New project for autox, not a Subaru :(

I got this Miata three months ago from local autox owner and have finally brought it back to life. Replaced timing, accesory belts, radiator with new hoses, spark plugs and wires, intake, exhaust, rear differensial, shocks, springs, brakes, all fluids and some other miscellaneous stuff. This car will see a lot of autox tracks and occational daily driving. It's very slow but handles like it's on rails. Will see what happens next year but I am starving for power. Here are some pics. And it's not a girly car anymore.

P.S. There is a Subaru in the backround so it's not just a random pictures

 

I would have one for my summer car also, if I could get over said fact.

Hence me wanting a Solstice/Sky.

 

Oooo, i would love a sky redline. Those cars are saweet

 

hawt, I've always wanted to get a miata for autox

 

I was almost killed by a Miata at an Auto-X.

 

best part of the car is the rear bumper sticker imo

 

Hey! it's phil's old car! Meg the Miata!
do yourself a favor, and find a new oem hood.... that one's steel, stock is AL.. add's some dead weight to the front.

 

Solstice/Sky sucks. Miatas rule.

<--has a Miata Turbo.

 

If this is true I have a OEM hood that needs paint, if someone were interested

 

Or you could do the trendy thing and just polish it...

Oh, and lose the style bar. Just excess weight and won't do squat in a rollover except maybe mousetrap your noggin.

 

Bah. Get a base Sky and you can still do wonderful things with the ECOTEC. Have you read GM's ECOTEC build book?

 

Miata is a great platform to start with.

 

It sure is Phil's old car. He sold me a "lemon". I had to do a lot of extra work before I could drive it.

 

that's a bummer...
it's a good shell though. looked like you had some fun with it at M3?

 

It was fun. I just need to get used to RWD. It sure likes to slide

 

nice NA, ive always been a fan of miatas. I bet autox is a blast

 

Very cool cars. Turbo it :biggthumpup:

 

That is what Taras was telling everyone with a NA car at MOWOG3 including the Ferrari. I'd put a V8 in it.

 

i didn't know apple made an i-turbo

 

Nah, you want to keep the weight balance close to 50/50, a well done turbo kit adds minimal weight to the front.

 

I see turbo or supercharger in the near future, but not right now. Taras's Miata is pretty cool and quick, I would not mind 200whp little monster

 

That would indeed be a very very fun little car-

I've often considered a Miata myself, but the WRX was a much more practical buy (in good old Minnesota). Some day-

 

Wasn't his car broken down for almost all of MOWOG 1?

hottcarl ftw. I lul'd.

I would highly suggest keeping the car NA for as long as it takes to acclimate to the car. Even in stock trim, there is a lot of overhead in the capability of a Miata. Get comfortable with it before you drop a lot of power into a car that you can't handle.

 

I would talk to ZERO, he has a 12 second maita that he has been working on for the past 10 years. I am sure he could help you out with any dos and don'ts for that car.

 

You should check his phone for sale thread there.

http://www.mnautox.com/forums/showt...ts-At-amp-t-3G&p=167703&viewfull=1#post167703

I have no experience but one kit manufacturer claims otherwise:

http://www.flyinmiata.com/V8/

I think Lee's is the one to model after. It sure flys and sounds very angry. Tara was elbow deep in it at MOWOG 1 but it did just fine at MOWOG 3 that I could tell.

 

Interesting. I guess done right a LS1 could be a pretty nasty little car. Going with a turbo is still going to provide the lighter car though. All in what you are looking for in the car I suppose-