Triumph Spitfire Engine Swap! (Miata 1.6L) S3E8

[@geoffburrill9850]

Bit by bit it is getting there. Custom exhausts are tricky and time consuming to fabricate.

[@samsdadalways888]

Good work, buddy!

[@V8Spitfire]

Looks great where in the same boat with wielding & motor swapping lol. I love my little Chicago electric wielder lol.

[@grubinski]

Good update. 🙂

[@10speedr]

Looking great!

[@misplacedgarage]

Thank you!

[@starckmad1779]

You’re doing a great job! Just heard that the inner wheel well has a tight fit. Does that interfere with your exhaust pipe? Just checking.

[@misplacedgarage]

I haven’t checked that yet but I’m sure a cut off wheel will fix any clearance issues if so!

[@bossbuick8615]

fair play taking on the project cannot help wondering why the little miata engine it is so much work doing a motor trans swap were you not interested in a bigger (v8) motor ?

[@misplacedgarage]

It’s all about power to weight ratio. A v8 would make the car extremely nose heavy. The Miata motor weighs about the same as the original motor but makes double the power of the original motor. I don’t intend on this car being a racecar just a peppy cruiser that’s reliable.

[@mikecunningham7621]

@@misplacedgarage And.. a V8 swap is a huge pain. The exhaust setup is very difficult.. AND.. If you are lucky enough to find and be able to afford a Buick or rover aluminum block (light) V8 you have about the same HP (too much for the diff) as the Miata until you spend even more on upgrading it.

[@bernandoturner4840]

You Smart.. you got it wrote down what it needs.. if it’s fast like the mustang? Motor Mounts Need to be Tight.😄

[@misplacedgarage]

It has a similar power to weight ratio to the mustangs!

[@bernandoturner4840]

@@misplacedgarage you know.👻

[@chaseincats]

good call on adding a cat. I have a 74 too without a cat and you can smell the exhaust sitting in traffic. maybe ill add one...

[@misplacedgarage]

If it’s the original engine I’d make sure it’s a pretty high flowing cat like a 100 cell count as it could throw off your carb tuning. It’s not going to completely get rid of all smell but it certainly will help!

[@chaseincats]

@@misplacedgarage didn’t know that, I’ll definitely keep that in mind

[@mikecunningham7621]

Smelling exhaust is a good thing! I would never go to the time or cost to install a cat if I did not have to.

[@misplacedgarage]

@@mikecunningham7621 There will still be exhaust smell even with a high flow cat. I want this to be a casual cruiser car that doesn't leave me incredibly smelly, I've got other cars for that haha. And with a lot of research I was able to find a good quality cat that was under $100!

[@dollyforme]

Hi, i was just wondering if you had seen the youtube video showing a low pass by a Spitfire that the car was named after, it only lasts 1:20 seconds & is called ( The original Spitfire surprise low pass ) & is good fun.

[@misplacedgarage]

I haven’t seen it, I’ll have to check it out!