5.0 Miata - WTF

[raginbul469]

a guy by me has a miata with a 347 and a s-trim!

 

[4.6litrebeater]

ive seen an 88 cavalier with a 355 sbc

hes tuff

 

[AznStanger3v]

ive seen an 88 cavalier with a 355 sbc

hes tuff

he needs hood pins

 

[BlackVert]

after my kids get off to college, i am hoping to put a 302 into a triumph tr6. i have about 7 years to think about it ...

 

[mo_dingo]

A few months ago I saw a 1st gen rx-7 with a stock 302 in it. That was crazy to see. Too bad it had a 7.5" rear end.

I did the same thing. I am like, I hear a mustang, but no mustang was in sight.

Evidently, a company makes custom motor mounts just for this particular swap.
Scott

 

[HISSIN50]

this is a link to a sprite that Michael Yount posted a while back. having cut my teeth on european cars, i can appreciate this car (im not a bug eye fan however).
http://www.ntahc.org/modifiedhealeys/Photos/126Marian/Marian.htm

 

[Black95GTS]

The owner of Summit Technologies in Mass challenged my uncle to a race in his Triumph TR6 versus my uncle's heavily modded 01 GT. My uncle got absolutely destroyed. His boss pops the hood and there is a chevy small block 350 shoe horned in there. That's gotta be quick.

 

[HISSIN50]

The owner of Summit Technologies in Mass challenged my uncle to a race in his Triumph TR6 versus my uncle's heavily modded 01 GT. My uncle got absolutely destroyed. His boss pops the hood and there is a chevy small block 350 shoe horned in there. That's gotta be quick.

some of the british cars are a hoot. remember the Triumph Stags? Sunbeam Tigers? those cars were pretty light and came with iron motors - an alum V8 can actually DECREASE the motor weight - so weight distribution is not affected. do some driveline increases and you got quite a little racer.

 

[go-stang5.0]

Ls1/lt1's swap well into rx7's and so do the 5.0's. As far as the miata goes, I have found that only the 5.0 is small enough to fit. I dunno of anyone that has yet stuffed a chevy motor into a miata (the blocks are too big). Oh and if you guys are interested there are companies online that sell kits to swap 5.0's into miatas, there about 4 grand (does not include motor and tranny). But hey I hear they run low 12's to high 11's on those tiny tires wioth a stock 5.0. Imagine putting a stroker in there and getting some traction. It would be sweet.....

 

[NinjZX998]

Actually a really popular swap for the Fieros are a Northstar V8, fits pretty tight but that would be some major juice. Very popular base for the kit cars. I almost went that way but its still a Fiero underneath.

 

[Gearbanger 101]

The good old "Monster Miata's" have been around now for about 10+years. It's actually a very popular swap. Between my Father and myself. We've built and owned….

about half a dozen 5.0L/5.8L Rangers and Bronco II’s, Both EFI and Carbed.

Also dropped….
a 350's in S-10's 2WD,
a 350 in a 4X4 Blazers,
a 5.0L HO into a Jeep Cherokee,
….and lastly
A 350 in a Fiero!

Fabbing parts is a pile of fun.

 

[mattkimsey]

There is a company on the net that sells LS1 kits for Miatas...I think they go for 10-11k.

 

[AznStanger3v]

Whenever i see a Mustang motor in a random car, its still just a wolf in sheeps clothing to me. When they drop in an 03 Cobra motor into a Focus, you have a Mustang in the shape of an egg.

 

[tmoss]

The original Monster Miatas were manufactured by a company that is now out of business. That company sold it's design to the company you can now buy the kits from. I have the name of the original company at home. They made two versions - a stock 5.0 and a supercharged 5.0 version.

 

[gcomfx.com]

The good old "Monster Miata's" have been around now for about 10+years. It's actually a very popular swap. Between my Father and myself. We've built and owned….

about half a dozen 5.0L/5.8L Rangers and Bronco II’s, Both EFI and Carbed.

Also dropped….
a 350's in S-10's 2WD,
a 350 in a 4X4 Blazers,
a 5.0L HO into a Jeep Cherokee,
….and lastly
A 350 in a Fiero!

Fabbing parts is a pile of fun.

:OT: but were those Blazers S-10 Blazers? Here's my other vehicle:

 

[stang976]

check this out: this is a miata with a kit to resemble the 427 snakes.

and here is a pic of the 5.0 "monster miata" kit car being sold:

 

[tmoss]

Why try to sell a Mita as a Cobra? - DUMB!

If you want a Cobra kit, buy a Cobra kit - I think the Cobra kit looks better too.

 

[greg94080]

I have seen a 302 in a Merkur xr4ti. Has anyone seen one of those?

-g

 

[stang976]

I have seen a 302 in a Merkur xr4ti. Has anyone seen one of those?

-g

no but my friend has a beefy 350 in a little suzuki samurai with a shift kit that hauls ass. i think hes selling it too.

 

[donjohn]

no but my friend has a beefy 350 in a little suzuki samurai with a shift kit that hauls ass. i think hes selling it too.

those are the smallest ass cars