It is a tall engine. I believe one of the Jeep Liberty bellhousings can be used to convert it to RWD as it was the base engine for a while. The Neon gets good milage compared to the Miata primarily from ECU tuning and somewhat from the fact it is FWD. You would have to adapt the Neon ECU as running it on the Miata ECU would give you the same milage issues. My opinion is not to spend the money and time to convert to a Neon engine but get an ECU and tune the existing Miata engine. If you insist on a swap the Protege had a SOHC 1.8 that drops in and accomplishes the same thing. You would still need an ECU.
Hey I wonder if the neon motor would fit as a swap? That would be 45MPG easy, and more power and lots more torque. And you can beat the snot out of it just as much. Seriously, wonder if the dimensions work out. **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)
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