Not only is this a track-ready, K24Z3-swapped Miata, but this professional build also comes with spare parts, wheels, tires and more.
Want to know every part that has been put into this car? No problem.
Included in the listing are eight full pages of build sheets with every part number. This Miata sports hardware like Tein coil-overs, Wilwood …
The K-swap is what caught my attention, but the well-documented build notes are a really nice plus.
In reply to Colin Wood :
The build notes also have pricing which I think is awesome. It really shows the value put into the car.
Wow. I want that.
Not 30k want, but want nonetheless.
That being said, I'm not a fan of ultra-high shift knobs. I understand that it's quicker when keeping both hands on the wheel in that your shifting hand doesn't have to move as far, but it's still not my speed.
brandonsmash said:That being said, I'm not a fan of ultra-high shift knobs. I understand that it's quicker when keeping both hands on the wheel in that your shifting hand doesn't have to move as far, but it's still not my speed.
I wasn't until I drove one, now I really like it. I don't think I'd put one in a street car, but for a race car it's awesome.
In reply to brandonsmash :
I had an IRP short shifter in the BRZ, very tall shifter and very short. I loved it so much I'm getting a similar product for the GRC over the winter.
FWIW, I have found myself ponder a K-swap for my Miata. But then it wouldn’t be the same car I built 25 years ago....
David S. Wallens said:FWIW, I have found myself ponder a K-swap for my Miata. But then it wouldn’t be the same car I built 25 years ago....
Correct,it would be much better lol :)
In reply to kevlarcorolla :
To me it's along the line of a V8 swapped S30 chassis Z. When nice Z's were plentiful it made sense because of the relatively cheap extra HP. Now I prefer the sweet sound of the L series, really always did. A well made 1.8 BP makes decent power and even the Honda will not be fast by today's standards. Keep it Mazda powered!
kevlarcorolla said:David S. Wallens said:FWIW, I have found myself ponder a K-swap for my Miata. But then it wouldn’t be the same car I built 25 years ago....
Correct,it would be much better lol :)
I built the second-running customer KMiata in the country (missed first by a week!).
The first trip around the block with that engine in the car had me exclaiming "THIS is the motor that shoulda been in here all along!".
All the torque you could want plus the ability to reliably rev to 8200 rpm on stock internals.
The swap has become a lot easier now with many more off-the-shelf bolt-in solutions, where I had to do a lot of fab work.
But...a BRZ/FRS with the same engine makes a lot more sense...and they have those kits now, too.
Pretty sure I put the first K20A2 into an Exocet. Rode in a K swapped Miata out at the Miata reunion on Laguna Seca and was hooked on the idea. Long story made short: The junkyard K20 I bought was junk so I ended up with a fully new and built motor (and way overbudget) tuned for racing E85. The build wasn't exactly clean, we made buckets of aluminum sawdust with the angle grinder. First gear was near useless but the thing was an absolute hoot.
StanO87 said:In reply to kevlarcorolla :
A well made 1.8 BP makes decent power and even the Honda will not be fast by today's standards. Keep it Mazda powered!
A really good BP with I/H/E and a standalone might make 150whp. Throwing cubic dollars at an exotic BP build might get you 190hp. The only way a BP is going to make anywhere near the power of a stock, junkyard K24 is with forced induction.
If by "today's standards" you mean 600hp, no it's not 'fast'. But 10:1 lbs/hp in a Miata can lay down some pretty respectable lap times.
After completing a K swap, there are a few things I wish were different. But I don't think there's a better way to get a reliable ~220whp in a track Miata. And if it does break, engine replacements are cheap and plentiful (for now, anyway).
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