# Connecting rod center-to-center length (NA8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/connecting-rod-center-length-na8/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.

Confidence: fsm

Length (Center to center):
132.85—132.95mm {5.231—5.234 in}

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "connecting-rod-center-length-na8",
  "name": "Connecting rod center-to-center length (NA8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "Length (Center to center):\n132.85—132.95mm {5.231—5.234 in}",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Center-to-center dimension; source supplies range without a wear-limit label."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "B–56 (PDF p. 93)",
      "as_printed": "Length (Center to center):\n132.85—132.95mm {5.231—5.234 in}",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "engine",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/connecting-rod-center-length-na8/"
}
```