{"id":116731,"date":"2024-06-10T15:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=116731"},"modified":"2024-06-10T15:52:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:52:43","slug":"mazda-mx-5-with-a-2-5-l-duratec-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=116731","title":{"rendered":"Mazda MX-5 with a 2.5 L Duratec Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=116744\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-116744\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"116744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=116744\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Mazda-MX-5-NC-with-a-2.5-L-Duratec-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=974%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"974,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mazda MX-5 NC with a 2.5 L Duratec inline-four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mazda MX-5 NC with a 2.5 L Duratec inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Mazda-MX-5-NC-with-a-2.5-L-Duratec-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=974%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Mazda-MX-5-NC-with-a-2.5-L-Duratec-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C493&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mazda MX-5 NC with a 2.5 L Duratec inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"493\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-116744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Mazda-MX-5-NC-with-a-2.5-L-Duratec-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C493&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Mazda-MX-5-NC-with-a-2.5-L-Duratec-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C631&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Mazda-MX-5-NC-with-a-2.5-L-Duratec-inline-four-01.jpg?w=974&amp;ssl=1 974w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DmitrijSribnyj\">Dmitrij Sribnyj<\/a> enjoys driving his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mazda_MX-5_(NC)\">Mazda MX-5<\/a> (NC) in Gymkhana events at Formula G Championship. Dmitrij swapped the factory 2.0 L MZR LF-VE inline-four for a 2.5 L Duratec (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mazda_L_engine#2.5_L_(L5-VE)\">L5-VE<\/a>) inline-four making 167 hp and 167 lb-ft of torque. Behind that is the factory Aisin six-speed manual transmission and a KAAZ 1.5 way limited-slip differential. Dmitrij upgraded the car&#8217;s handling with Whiteline springs and roll bars and a set of Toyo R888\/R888R tires. Watch Dmitrij compete at several events below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/lkgq9egkB3w?si=w9gKL2q38uuWrtjb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9dTft1GH92Q?si=etVx69xYv2Hg9hR7\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=116745\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-116745\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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Behind that is the factory Aisin six-speed manual transmission and a KAAZ 1.5 way limited-slip differential.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=116731\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mazda MX-5 with a 2.5 L Duratec Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":116744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[593],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mx-5"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Mazda-MX-5-NC-with-a-2.5-L-Duratec-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=974%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":118546,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=118546","url_meta":{"origin":116731,"position":0},"title":"Mazda MX-5 with a Supercharged 2.5 L Duratec","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Dmitrij Sribnyj built his Mazda MX-5 (NC) for Gymkhana events at Formula G Championship. 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