Miata intake manifold on B6T head?

[white_fly]

Will the Miata intake manifold fit on a B6T head? I want to do a side-ish mount intercooler and the Miata manifold has the correct routing for something like that.

[jrally]

It bolts up, but you'll have a hell of a time getting enough room to running intake plumbing. It would put the throttle body practically right against the strut tower.

-Jon R.

[808]

^^ what he said.

[Gimpy323GTX]

If you are adventurous you can chop the throttle body mounting point and move it to be straight and back a 1/2 inch or so. TIG that sucker back up and you are good to go. Just make sure you re-drill the extra passage below the main opening afterwards.

I am not really sure if the power gains are worth it or not.

[Hot_Wheels]

any pictures gimpy? i heard cut it and reweld in the other direction to face drivers fender

[Gimpy323GTX]

I dont have any pictures sorry, I have just see a few done that way in the past. I imagine you could swap it around as well.

[jrally]

Here's a piture of a 1.8L Miata manifold I modified. Many hours of welding and a wicked UV burn.

-Jon R.

[bp323]

It bolts up, but you'll have a hell of a time getting enough room to running intake plumbing. It would put the throttle body practically right against the strut tower.

-Jon R.

That would be a sweet cold air intake "mod".. not
Why put the t/b over there??? more plumbing. Im not a Miata guy, any advantage or a "look what I did today" ??

[mazkam]

I kno this is an old thread, but i was thinking.....is'nt the DOHC B5 motor the same as the DOHC B6 & B6T? I know there is the jspec that looks exactly like the bp from a first glance, until you look on the engine head and see the B5 stamp on it. If the B5 head is same as the DOHC B6 & B6T, then the DOHC B5 intake manifold should fit.