{"id":120770,"date":"2024-09-12T16:09:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T21:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=120770"},"modified":"2024-09-12T16:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T21:09:47","slug":"mad-mike-drifting-his-mazda3-with-a-1400-hp-twin-turbo-26b-four-rotor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=120770","title":{"rendered":"Mad Mike Drifting his Mazda3 with a 1400 hp Twin-Turbo 26B Four-Rotor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=120779\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120779\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"120779\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=120779\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?fit=3840%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Mazda3 with a Twin-Turbo 26B Four-Rotor 09\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mike Whiddett&amp;#8217;s Mazda3 with a Twin-Turbo 26B Four-Rotor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mike Whiddett&#039;s Mazda3 with a Twin-Turbo 26B Four-Rotor\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-120779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?resize=930%2C620&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-09.jpg?w=3600&amp;ssl=1 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madmike.co.nz\">Mike Whiddett<\/a> started building a custom Mazda3 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TCPMagic\">TCP Magic<\/a> in Japan to race at Pikes Peak 2023. The team remove the factory inline-four and FWD drivetrain from the hatchback. In their place they swapped a 26B four-rotor with two Garrett G40-1150 turbochargers. The combo made 1,400 hp on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haltech.com\">Haltech ECU<\/a>. They converted to RWD using a Hollinger six-speed sequential transmission, carbon fiber driveshaft, and Winters quick-change rear end. Mike and the car left Pikes Peak as the fastest Mazda and fastest rotary-powered car to ever reach the top. Fast forward Mike recently brought the wild hatch to World Time Attack Challenge 2024 to drift and race. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-UVwlgjBYd0?si=VLlt3lQ7OVxW9ckj\" 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=120780\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120780\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"120780\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=120780\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-10.jpg?fit=1440%2C963&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,963\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-15.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=120786\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120786\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"120786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=120786\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-16.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Mazda3 with a Twin-Turbo 26B Four-Rotor 16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-16.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-16.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-120786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-16.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-16.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-16.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-16.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mazda3-with-a-Twin-Turbo-26B-Four-Rotor-16.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@madmike.123\">Mad Mike Whiddett<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HaltechEngineManagement\/posts\/pfbid0do4buSfzhZPTi2M5SR5tCYykuf5pp3xPSMhpXGRGRsiy2K33CsY5DhsRTPeGomwSl\">Haltech FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021 Mike Whiddett started building a custom Mazda3 with TCP Magic in Japan to race at Pikes Peak 2023. The team remove the factory inline-four and FWD drivetrain from the hatchback. In their place they swapped a 26B four-rotor with two Garrett G40-1150 turbochargers. The combo made 1,400 hp on a Haltech ECU. They&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=120770\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mad Mike Drifting his Mazda3 with a 1400 hp Twin-Turbo 26B Four-Rotor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":120779,"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,"_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":[535],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mazda3"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":151476,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=151476","url_meta":{"origin":120770,"position":0},"title":"RWD Mazda3 with a 1400 hp 26B Four-Rotor","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Mike Whiddett asked TCP Magic in Japan with building a special Mazda3 hatchback called \"Bullet\" for racing at Pikes Peak 2023. 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