates the nb crank and cam sensor signals from the stock trigger wheels into na style signals, making it. Other trigger wheel arrangements including aftermarket trigger wheels for the miata are not supported. The parts group had a complete 2001 vvt engine available, so i decided to install it in my 1999 miata. I see some documentation about swapping them into nc miatas, which is cool. That means with a little creative weight management, the 5050 could easily be preserved. Bbr has created a stage 1 turbocharger package for the miata mx5 nd, promising to squeeze 248 hp and 236 lbft of torque from the cars 2. Some things worth mentioning about the swap, if you use alum headsintake, put battery in back, i believe the weight gain is around 75 pounds in the nose. The nb2 window switch adds the auto down function to the drivers side. For the vvt control wires i ran a red and blue wire from the drivers side under the dash to the oil control valve ocv on the valve cover.
The 2001 engine has coil over plug ignition setup with two coils each feeding two spark plugs. You can have a lot of fun with that much power thanks to the miatas weight, but eventually we all end up wanting more. The previous owner had the engine rebuilt and grm estimates it produces 250 horsepower and 200 lbft of torque. If doing an nb2 front bumper swap youll need to rewire your old nb1. And, because mazda used a nonvvt head and lowered the redline to. How to professionally tint a car door window 20 vw jetta for beginners duration. The vvtuner system is a standalone controller separate from your vehicles ecu used to control the variable valve timing on vvt equipped 20012005 mx5 miata engines swapped into miatas with ecu systems not designed to control them like when you swap in a. Its a very difficult thing to test back to back presuming you mean the inlet manifolds because neither fit the same year of cylinder head.
I bought a 1999 miata ls the green one with a blown engine. This package is designed to install a 20042008 acura tsx engine k24a2 in your na or nb miata, and take the guesswork and parts hunting out of the equation. I know i will be capable of doing it, so this is more about what i should with the head to prepare it. I have been doing a lot of thinking about what route i want to take with the miata in the future. The most a miata ever came with from the factory in the us is 160 hp.
No compromises were made in the design of our kmiata swap kit. The k series combines dual lobe dohc vtec, variable valve timing, an impressively highflowing cylinder head, and large 2. The same two spark plugs are served by the same coil on both the 19992000 and the 2001 miata. Many people overlook it because it is heavier and larger in all dimensions than the na and nb miatas.
When installing the 99 miata head on the 94 block, it. And when it comes to highperformance vvt miata heads, upgrading the. Update to 99 miata head on 94 engine fuel rail issues. Ive done that exact swap into my 1991 car although in the end i swapped a 1999 head onto my 2003 vvt engine to simplify things a bit. The miata with the hayabusa engine miatabusa could be a great option. Mazda mazdaspeed miata 20042005 ms3pro pnp plug and play. Corvette does donuts and runs from cops leaving dallas cars and cantina duration.
Yahoo is trying to hold my pictures ransom that we use here on the blog. This kit is designed for any person to build a v8 miata with minimal effort and without any exotic tools. Im getting 19 mpg with about 50% highway cruising and 50% full throttle bouncing off the rev limiter. The newly released camshaft is the first in the case of miatamx5 with adjustable variable valve timing. If you have a miata with vvt, keith is absolutely right.
If you are looking for a cheaper alternative to a v8 swap in your miata you may want to consider a honda jseries v6. Complete front component kit water pumptiming componentsseals. Above that is a gizmo with a 2wire pigtail that is carried forward to just under the throttle body where the fuel rail and rear coolant sensor connectors also land. This complete swap kit is designed for the enthusiast that wants entry level supercharged or turbocharged 1. Hi everyone i never had a patience to write a build thread, but since i have more planned for this car i could try to write it from now so lets start with a lot of pictures from day i bought the car till now. We all got used to the thought that turbo nb 9900 head. Mounted behind the engine is a fivespeed manual transmission from a secondgeneration rx7. Nb miata compatibility guide nb2 to nb1 redline auto parts. But from a cost implementation standpoint, being able to run the factory ecu with the motor i pull would likely be less expensive than getting. This system also translates the nb crank and cam sensor signals from the stock trigger wheels into na style signals, making it perfect for swapping the vvt head. Most injectors will max out at 8085% duty cycle and this is the accepted industry standard. Service type variable valve timing vvt solenoid replacement. Fab9tuning, welcome to the fastest growing mx5miata.
