{"id":2540,"date":"2012-07-25T21:24:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T21:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2017-09-22T16:34:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T21:34:11","slug":"rb26-powered-drag-miata-almost-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2540","title":{"rendered":"RB26 Powered Drag Miata Almost Crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=18389\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mazda Miata with a turbo RB26 inline-six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mazda Miata with a turbo RB26 inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mazda Miata with a turbo RB26 inline-six\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Mazda Miata in the video below comes close to hitting the wall several times. At the end of the video the driver explains the 2.6 L RB26 inline-six got too hot waiting to race and the core plug blew out spilling coolant on one of the rear tires during the race. The Miata previously ran a 2.5 L RB25 inline-six but was upgraded to the RB26 which produces 800+ horsepower thanks to a Garrett GT42-45R turbocharger making 26 psi of boost. Helping apply that power to the ground is a Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, GM rear end, custom axles, and a pair of 26&#215;10.5 slicks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ww7oGKkrU-0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bySfaKtAmLU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DMUagnIw-RQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5928613\/watch-a-900-horsepower-miata-dodge-the-walls-at-140-mph\">Jalopnik<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sau.com.au\/forums\/topic\/386948-rb26-miata-mx5\/\">SAU.com.au<\/a> (build thread)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mazda Miata in the video below comes close to hitting the wall several times. At the end of the video the driver explains the 2.6 L RB26 inline-six got too hot waiting to race and the core plug blew out spilling coolant on one of the rear tires during the race. The Miata previously&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2540\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RB26 Powered Drag Miata Almost Crashes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18389,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miata"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Mazda-Miata-with-a-turbo-RB26-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":142103,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=142103","url_meta":{"origin":2540,"position":0},"title":"Mazda Miata with a Turbo 2.5 L Duratec","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Armand Hindrichs and his company AR Hindrichs LLC in Cypress, Texas specializes in Mazda Miata repair and performance. 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