{"id":11590,"date":"2016-09-13T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11590"},"modified":"2018-05-31T00:56:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T05:56:12","slug":"mazda-mx-5-with-a-1uz-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11590","title":{"rendered":"Mazda MX-5 with a 1UZ V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dennis K\u00f6hler is a professional drifter in Germany who competes in this first generation (NA) Mazda MX-5. The roadster used to be powered by a turbocharged 1.8 L inline-four but Dennis switched recently to a 4.0 L Toyota 1UZ-FE VVTi V8 taken from a Lexus LS400. The engine runs off a ECUMaster EMU system and is connected to a BMW manual transmission via ABC Clutch adapter<\/a>. The rear end is a BMW 740i with adapters to hold Mazda RX-7 turbo half-shaft. Steering is handled by an Opel Corsa C power steering rack. Along with changing the powertrain Dennis also changed the car’s appearance. He went with a black and gold livery inspired by the John Player Special F1 Lotus.<\/p>\n

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Source: Dennis K\u00f6hler FB page<\/a> and @DennisKoehler<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dennis K\u00f6hler is a professional drifter in Germany who competes in this first generation (NA) Mazda MX-5. The roadster used to be powered by a turbocharged 1.8 L inline-four but Dennis switched recently to a 4.0 L Toyota 1UZ-FE VVTi V8 taken from a Lexus LS400. The engine runs off a ECUMaster EMU system and… Read More »Mazda MX-5 with a 1UZ V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miata"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101171,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=101171","url_meta":{"origin":11590,"position":0},"title":"1997 Mazda MX-5 with a 1UZ V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1997 Mazda MX-5 is found on Facebook Marketplace located in Banchory, Scotland. 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