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General Category => MG Sports Cars => Topic started by: relative4 on May 13, 2010, 08:50:29 PM

Title: Miata engine swap
Post by: relative4 on May 13, 2010, 08:50:29 PM
I'm having trouble finding any actual information on putting a Miata engine in a B.  Can anyone point me to such?
Title: Re: Miata engine swap
Post by: MGBV8 on May 13, 2010, 10:41:14 PM
I only know of one:

http://www.eclecticmotorworks.com/miatab.html
Title: Re: Miata engine swap
Post by: mowog1 on May 15, 2010, 02:37:07 PM
A friend of Pete and myself is doing this conversion on a 1975 MGB.

He just started the project.

He lives in central Illinois.
Title: Re: Miata engine swap
Post by: 302GT on May 17, 2010, 06:43:23 AM
Grass Roots Motorsports did an MGB GT Miata conversion about 2 years ago. By far the major problem is that part of the engine electronics resides in the steering column and it has a code specific to the engine. Getting the engine to run without transferring the steering column is apparently very difficult.
Title: Re: Miata engine swap
Post by: mowog1 on May 17, 2010, 10:25:06 AM
Larry...I believe that the GRM project is the one that Eclectic Motorworks completed.

Are you coming to BritishV8 in Indy?  I see your name on the hotel list, but haven't gotten our registration yet!
Title: Re: Miata engine swap
Post by: 302GT on May 18, 2010, 08:21:34 PM
Yes, I plan to come to British V8 in July, but for some reason, I always register late.
Title: Re: Miata engine swap
Post by: mowog1 on May 19, 2010, 08:51:15 AM
It really helps the organizers to send in those registrations.   :)