Looking for a sports car bargain: $5K rebate on '08 Miatas!

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by goof2

I really would like to do the new 480 hp LS3 in a Miata. It would be OK here (no emissions), but if I had to move I wouldn't be able to pass emissions in most states. I would rather have a $2k track only bike than a $20k+ track only car.

Around here if you want to have fun with engine swaps it better be OBD-I recipient car or earlier.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Around here if you want to have fun with engine swaps it better be OBD-I recipient car or earlier.

I think it is that way in most states. Here in FL you can do whatever you want. As an example some guy down here did a Jag V12 in to a Miata for some reason. The most difficult part would be getting insurance. Other states don't let you get that far.

Along the same lines though, I would also like to someday swap Integra Type-R power (with the limited slip) in to an original Mini. That could be a hell of a lot of fun.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

I am speaking of the body design,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Miata

They have pictures by generation.
If you can't see the difference there, you're just being hard-headed.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Miata

They have pictures by generation.
If you can't see the difference there, you're just being hard-headed.

I can see them, but most people can't. Verus take a 2004 Malibu vs a 2005 then vs. a 2008. Very different looking cars.

[Chris S]

Originally Posted by Triple

You could have built a much faster Miata for less than you spent on this new one.

For example: http://home.comcast.net/~npartist/

For those who think V8 swaps are a detriment to handling, be sure to check out his videos section.

You think I didn't know that? I have a '99, and have thoroughly investigated S/C and turbo kits for it. Problem is that I wasn't getting low enough, and I was at a crossroads of deciding between racing buckets or a new car. The NC has a much lower seating position, and my wife enjoys driving convertibles, so it wouldn't have been nice to make it too hardcore.


When I want to go much faster, I break out the more serious iron:

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Chris S

You think I didn't know that? I have a '99, and have thoroughly investigated S/C and turbo kits for it. Problem is that I wasn't getting low enough, and I was at a crossroads of deciding between racing buckets or a new car. The NC has a much lower seating position, and my wife enjoys driving convertibles, so it wouldn't have been nice to make it too hardcore.

[OneSickPsycho]

www.monstermiata.com. Don't be a vagina.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Triple

Nah. There are at least three companies offering kits and even selling turn-key Miatas with GM V-8's and T-56 six speeds. Lighter, more powerful, and more fuel efficient.

Half the fun is doing it yourself.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Triple

Nah. There are at least three companies offering kits and even selling turn-key Miatas with GM V-8's and T-56 six speeds. Lighter, more powerful, and more fuel efficient.

You don't need to have a bulge put in the hood to clear the intake system with the LS versions either.

[z06boy]

The monster Miata or another version of it would be a beast and a blast to drive. Similar to the Cobra kit cars I would imagine. I've driven two of the Cobra replicas...one from Superformance and one from FactoryFive Racing but never a V8 Miata. Well come to think of it I've never driven a Miata period.