Found this online, engine from a SPEC miata. my question is why the hell isn’t there an alternator or place for an alt belt
because they dont run off an alternator? the dirt modified we run doesnt use an alternator either. it puts parasitic drag on the motor which is detrimental in racing applications. im sure its even more noticeable on a small 4 cyl than it is on a 650hp v8
The modifides we run use small altenators… And quite a few other modifides ive seen use them as well
And I wouldent think altenators noticeably strain the motor at all
On topic: Maybe it uses a magneto?
some mods will use them… we however, dont.
i like that idler setup on the top of the timing belt to keep the lash down at high rpm
oh oh… i found whats wrong with this pic… there isnt a gt37r hanging off it!?!
yea the modifieds ive worked on never had alternators, they were magnetos IIRC… never ran an alternator on my pro stock either…
so where exactly do the magnetos go?
distributor
ummmm brainfart lol gemme a bit to try and remember or travis might beable to awnser
or john will lmao
hmmm if it’s on the distributor and the miata motor doesn’t have one I wonder where else it’d be, haha
are they coil pack??? maybe on there then
yea coil packs, the ford version of that engine that went in escorts had a distributor though.
run off of alt its gotta be to much goin on not to on them
Magnetos don’t work on coil packs as they don’t spin