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Original 1.6i - actually 1598cc - 115bhp - tested 14 March 1999 1.8i - actually 1839cc - 128bhp - tested 9 February 1994 Reasons for little difference in figures: From the original brochure '97 1.6 figure (Mk1): '97 1.8 figure (Mk1): |
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I have some figures from test for an magazine here in Greece, but just 1.6 engine, sorry. Note all 1.6 cars over here are equipped with 195/50 tyres on 15' wheels. Also they claimed that bhp was 115 and not 110. Top 193 km/h 1.8 (1839) |
| I was reading that the actual power for the MK2 is 125 bhp for the 1.6 and 145bhp for the 1.9 engines in Japan and that Europe (and US) get the car with less power due to regulations. Is there a way to regain the lost ponies? Anyone knowing what the Japs got different? (1/00) |
| Higher octane unleaded fuel. (1/00) |
| I was quoted by a firm over here that is supposed to tune cars that they have a program for the MK2 and a cone filter (from ITG) that is supposed to help the car gain another 10bhp and 10% more torque. Is this possible? About 350 Pounds for the whole kit. (1/00) |
| This is a general query just to satisfy my curiosity,does anyone know what the difference is between the early 1.6 and the later 88b.h.p engine is? is the engine mechanically different, different pistons/lower compression or just a different ECU or what? I can't find the answer in any of my books. (3/00) |
| If yours is a 1990 model then it should have the 115bhp engine - I thought the lower spec engine was introduced around 1994 as a stripped out cheaper model to the then standard 1.8 model - which wasn't much different in performance to the original 1.6 in any case. (3/00) |
| Different ECU Different valve timing by different camshafts lower automatic car engine compression .. so different pistons .. and an argument over whether the engine is even the same .. seems to have come from poverty spec 323 not the turbo 323 that the original MX5 engine came from.. (3/00) |
| The pre-94 1.6 is a gem of an engine. It's the later 1.6s that got a totally new engine. This later engine was also done in something of a rush as Mazda rationalised their engine line-up, then they got told by Mazda UK that for tax reasons they needed the 1.6 back. (3/00) |
| A simple question with a simple answer. The older and later 1.6 engines are completely different engines. I think the only things they seem to have in common is the cubic capacity and they are fitted to a '5. (3/00) |
| What does the early 1.6 engine weigh? (8/00) |
| This was on miatapower the other day... "Just had a complete 1.8L 96 long block shipped to me and the packing slip said 275 lbs (including pallet I assume). This is the long block (oil pan to cam cover) only minus all manifolds." (8/00) |
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Weight of various models: Mk1 1.6i (115hp) .. about 970kg |