2.3L Redblock Miata - A Mad Obsession

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Dec 1, 2012 | 05:10 PM

Mylesofsmyles

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2.3L Redblock Miata - A Mad Obsession

Well, 2.5 years is long enough, without a Miata...

I've since been plagued with an affinity for 4-cylinder Swedish Iron...

Oh what to do???

Here's my growing spec's list...

1995 Mazda Miata

Exterior
Hard Dog Single-Diagonal Roll Bar
14x5.5" Steelies

Interior

LE Red Leather Seats
LE Red Carpet
Revlimiter F1 Gauge Faces
DDMWorks 3-Gauge/Radio Mount
MOMO/SAAB Steering Wheel
eBay Steering Wheel Hub
Black 1.6L Dash Board
Black 1.6L Door Cards
Black Plastic Panels
LE Stainless Steel Door Sills

Revisions

Non-ABS Brake Hard Lines & Hardware
Non-ABS Brake Booster/MC/Prop. Valve
Isolated Chassis Harness (optimized)

ABS Delete
Cruise Control Delete
Mazda EMS Delete
OBD1 Delete
Factory Amp/Speaker Wire Delete
Power Windows Delete
Power Mirrors Delete
Rear Defrost Delete
Clutch Switch Override
AC Delete
DRL Delete
Reroute Reverse Light Wires
Idiot Lights Delete

Volvo E-Fan

Fan Switch Integrated to Air Cond. Switch

Battery Cable Reroute

Cable Mounted Inside Cockpit
JL Audio Battery Cable Splitter
Reroute Starter Cable Through Firewall
Volvo Power Distribution Block (in Relay Panel)
Main Block Delete
Braided Stainless Steel Ground Straps

LH2.2 Stand-Alone Harness

Engine

B23F Motor
B20 Oil Pan
B20 Oil Pump
140 Motor Mount Brackets
Yoshifab Vintage Mount Adapters

Drivetrain

Mustang V8 WC T5 Transmission, 2.95/.63
M46 Hydraulic Bellhousing
SACHS 8.5" Turbo Pressure Plate
Flat 8.5" Cast-Iron Flywheel

Suspension

SuperPro Adjustable Polyurethane Bushings
GAB Front Strut Tower Brace

Brakes

EBC Green-Stuff Pads

Found a rolling chassis to start with....

With the current offerings of V8roadsters, a Mustang T5 transmission would nearly bolt right in...

It's a simple steel framerail reinforcement and transmission x-member, for use with a 'Stang T5...

Is it so unreasonable to think I can't reverse build the car into running a Volvo Redblock?

Well, we shall soon find out...

John suggested I take a measuring tape to the old Miata motor, to see just how much bigger the B230F will be, but it can't be much bigger than a Ford 2.3...

Looks like I'm not the first, with a brilliant idea...

Someone was crazy to strap a Ford 2.3L Turbo in his Miata...

And another with a Volvo 16v head...

I think my new Miata would SCREAM with a high compression B230, 16v head, PZ Boat cams and IRTB's, in front of a 5.0L Mustang T5 tranny and 4.10 gears...

For now though, I've got a trusty, B23F, to get me started.