Redtop equipped Miata.

[ThatGuy]

Miata's always looked gay to me, but now I may think differently. Your guys thoughts??
SR20DET Miata (http://forum.miata.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=34;t=001896;p=)
At least it should be fast, maybe too small to drift?

[ThatGuy]

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/cjuckett/miata/srm18.jpg

[Pepperoni]

That ~1800 lbs car is gonna fly! Oh, and looks like a browntop on my screen :barf:

[that180guy]

dude......miatas are teh hottness

[SilviaDriver]

ur gay for thinking a miata is gay. it may look like a bitch car..but the car is 5050..and handles like amother fucker.

Tnord sold his kouki for a Miata becuz it handles better.

and yes Miatas can drift

[ThatGuy]

OK Miatas get some credit then, but I still don't like that he has an SR20, I'm probably just jealous though, since I can't afford one. :duh:

But I still say they look gay. :fruit: :rofl: :rofl:

[nismo skyline]

wow thats awesome, miata's always lacked power but have awesome handling. this should make it a real competitor.

[SilviaDriver]

the new MazdaSpeed Miata with a turbo charged engine isnt gay thats for sure

[jsr20det]

the new MazdaSpeed Miata with a turbo charged engine isnt gay thats for sure

smartest thing ford has done lately.

[Grant]

tnord sold his 240 also because a lot of 240sx drivers and zilvia members are DUMB :doh:

[tsunami0ne]

if you drive a turbocharged miata , i'm pretty sure you'll quickly forget how gay you might look. Those cars are way fun to drive.

[FastBack 240]

At least the speak highly of it and dont bad mouth it :)

[SilviaSativa]

DOPE! PROPS! BALLER :eek3d:
CHECK OUT THE VID!

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/ricerocket/dday2.mpg

[that180guy]

dudes, ive driven the mazdaspeed miata on a autoX style course, and i must say....that shit is tight as hell....its sweet.

and i think the new miatas are nice as hell :fawk2:
the older ones....... :ghey:
ive seen a few nice ones tho

[ThatGuy]

Wouldn't mind some outside footage of the Miata, though. It looked like it was doin pretty good. Sounded great.

[TheTimanator]

That's awesome. I wonder if it threw off the weight balance or not....
I like that shops other cars as well....
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/cjuckett/miata/srm22.jpg

[AKADriver]

It's a bit non-sensical, since the original Miata engine is well set up for boost already, in every way except compression ratio. I'd rather swap pistons and add a turbo to the original engine than bother mating an engine from another manufacturer.

But, everyone wants to be "different".

tnord also got a Miata because he wanted to road race, wheel to wheel, and there's no easy way to road race a 240SX, but the Miata has a whole racing series for it.

The Miata is no joke... any year. It is a true sports car, not some girly convertible with sporting aspirations. Perfect balance. Light weight. Low center of gravity. Double-wishbone suspension at all four corners. Brakes as big as our much heavier 240s. Limited slip differentials driving the rear wheels. Super quick steering. Rock-solid 7000rpm engines.

Why don't I own one again? Oh yeah, I'm an idiot.

[element240]

i think the owner posted this on FA..
i believe he owns that r33 skyline too

[JtWo]

http://img53.photobucket.com/albums/v162/HoracePlayton/ad41.jpg

If you think that's gay then you TRIPPIN'.

[aznpoopy]

The Miata is no joke... any year. It is a true sports car, not some girly convertible with sporting aspirations. Perfect balance. Light weight. Low center of gravity. Double-wishbone suspension at all four corners. Brakes as big as our much heavier 240s. Limited slip differentials driving the rear wheels. Super quick steering. Rock-solid 7000rpm engines.


:boink: yep ... and that's why its one of the few if not the only import RWD cars to survive through the rwd phase out of the 90s. i still can't picture myself driving one though. btw have u guys seen the mazdaspeed miata... the intercooler makes it look like the rx7's strange bucktooth younger brother...

[oojpeeoo]

gyea they are like minny rx7 without the power.... i think the new models look better thatn the older ones... the old ones were gruesome lookin unless u added aftermarket body parts... the newer ones come with sides blah blah ect...and look decent

[240meowth]

It looks to me that the hood won't even close right....

wait a minute, they had to contourt the hood to make the motor fit, boooo!

[Ghettokracker71]

How about a rotary miata? FC power with miata handling ? :rawk:

[TheTimanator]

How about a rotary miata? FC power with miata handling ? :rawk:
I remember seeing one in some magazine like 5 years ago.... That would be pretty cool too. Of course there's the big block miata's, 5.0 miata's etc but I'd assume there handling wouldn't be as neutral...

[S14DB]

I've seen this car. The Valve cover is suposed to be a copper flake. It looks Baby Shit Brown with gold flakes. The hood does have a bumb in it to clear the SR that sits much higher. It's a quick SOB.

[Ghettokracker71]

I remember seeing one in some magazine like 5 years ago.... That would be pretty cool too. Of course there's the big block miata's, 5.0 miata's etc but I'd assume there handling wouldn't be as neutral...

Thats why I was thinking rotary b/c its so light weight;Might even weigh less then the stock 1.6 :whip:

I've heard of a carb'd rotary one that runs mid 12s :faint:

[Jesus]

that miata is tight.. In the vid I think PSI240SX car is drifting?

[97DubTruck]

That ~1800 lbs car is gonna fly! Oh, and looks like a browntop on my screen :barf:


1800 lbs?

anyway yeah the mazdaspeed is pretty nice but it still doesn't have enough balls in my opinion. I have taken a ride in a t3/t4 93 miata with about 220 whp and that car is fast. like that range (200 to 220 whp) is where they should have set the bar. i read that they played around with superchargers and were making like 250 hp but that was overpowering the chassis.

[ONYX S-13]

Ever since I've driven one (About 2 years ago) i wanted one...I felt like i was driving a feckin go kart...Yeah the pickup wasn't that great but the handle was seriously like nothing i have ever felt before...It is the king of handling especially for the price..I've seen older miata's go for 1300 bucks on www.autotrader.com .. I wanted to get it so bad but i just got through paying rent so i didn't have the cash..Plus i got a family so it'll make it kinda hard to fit a baby seat in there...Hey i can always keep my 240 for the family ride :P

[old_s13]

and yes Miatas can drift

what else is new, what RWD cant drift that is being driven by a SKILLED DRIVER.. jeez..

hehe


anyway... i like the car, anyone hating is just an idiot.