Whew! My '93 Mx-3 (Precidia, or something, in Canada and EUR) is the same
engine as the Miata, I believe. It's only got about 55K on it but I don't
see it going south at 100K! I had a fleeting thought of AutoXing it, but its
kinda a cold fish in the power dept. (better to upgrade and flog the B
someday anyway) All the good upgrades are usually for the V-6 models (maybe
some are available as Miata parts) Besides, its our "economy" cruiser for
longer trips (40mpg).
Dan
'73 B
'93 Mx-3
>I don't have much experience with Mazda's piston engines
>other than the 1600/1800 in the Miata, Capri, and 323GTX.
>But _that_ engine is rock-solid. Even in the GTX (for
>those not familiar, a limited production AWD turbo rally
>car for the street), engines boosted to 200+hp will make
>100,000 miles if properly maintained. Capri turbos,
>not the best design, are still normally "like new"
>at 100,000 miles. Fianlly, and most telling, Miata's
>with "strap on" turbos last well over 100K even when
>boosted up to about 1.5-1.8 bar on factory compression!
>
>Anybody killing one of these engines by 100,000 miles
>of highway use is making a deliberate attempt to do so.
>
>Bill Elliott
>Lake Mills, WI
>
|