Thanks for the vast amount of useful info you gave us during the video!

wooo! Glad to see you got it up and running. Welcome to the Ecotec Miata fam!

@ChaseMyles

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, pretty happy to have it on the road. The L61 is definitely a nice improvement. Feels similar, but way more torque than the turbo'd 1.6 I had in before. The LE5 must feel ridiculous, or the LEA.

Great Video. Thank-you for sharing!

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I’d love to see more videos about the process (May be too late if you don’t have the footage by now, lol). I’m looking for a project car and I like the idea of a Miata but I’m not certain I could handle an engine swap as I don’t have much experience working on car engines.

@ChaseMyles

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely missed filming a lot just because I was wanting to finish the car. I'm going to be posting more about the swap and what it took.

The illusive rb25 in its natural habitat.

I have a 2003 chevy cavalier with a very healthy motor in it. I am considering keeping the car for this swap but I would love to see some more details on how you did it. A video on the wiring and possibly your downpipe issue would be extremely helpful. I'm not familiar with fabrication so any pictures or videos would help immensely.

@jamessims6162

4 жыл бұрын

@Jay C thank you very much for the advice!

i have a 2009 cobalt lnf turbo engine would this fit ?

I'd love to c more on your car

@ChaseMyles

4 жыл бұрын

Quincy Rocker I’ll do an overview soon!

how bout the solstice its basically a gm Miata for parts wise

I have a 06 Chevy ss sedan it’s a 2.4 auto I put a supercharger on I’ve debated looking into this swap so I can ditch my automatic transmission has anyone done with the supercharger?

Skyline!

@kj.team-apex

Жыл бұрын

Surprised nobody else noticed it!😂

The SS cars have a 2.0L turbo or supercharged, the 2.4L was from the G5 GT and SS 4 door, 1st gens

Nice video bud. I have a '92 1.6l ....man I wish I wasn't from Cali so I can do that swap.

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that is definitely unfortunate! It’s a fun swap

@PollosHiPerformance

3 жыл бұрын

you can since the engine is newer, you’d just need to throw a catalytic converter on there, i recommend the pontiac Solstice/saturn sky exhaust manifold and catalityc converter be put on there, you could even do the 2.4 turbo that comes in the Solstice GXP/Sky Redline, you’ll just need the emissions components

@PollosHiPerformance

3 жыл бұрын

Oh and you’ll need a “referee station’s” approval basically the guys that smog vehicles

@charliehustle2579

3 жыл бұрын

@@PollosHiPerformance yeah it ain't happening too much hassle lol. Takes the fun of having a swapped motor.

@PollosHiPerformance

3 жыл бұрын

@@charliehustle2579 that’s why i love living in no emissions counties in AZ lol i have an ls7 wrangler and a 5.3 Cherokee lol And my brother is about to put the ls1 from a vette in his 2013 wrangler to get rid of the crappy 3.6 lol

L61 engines are mated to FWD transmissions only right? What year model car did you get your engine from?

@CookedTickabc

3 жыл бұрын

You can buy an l61 long block from zzperformance for 1500 bucks

Don't forget the le5 is a ss sport model only engine. The hhr ss has a 2.0 turbo motor called the lnf 2006-7 cobalt ss have the supercharged lsj motor. The 09-10 base-lt have the LAP motor which is vvt and makes more power and has more tunability over the 05-08 l61s. And 05-06 l61 cars are not tunable unless you pull all ecm components out and use a standalone. I have a 5spd LAP xfe In my cobalt

@zeropointstar

8 ай бұрын

It’s been a year since this comment, but I’d like to know more.

@zeropointstar

8 ай бұрын

Are all of these different variations of ecotec?

@ethanschocke333

8 ай бұрын

@@zeropointstar yessir, theres alot more than that too

What rear Diff are you running? Same old 4.3 from the 1.6L car?

@ChaseMyles

4 жыл бұрын

Dennis Hsu sadly yes haha ! Currently looking for a torsen diff to swap in eventually!

@dennishsu1001

4 жыл бұрын

Mine 1.6 VLSD just crapped out right before Thanksgiving! Now have the 3.63 Torsen (with RX7 Carrier) and loving it! Doing 60 mph @ 3000 rpm (80@4000) - I have the LE5 from the 2007 Solstice, but conservatively tuned at only 160 WHP

I would love to convert my cobalt to rwd I’ve been thinking on using the Pontiac solstice but I was wondering if this trans adapter and Miata trans will work on the supercharged lsj engines

@ChaseMyles

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure you can reach out to EcoTec Miata and they sell the adapter. It’s quite a seamless install using their adapter plate.

@louisbabycos106

Жыл бұрын

@@ChaseMyles I had a Suzuki SX4 with a front wheel based AWD power train that blew it's engine . Sadly I don't have it anymore but I often wonder if an ecotec would have first of all fit and how easy of a swap would have been to make .

Math says that if this thing even puts 160 to the wheels then it is overpowering pretty much even the most built stock turbo Focus ST.

Is it possible to put the supercharged verison ?

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not entirely sure if the swap is as straight forward. Stay tuned, as I actually supercharged the 2.2L ... = D

The 2.4 came in the cobalt sport. Not ss. Ss had lsj (supercharged 2.0) and lnf after 09 (direct injection turbo 2.0)

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

There was a non-supercharged version of the SS offered that came with the 2.4

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

In 2006/2007 they were marketed as SS, in 2008 they were rebranded as the sport coupe - so technically were both correct haha.

Appreciate your video man, I was going to go Ecotec, but I ended up choosing J35A4 instead. 240 hp (270 with just a tune) over the Ecotec ~160 and Honda reliability was what sealed the deal for me. I'll be making some videos of the process as I go thru it. I'm intimidated by the swap as well, but hoping I'll have your results/feedback when I'm on the other side!

Thanks for this video. I was about to write off Ecotec when I noticed that their "complete kit" has no exhaust. Conclusion: "complete" is not complete and has potentially time-consuming and expensive surprises ahead. What do you think about vibration through the engine mounts?

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

Peter Enns no kit is ever 100% complete. You definitely feel the engine in the car - it’s by no means a Sunday driver swap. The car is RAW and rowdy, but definitely a fun swap

What car did you get the engine from"

@ChaseMyles

4 жыл бұрын

The Golden Beats it was a 2007 Chevy HHR that the engine came out of.

Where get you get the header?

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

I snagged mine off of eBay surprisingly. Held up fantastic

I heard Ecotec engines are notorious for front crank seal leaks..

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't had any issue so far!

@farmerbobbygrows3338

2 жыл бұрын

So do miatas

How much will u say everything cost for you ?

@ChaseMyles

4 жыл бұрын

Ismael Juarez probably around $4000 when everything is calculated.

@SEFoolery

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChaseMyles you sir, have made my plans for next year. (This is my first comment ever so Hello)

@ChaseMyles

4 жыл бұрын

Jack glad to hear Jack! Welcome to KZread :)

@ismazzbot

4 жыл бұрын

Same want to do this to my miata

hello my guy i had a question what do you thunk about the lea e85 variant?

@Shiva8t8

Жыл бұрын

it's Gen 2

ecotec swap and put on an ITB. There you have a wannabe miata engine that reaches 200whp XDDXDX

@ChaseMyles

3 жыл бұрын

I supercharged it with the OEM cobalt SS blower. Made it to 201whp/176wtq very conservatively tuned.

@doriancalon4997

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChaseMyles I'd love to see the blower install

@jaywalker4020

2 жыл бұрын

What did you have to do to the lsj supercharger to fit the firewall?

Better than Honda swaps