{"id":57097,"date":"2020-06-12T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=57097"},"modified":"2020-07-27T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T03:58:09","slug":"mazda-miata-with-a-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=57097","title":{"rendered":"Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"57107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=57107\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" 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=\"Winning Formula Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Leichty built this Mazda Miata at his company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winningformulagarage.com\/\">The Winning Formula<\/a> in Louisville, Kentucky. The car is powered by a 480 horsepower LS3 V8 crate motor with an Aviaid 3-stage dry-sump system sitting on a V8Roadsters subframe. Power is sent through a Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual transmission through a Getrag G80 differential out to 949 Racing 15&#215;12 wheels with Hoosier R7 tires. The car rides on Ohlins DFV shocks with a Mazda NB manual steering rack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miatahubs.com\/\">MiataHubs<\/a> billet front hubs, and Stoptech STR-42 brakes. The body features NoPro fender flares, Garage Hundred-One widebody front bumper, and a APR GT-250 wing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9iwN2HiZ3vo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fthewinningformulainc%2Fvideos%2F1062444877127536%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=734&#038;height=734&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-03.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-03.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-03.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"57110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=57110\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-04.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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wp-image-57110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-04.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-04.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-04.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"57111\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=57111\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" 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=\"Winning Formula Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-05.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thewinningformulainc\/\">The Winning Formula FB page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miataturbo.net\/build-threads-57\/winning-formula-ls3-mazda-miata-98658\/\">MiataTurbo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Leichty built this Mazda Miata at his company The Winning Formula in Louisville, Kentucky. The car is powered by a 480 horsepower LS3 V8 crate motor with an Aviaid 3-stage dry-sump system sitting on a V8Roadsters subframe. Power is sent through a Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual transmission through a Getrag G80 differential out to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=57097\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mazda Miata with a LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":57107,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[41,593],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miata","category-mx-5"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Winning-Formula-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100769,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100769","url_meta":{"origin":57097,"position":0},"title":"Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage is Selling Project Thunderbolt &#8211; 2004 Miata with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Tom's Turbo Garage is selling his 2004 Mazda Miata on Bring a Trailer. Tom built \"Project Thunderbolt\" several years ago with a 6.2 L LS375\/525 V8 crate motor. The motor features a Moroso aluminum oil pan and Flyin' Miata tubular headers and fuel system. 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The car was built by Flyin' Miata in 2010 with a 6.2 L LS3 V8. The motor features their Stage 1 cooling kit, custom headers, and dual exhaust. They paired the V8 with a T56 six-speed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Miata&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Miata","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=41"},"img":{"alt_text":"1992 Mazda Miata built by Flyin' Miata with a 6.2 L LS3 V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1992-Mazda-Miata-with-a-6.2-L-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1992-Mazda-Miata-with-a-6.2-L-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1992-Mazda-Miata-with-a-6.2-L-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1992-Mazda-Miata-with-a-6.2-L-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1992-Mazda-Miata-with-a-6.2-L-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38529,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38529","url_meta":{"origin":57097,"position":2},"title":"For Sale: 1999 Miata with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1999 Mazda Miata is for sale in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for $55,900. Under the hood sits a 6.2 L LS3 V8 that makes 430 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque. A Tranzilla T56 six-speed manual transmission sends power to a CTS-V rear end and upgraded axles. 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However when they were asked to build a special 1970 MGB GT they accepted. 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