When you get the 95 engine, you will need to transfer the sensors from the 97 to it. Not a big deal. About the only difference is the crank angle sensor.
Ken Bogart ----------------------------------------------------- 96 Montego Blue FFS Coldside (His) 97 Black & Tan (Hers) 90 Crystal White (sons) ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.miatacare.com http://www.cincimiata.com http://www.bcchallenger.org MiataMail.com list owner On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 12:51 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep in mind that a '97 car will be registered as a '97 car, while the > engine would be a '95. > The '97 specs are for OBDII not OBDI as with many '95 models, so emission > inspections may become a problem if the full '97 equipment (like the crank > angle sensor at the crank pulley) is not available and the plug under the > dash isn't working. What does your state require for emission > inspections? > > Jerry aka LGO > > In a message dated 9/5/2010 12:33:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Thanks for the info. > > At this point, I'm just going to get the '95 engine. I simply want to get > the car onto the road for him with the minimal amount of fuss. > > Thanks again, > Lloyd > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian McCloghrie [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 12:20 AM > To: Lloyd Broussard > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: 99 10AE engine into a 97 Miata > > > On Sep 4, 2010 "Lloyd Broussard" wrote: > > I know the '95 is plug and play, but what about the '99? The car will > be > > bone stock when he gets it. If he wants to do anything to it, it'll be > > sometime down the road. Right now I'm just trying to get it running. > > I'm not an expert on this, but I'll take a stab at it: > > Swapping the ECU is a pain, you'll want to keep the 97 one. > > The 97 ECU doesn't control the VICS flaps in the intake manifold, so > you'd either have to leave them fixed in one position or find some kind > of RPM-based switch to control them. You might have to do some wire > splicing to get the various sensors hooked up -- not sure if all the > connectors are the same or not. > > The 99 uses a returnless fuel system, and the fuel rails don't > interchange, so you'd either need to find a way to put the 97 FPR onto > the 99 rail (not sure if it fits in place of the 99's pulse damper or > not), or go with an aftermarket rail. > > You'll want a 97 alternator, since the 99 one is controlled by the ECU > and the 97 ECU doesn't do that. > > > Another data point is that I'll need to put a header onto it. Will a 99 > > header connect to the 97 cat? I was thinking a stock one from FM salvage, > or > > maybe a cheap one off of fleabay, > > I don't think the 99 header will bolt up to the 97 exhaust (at least, > all the aftermarket companies sell different exhausts for the two > cars, and presumably they wouldn't if they didn't have to). A 97 > header would probably work, although you might need to be creative > with the EGR pipe. > > You might also want to check the smog laws in your state regarding > swapping motors between cars. Neither of these swaps would be legal in > California (although I doubt anyone would ever notice), dunno the laws > in other states. > > --Ian > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > >
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