Bob C
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| posted on 23/9/05 at 12:01 PM |
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Oh yeah - the flyin miata turbos for the old mx-5 go well up towards 300horse using stock engine internals, just adding intercooler, aftermarket ecu
& clutch.
Also note the owners of these fearsomely fast peices of kit report reliability well into 6 figures and better mpg than stock.
Bob C
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Alez
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 10:40 AM |
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Most impressive, Bob 
BTW I thought that the mk1 MX-5 engine was 115 bhp as standard (1.6), but the other day I was told my '91 has 90 bhp. Not that I care but
I'd definilety like to know if it's the same engine we are talking about here, i.e. the one you can get 300 bhp from.
Cheers,
Alex
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Bob C
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 01:41 PM |
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I think the 90horse 1.6 came out with the 1.8 late in mk1 life, around '95 I think. I'd bet on a '91 being the more powerful
engine.
I heard it was based on the old 323 turbo engine so its innards were rather overspecced, including such details as oil jets under piston crowns, but
that's all old gossip & might well be wrong.
Bob
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Alez
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 03:22 PM |
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That'd be good news.
The other option, as I don't have a car for this yet (the one I have is my girlfriend's really, so I'm not trying!), would be buying
one with a broken engine, then putting a different engine in (being it a 1.6 MX-5 one prepared by "Flyingmiata", the RX-8 or the S2000
engines as discused). I can't find any of these engines second hand here in Spain, do you know where to find a rough estimation of price for
them in the UK, so I can weigh up wether or not a different engine is a better option than a preparation?
Cheers,
Alex
[Edited on 28/9/05 by Alez]
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Mark18
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 07:39 PM |
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The rx8 isn't the only mazda to have a rotary engine, the older rx7's had them, many were turboed too with a good bit more power than the
rx8. If you're really thinking about it make sure you get one with low mileage cause they can be unreliable, other people here will be able to
further elaborate on what too look out for.
Mark
[Edited on 28/9/05 by Mark18]
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Alez
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| posted on 29/9/05 at 06:18 AM |
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Thank you Mark. I'm just evaluating different possibilities. If I finally try something, that'd be probably next year. Still I'm
learning very interesting things in this thread, which is good in itself 
Looks like a standard rotary is less reliable than a MX-5 engine + huge charger (plus fitting it is more of a project). The resulting car would be a
daily driver so this is an important factor.
Cheers,
Alex
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