Tag: Miata

Flyin’ Miata has long been known as one of the best parts developers and sellers in the market. In addition to doing all the fun stuff with brake kits and suspension, they have created a reputation for the LS-swap kits for Miatas of all generations, and now, they have completed their kit for the fourth […] More »

Do you want to scream like a little girl? Do you have a natural aversion to going straight in a car? Do you think windshields are just the man’s way of killing your liberty?

We here at LS1tech think that either a LS or LT V8 should go in just about anything and everything. From Prius, to weird old Subarus, to the odd Acura Integra. Our motto is V8s for all! But is there anything, so heinous that a V8 shouldn’t go into? Or is V8 always the answer, […] More »

Pikes Peak, the longest consecutive running hill climb in North America and one of the bucket list events to hit in a driver’s career. Now that the entire climb is paved, more cars are coming out to tackle the hair raising and challenging trek to the top of the mountain. A lot of the drivers […] More »

Yes, that is and oar. No, it’s not a joke. Well, the oar is, the Miata is most definitely not. The Miata is turbocharged on top of being equipped with an LS1. He’s making some 670 horsepower at the wheels in a car that weighs about 2600 lbs. Poor BMW never had a chance. To […] More »

Yes. I’ve got two reasons for loving this car. The first is that it’s a Miata with an LS in it. Big power small car wins my heart every time. The second reason is that it’s a drift car. If you’ve hung around the drift scene for a while, you’ll notice there aren’t that many […] More »

I could sit here for days extolling the virtues of LS swapped Miatas, but I feel like that would just be preaching to the choir here. The formula is simple: small car + big engine = good times. Of course, the Miata is a car that’s fun drive stock too. But why drive stock when […] More »