LS1 Miata?
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LS1 Miata? Monster Motorsports in Escondido (check out their webpage!) stuffs 5.0 Mustang engines into Miatas to make a latter-day Cobra. How much more work to put a crate LS1/4 speed auto instead?
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Re: LS1 Miata? uhh, well, a 5.0 is noticeably smaller than an LS1, and uhh... <img src="gr_emb.gif" border="0">
guess not, eh? <img src="gr_tounge.gif" border="0">
John: Monster Motorsports' webpage doesn't appear to be functioning
www.monstermotorsports.com
they were at the car show last year but they may have gone **** up <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0">
guess not, eh? <img src="gr_tounge.gif" border="0">
John: Monster Motorsports' webpage doesn't appear to be functioning
www.monstermotorsports.com
they were at the car show last year but they may have gone **** up <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0">
Re: LS1 Miata? Shhh...you guys are stealing my idea!! I was talking about doing this after graduation..no one thinks a miata will run with a V8 period....i'll show them wheither its a LS1 or 5.0 stroked! <img src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" border="0" alt="[devil]" />
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Re: LS1 Miata? How bout puttin a 351 Windsor in this application? I was wanting to do that but my wife wants to buy a Cobra Kit car and make me work on that. I just like the idea. would be an awlsome sleeper.
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Re: LS1 Miata? I'm very interested in this, I heard the guy that did most of the work for Monster left and went out on his own and had another website.
http://www.v8miata.com/
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Re: LS1 Miata? Just curious as to what trans and rearend you would use!??! The puny IRS sure couldn't hang, and the T56 would be damned near impossible!
I never understood the V* swap concept personally, as EVERY good thing about the Miata is taken away, since the highlights are IRS, and 50/50 weight. I know it's neat and all since it would still only weigh like 2500 with a V8 drivetrain, incl rear, but you would start to break other things too. The widest tire you can get on them is a 205, maybe 225.
I love my 92 Miata, and I definitely love 99 TA, but the 2 are completely different cars, and it just does not seem like a good swap. Now, I must say, that a 2nd or 3rd gen RX7 turbo will go pretty much RIGHT into a Miata. FUN FUN FUN <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
I never understood the V* swap concept personally, as EVERY good thing about the Miata is taken away, since the highlights are IRS, and 50/50 weight. I know it's neat and all since it would still only weigh like 2500 with a V8 drivetrain, incl rear, but you would start to break other things too. The widest tire you can get on them is a 205, maybe 225.
I love my 92 Miata, and I definitely love 99 TA, but the 2 are completely different cars, and it just does not seem like a good swap. Now, I must say, that a 2nd or 3rd gen RX7 turbo will go pretty much RIGHT into a Miata. FUN FUN FUN <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
Re: LS1 Miata? they use the thunder bird IRS setup for the rear, with custom half shafts.
I agree on the 2nd gen RX7 swap, i was talking to a friend about that the other day, he has an early 1990's miata suffering from the crank walk, he plans on just rebuilding though <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
Ryan.
I agree on the 2nd gen RX7 swap, i was talking to a friend about that the other day, he has an early 1990's miata suffering from the crank walk, he plans on just rebuilding though <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Re: LS1 Miata? slow,
Not to get far off topic, but he's wasting money. www.corksport.com has JDM 2nd Gen Turbomotors for like $900. That 1.6 aint cheap to rebuild.
Not to get far off topic, but he's wasting money. www.corksport.com has JDM 2nd Gen Turbomotors for like $900. That 1.6 aint cheap to rebuild.
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Re: LS1 Miata? check out this thread @ Miata.net
http://www.miataforum.com/ubb/ultima...;f=34;t=000010
http://www.miataforum.com/ubb/ultima...;f=34;t=000010
Re: LS1 Miata? cool thanks...
he already has a second block/crank ect. that he bought... so im not sure how far he's into the project...but ill pass the info along, thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Ryan.
he already has a second block/crank ect. that he bought... so im not sure how far he's into the project...but ill pass the info along, thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Ryan.