Its a pretty straightforward swap, but there are a few important things to know. I know its a direct swap, but i just had a few questions about the procedure. When it comes to putting the wrong engine in a miata, they all cost about the same. The 1999 and 2000 miata coil pack has two coils mounted on a bracket at the rear of the head that each feed two spark plugs. If you have a vvt head, youll need to calibrate your base vvt using the vcti offset and possibly left vcti sequencer variable. I made my own version of a three conductor cable by taping the red, blue and black wires together and pulled the cable from under the. The definitive vvt swap into 9097 chassis megathread. I expect a normal tank with no race events to be in the 2528 range. Bpve with vvt engine swap for mazda miata mx5 maruhas original program is being sold separately. The secondgeneration miata, or nb, is the sweet spot for the japanese sports car.
Looking closely, we were surprised to see a v8 swap but not the usual ford or chevy engines this time. Use you 94 throttle body, but i think you can splice in the wires from the vvt throttle body into the 94 harness if you choose to. Allowing you to take advantage of the later 20012005 1. Maybe this was obvious to everyone else who has done the 99 head swap but in all my reading about the subject i never saw it mentioned and i did find a few posts from people who were having trouble with leaking fuel hoses. Meite for the crankcam in the systemengine driver to mx5 nb. Mazda miata turbo kit brings output to 248 hp motortrend. While its possible to add a vvt variable valve timing to the engines missing it, this will only really give you a midrange bump in power. Shops like flyin miata regularly swap v8s in to make a sort of pacific rim. So, we are going to create a proper website and drop yahoo all together. Use the 94 alternator and oil pressure sender and preferably use the vvt starter cause its smaller and 3 lbs lighter.
Oem harness into the ecu, and all of the other changes necessary will happen in the firmwaresoftware of your ecu. Using these numbers as a guideline, you can select the approximate injector size in the following formula. The driver was pedaling, trying to get the evo to hook up, but every time he got back on the. The following are a list of miataspecific ecus, or ecus commonly used by miata enthusiasts. Plus youll save a few hundred dollars off the swap cost by purchasing everything all at once. Fcam for nb8c later model sr2 bp vvt mazda mx5 miata. The third generation mazda miata, the nc, is perhaps the least appreciated of all the generations. We generally suggest the le5 engine, for its broad torque curve.
Vvtuner standalone vvt controller for 20012005 mazda. The result is full user control over the miata vvt system. Designed for the shade tree mechanic, this kit includes everything you need along with plain, easytounderstand directions that walk you through every step of the way so youll be rumbling in no time. Standalone vvt controller for mazda 0105 mx5 miata engine. Nasa tt classing na8 miata with nb1 head miata talk. Sams car blew up, so we decided to swap a 2001 vvt engine into his 1992 miata. The mostly miata name and address will then get you to the new site. Featuring a large range of universal, and plugnplay miataspecific models, with basemaps. Currently, the vvtuner is available for the 20012005 mazda mx5 miata only.
The tuning technique of swapping the bpve engine variable valve timing vvt used after the nb8 sr2 into the na8 and nb8 early model is a technique used by other garages too. I did not realize how much i needed to learn, but got an education during this engine swap. However, having driven all 4 generations of the mx5 and being an nc owner myself, i. Some may be listed for posterity, but may be out of date in comparison to current offeringstechnology. This comes primarily from the new for 1996 odbii software having the ability to lean out the above 6000 rpm fuel curve. The vvt swap is a common upgrade for the early mk1 and mk2 mx5s. Im already planning on swapping the intake manifold off the 2.
This ensures you have the most current version of software and updates on the equipment. Engine performance the definitive vvt swap into 9097 chassis. Because the main differences between the nb1 and nb2. Campbells winter project is taking an engine with a vvt head from a 99 miata and installing it into his 96. Mazda mx5 miata variable valve timing vvt solenoid. Monster miata v8 swap kits mazda miataroadster stay.
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