Lost to a miata....
07-10-2006, 03:44 PM
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Lost to a miata....
Yes you read that right. I have been on a winning streak for a while now. Havent really lost to anything Ive had the chance to race. Well today on my way to the post office to ship my Interceptor back to Todd I Saw a Miata come up on me. He pulled up next to me and said 1 2 3 GO. I went and Held up pretty good till I shifted into 3rd he pulled and then evened out a bit but he was still slightly pulling then 4th and at that point he was like 5+ cars ahead of me. I was like damn....
Well we pull up to the light and he was like "you surprised me, but this is a V8" I was like damn.... I could see the big mustang hood on it so it was pretty obvious at that point it was highly modded. It sounded like a damn mustang. Needless to say I lost
Interesting that a V8 even fits in that damn thing.
Well we pull up to the light and he was like "you surprised me, but this is a V8" I was like damn.... I could see the big mustang hood on it so it was pretty obvious at that point it was highly modded. It sounded like a damn mustang. Needless to say I lost
Interesting that a V8 even fits in that damn thing.
07-10-2006, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ggarcia86
well at least he didnt rape you like he thought he would. i would like to see a V8 miata though, i wonder what it runs in the 1/4
07-10-2006, 04:04 PM
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Sounds like a "Monster Miata."
http://www.monstermiata.com/default.asp
Nice run... I bet it's really weird looking at a Miata and hearing a V8 haha
Whoops... took too long to reply. I was looking for the site
http://www.monstermiata.com/default.asp
Nice run... I bet it's really weird looking at a Miata and hearing a V8 haha
Whoops... took too long to reply. I was looking for the site
07-10-2006, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Witt
They call em Monster Miatas, usually have a 5.0 ford or an LS1 in em.
Yep, usually a 5.0 wedged into the bay. I have seen a couple of them. One at a dyno shop I was at layed down 303HP to the wheels.
07-10-2006, 04:55 PM
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Witt, you beat me to it... I was going to say that there was a company that built those.
Crazy crazy car....
At the Autocross yesterday there was a couple sick Supercharged Miatas, and they were quick... I can't imagine driving a V8 one...
Crazy crazy car....
At the Autocross yesterday there was a couple sick Supercharged Miatas, and they were quick... I can't imagine driving a V8 one...
07-10-2006, 05:00 PM
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miatas are pretty decent cars. high reving, very light, rwd cars. Too bad they're so small they got classified as a chick car 
The newer ones look really nice IMO... though id still take a sky over it
The newer ones look really nice IMO... though id still take a sky over it
07-10-2006, 07:06 PM
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Reminds me of a car I see at Firebird once in a while... an FC RX-7 with modified LS1 engine in it. He was running 11s or 12s I believe. The license plate said "Chevzda". 
07-10-2006, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by plyboy-illest
dman a v8 in that lil car ... at least u kept up with the lil beast...
07-10-2006, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tomtwtwtw
Reminds me of a car I see at Firebird once in a while... an FC RX-7 with modified LS1 engine in it. He was running 11s or 12s I believe. The license plate said "Chevzda".
Anyway, here's a vid he just sent me for those interested...
http://s62.photobucket.com/albums/h1...gAnch=imgAnch1
07-11-2006, 12:01 AM
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Holy crap, I judt realized that I had one of these try to race me the other day. I thought it was just a regular miata, so i didnt even bother. Glad I didnt do that I guess.
07-11-2006, 07:48 AM
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yea...i know 100% for sure that ford makes conversion kits to drop a 302 V8 into both the miata and focus..never seen one tho but if i was in the driver or passenger seat i know id have a smile on my face the whole time. ...i dont know if you guys ever seen this in a magazine before but there is a rear mount turbo kit, i think....for tacomas and maybe even the 4runner...but that would be awesome if they made the rear mount turbo for the miata V8 open your hood looks n/a to the naked eye...but all turbo baby...whhaaaa... PSST!!!!
07-11-2006, 08:02 AM
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im in he middle of a project with a buddy in designing a way to mod to fit a 460 in one.. hehehe.. we are just gonna have to do alot of structural work though
07-19-2006, 06:08 AM
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damn, a V8 in a Miata. It'd be fast as ***** in a straight line, but I can;t imagine that it'd do much for the handling. It must be extremely nose-heavy.
07-19-2006, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Li'l Black Bullett
damn, a V8 in a Miata. It'd be fast as ***** in a straight line, but I can;t imagine that it'd do much for the handling. It must be extremely nose-heavy.
07-24-2006, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Apex
crazy light rwd car? man id guess 13-14 seconds?
07-24-2006, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by GrandAM boosted 03
There's a guy in my neighborhood that has a 5.0 motor in his 92 Miata.... Its decent, but from every race, dig or roll, I at LEAST put about three to four cars on him
Off topic, but I am curious as to how your speed is going to increase by 5 mph with better tires???