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Originally Posted by timurrrr
There's a 1.5L version of ND Miata, right?
As for FA20 vs FA24 compatibility — sure. However, there's also a difference between after-the-fact engine swap, and a factory-designed interchangeability. I can't imagine the 1st gen and 2nd gen bodies to be so dramatically different that they couldn't design how to support both FA20 and FA24.
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Miata is a different car with different investments and paybacks. Once upon a time you could buy a Mopar and have a choice of 6 different powerplants but those days are gone. It just costs more to have different engines than it is worth unless you can cover it with volume.
The factory does not design for interchangeability. There are many more factors than if an engine will just fit into the body to consider. This is why we never saw a pile of WRX/STi engine swaps even though you would think a Subaru engine is a Subaru engine and they should all just drop in. They don't and even at the factory level it adds cost to have that ability. Do you want a $45,000 twin? Because that is how you end up with them