Got the engine!!

Kinja'd!!! "Not a Sunburst Miata" (moezsayani)
08/17/2019 at 20:06 • Filed to: None

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Picked up a BP4 out of a 99 Miata to swap into my 91 Miata. Looking forward to the extra torque and power on track. Swap commences in two weeks! 


DISCUSSION (3)


Kinja'd!!! Nick Has an Exocet > Not a Sunburst Miata
08/17/2019 at 20:19

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Congrats! Are you sticking with the 99 bottom end or swapping to a 01-05? That seems to be a popular thing to do. Either way, it’s a big upgrade over the NA6 motor. I’ll probably be doing the NA->NB swap  in the near future.


Kinja'd!!! Not a Sunburst Miata > Nick Has an Exocet
08/17/2019 at 20:23

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Keeping it as-is. I got the engine with all the accessories for next to nothing, i think the only thing I plan on changing are the 01-05 headers. 


Kinja'd!!! ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Not a Sunburst Miata
08/17/2019 at 21:08

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If you’re using the OEM exhaust manifold from any NA/NB engine, take the opportunity to grind down that weld on the inside of the collector flange. Some or worse than others, but none of them are great leaving the factory.