"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/07/2018 at 17:51 • Filed to: None
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"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
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Lexus IS-F engine in a Miata? That would be fun. Finding an engine for sale is pretty easy. Ebay searching tells me they cost around $5k. I can’t find the exact weight of the IS-F engine or Miata engine. But the V8 is all aluminum and with that in the car I wouldn’t be running power steering, AC, or cruise control which would save weight. Not exactly the easiest swap but hey....
Decay buys too many beaters
> Scary__goongala!
02/07/2018 at 18:07 |
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Nearly sure it would be too wide, pretty much every DOHC V engine is for the Miata.
There is a reason LS swaps are so ubiquitous
sony1492
> Scary__goongala!
02/07/2018 at 18:11 |
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The 1gz-fe can be found for $3,000, it’s longer but possibly less wide.
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Scary__goongala!
> Decay buys too many beaters
02/07/2018 at 18:11 |
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I know other Lexus engines have been put in Miatas:/
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Decay buys too many beaters
02/07/2018 at 18:13 |
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The 1UZ fits, but I think it’s smaller than most DOHC V8’s.
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Scary__goongala!
> sony1492
02/07/2018 at 18:14 |
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My Googleing shows me it wasn’t available in a model the US got. There are Lexus engines that have been put in a Miata before, just not the IS-F engine.
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Decay buys too many beaters
> Scary__goongala!
02/07/2018 at 18:22 |
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Good god, those 1uzs are a tight fit, impressive!
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sony1492
> Scary__goongala!
02/07/2018 at 18:27 |
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1gz’s have already been swapped into miatas.
Here’s a huge link to a complete motor w/ ecu and all for $2800 And free shipping.
AestheticsInMotion
> Decay buys too many beaters
02/07/2018 at 18:29 |
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LFX please.
OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
> Scary__goongala!
02/07/2018 at 18:36 |
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Or just get an ISF... it’s a good trend.
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Scary__goongala!
> OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
02/07/2018 at 18:40 |
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Thats beyond my capabilities. Just like this engine swap.
boredalways
> sony1492
02/07/2018 at 19:16 |
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Wait, the 5L V12 from a Toyota Century, for sale in the States, for $2800 f/s?
[deep breath]
I hope I win the lotto tonight and what manual transmission will mate with this engine!?
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AestheticsInMotion
> boredalways
02/07/2018 at 19:19 |
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This would be a nice option
https://shop.quaife.co.uk/universal-six-speed-heavy-duty-rear-wheel-drive-sequential-gearbox-2051
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boredalways
> AestheticsInMotion
02/07/2018 at 19:30 |
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That maybe true, but I wouldn’t want to pay for the price of one transmission when I can buy 3 1GZ-FE for the same amount.
...maybe the 1GZ could be dropped in a GS sedan?
Discerning
> Scary__goongala!
02/07/2018 at 19:34 |
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Just get an aluminum 5.3 ls for a song and a dance and make more power with just a cam.
Sweet Trav
> Scary__goongala!
02/07/2018 at 19:57 |
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But why would you do that when an LS3 is better in every way?
daender
> Scary__goongala!
02/07/2018 at 20:03 |
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You’re making this too complicated and expensive...
...Just get the K-series swap from KMiata. https://kmiata.com/
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sony1492
> boredalways
02/07/2018 at 20:05 |
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I imagine an adapter plate between the stock bellhousing the the transmission. My internet search made it look like one for the uz series may work because they both run a similar 4 speed.
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Scary__goongala!
> Sweet Trav
02/07/2018 at 20:25 |
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Its different, and I like the idea of keeping the motor Japanese. If I had the money to do this then logic doesn’t matter!
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Scary__goongala!
> daender
02/07/2018 at 20:25 |
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Have known of that swap. I don’t really have anything against Honda, I just wouldn’t put a Honda motor in my car.