{"id":1326,"date":"2014-09-05T11:05:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T15:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2014-09-05T11:05:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T15:05:20","slug":"hayabusa-powered-miata-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1326","title":{"rendered":"Hayabusa Powered Miata Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4457\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4457\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4457\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4457\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/maitabusa_mazda_miata_with_hayabusa_engine_01.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"maitabusa_mazda_miata_with_hayabusa_engine_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mazda Miata with a Hayabusa engine &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/maitabusa_mazda_miata_with_hayabusa_engine_01.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/maitabusa_mazda_miata_with_hayabusa_engine_01.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mazda Miata with a Hayabusa engine \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/maitabusa_mazda_miata_with_hayabusa_engine_01.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/maitabusa_mazda_miata_with_hayabusa_engine_01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/maitabusa_mazda_miata_with_hayabusa_engine_01.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/maitabusa_mazda_miata_with_hayabusa_engine_01.jpg?resize=624%2C351&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a long rest the famous Miatabusa project has just posted an update (part 17) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motoiq.com\/MagazineArticles\/ID\/3520\/categoryId\/116\/Project-Miatabusa-Part-17-EVO-II-is-Finally-Here.aspx\">trying get the crank and flywheel to work in a harmonious relationship<\/a>. For those who do not know this project started back in 2010 and features a Hayabusa engine mated to a custom upgraded transmission made to handle the extra load of the car. I have posted links to all of their previous updates if you want to see how this project progressed. They have done a great job of documenting the process.<\/p>\n<p>You can stay up to date with their progress and view previous updates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motoiq.com\/MagazineArticles\/articleType\/CategoryView\/categoryId\/116\/Project-Mazda-Miatabusa.aspx\">using this Project Miatabusa category link.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j0i_jqCddW8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ESodtR5i68\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motoiq.com\/MagazineArticles\/ID\/3520\/categoryId\/116\/Project-Miatabusa-Part-17-EVO-II-is-Finally-Here.aspx\">MotoIQ<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a long rest the famous Miatabusa project has just posted an update (part 17) trying get the crank and flywheel to work in a harmonious relationship. For those who do not know this project started back in 2010 and features a Hayabusa engine mated to a custom upgraded transmission made to handle the extra&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1326\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hayabusa Powered Miata Update<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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-1326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miata"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38771,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38771","url_meta":{"origin":1326,"position":0},"title":"Building a Custom Beetle with a Hayabusa Engine","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 5, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Kyle Scaife is working on a new project after finishing his custom 1967 Mustang. 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