NC Miata 2.5L Swap

I purchased my first Miata, the Blueberry, back in 2015 and immediately joined the Houston Miata Club to learn more and get involved in the community. After about a year my engine started knocking and I had a decision to make. I had read a few times online about this rumored 2.5L motor swap that could be done, but there was exceptionally limited information on how to actually do it.

With what I could find through internet research, I started asking questions and digging into every detail I could track down. Years later, after completing a few swaps for customers, I wrote up instructions covering part numbers, torque specs, tips, and tricks to help others successfully DIY their own swaps.

A fellow enthusiast created the 2.5L Swap Club page on Facebook and put me in charge to build a community knowledge base where others could discuss and learn. It started with just a text document, but after seeing people struggle I moved to making a slideshow of directions. Then I made a POV video of assembling a customer's engine. That took off and seemed to help many more people, since different people have different learning styles.

Several years later I started recording all of my engine builds for transparency to customers and for my own records. I've also taken it upon myself to do on-camera failure analyses of customer cars, whether we built them or not, because understanding why engines fail helps us avoid it in the future.

We offer conversion kits on our website by popular demand and have been evolving them over time to include more and more components. DIY enthusiasts can purchase a kit knowing they'll have everything they need to complete the swap successfully. We also offer tech support via email and phone.

The objective is to build the community and help people, regardless of whether they're spending money with us.