{"id":101171,"date":"2023-06-07T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=101171"},"modified":"2023-06-06T23:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T04:48:58","slug":"1997-mazda-mx-5-with-a-1uz-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=101171","title":{"rendered":"1997 Mazda MX-5 with a 1UZ V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1997 Mazda MX-5 is found on Facebook Marketplace<\/a> located in Banchory, Scotland. The factory inline-four has been swapped for a 4.0 L Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 featuring a custom exhaust, high flow fuel pump, and ME442 standalone ECU. The factory Mazda transmission was also swapped for a BMW ZF five-speed transmission. From there power is sent to a RX-7 rear with a Torsen limited-slip differential and a 3.63 ratio. The MX-5 rides on a set of Meisterr Zeta-r adjustable coilovers with electric power steering and 16-inch wheels.<\/p>\n

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Source: Facebook Marketplace<\/a> via ESD reader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1997 Mazda MX-5 is found on Facebook Marketplace located in Banchory, Scotland. The factory inline-four has been swapped for a 4.0 L Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 featuring a custom exhaust, high flow fuel pump, and ME442 standalone ECU. The factory Mazda transmission was also swapped for a BMW ZF five-speed transmission. 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