FE3 piston engine into RX7
...and both are in NZ and Aussie...
Notice, RHD chassis...at least for the first one.
The second pic looks LHD?
See the mess of pipes for the turbo exhaust manifold and turbo?
Does that clear a LHD steering?
As you already mentioned, the plenum is backwards.
The one included in the pic uses a custom (sheetmetal?) plenum.
What about power steering?
What about AC?
Radiator hoses are trivial enough, but it's not close to being drop-in.
So, this ends up being an exercize in making it run.
Dropping the engine in looks pretty simple enough, but that seems to be the easy part.
I'm familiar with 4AGE 20V swaps into AE86's, and I wouldn't call it easy, even though the engine and trans mate and drop right in.
-Ted
Notice, RHD chassis...at least for the first one.
The second pic looks LHD?
See the mess of pipes for the turbo exhaust manifold and turbo?
Does that clear a LHD steering?
As you already mentioned, the plenum is backwards.
The one included in the pic uses a custom (sheetmetal?) plenum.
What about power steering?
What about AC?
Radiator hoses are trivial enough, but it's not close to being drop-in.
So, this ends up being an exercize in making it run.
Dropping the engine in looks pretty simple enough, but that seems to be the easy part.
I'm familiar with 4AGE 20V swaps into AE86's, and I wouldn't call it easy, even though the engine and trans mate and drop right in.
-Ted
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it will probably clear the same way that a 240sx clears. Carefully. ive seen an FE3 in a US model miata.
next time im at the junkyard, im going to go look at the sportage and see whats up.
next time im at the junkyard, im going to go look at the sportage and see whats up.
If it spins, keep blowing
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From: Cincy, OH
see looks actually like a pretty sweet swap - and using all mazda stuff :P
As someone posted almost makes me think about the ae86 20v swap -
Anymore info on the swap and what is needed to make it work would be great!
As someone posted almost makes me think about the ae86 20v swap -
Anymore info on the swap and what is needed to make it work would be great!
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From: RSA
I know this is an old post, You guys were on about gearbox fitment to the FE, I used the fatboy supra box on my RWD FE setup which I managed to break, B2000 bell with Rx7 , W58, R154
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