Hemi's new car...

Started by SVT666, May 08, 2009, 09:46:57 PM

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the Teuton

#60
May 09, 2009, 08:51:32 PM
Quote from: Psilos on May 09, 2009, 08:45:22 PM
Also, I'm trying to figure out how Flyin' Miata has been around for 25 years, when the Miata has only existed for 20. 0_o

It probably was Flyin' [insert chick car here] before the Miata was around.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Raza

#61
May 09, 2009, 09:01:17 PM
Quote from: HEMI666 on May 08, 2009, 10:24:33 PM
I didn't think someone would get it so fast. :(

I bought a blue 1990 Mazda Miata with 64,000 original miles.  It still looks new.  Never been in an accident, never driven in the winter, and always driven gently.  I know all this to be true because it's my mother-in-law's.  She bought it new off the lot in April of 1990.  Now I just have to get it from Montreal to all the way out west.  The only thing is that it's an automatic, but that allows my wife to be able to drive it.  Oh and I picked it up for $5000, which she's in no hurry to see.  She just wants it to have a good home.

I wonder how much a 5.0L swap will cost.

An automatic?  I've never even seen an automatic MX-5.

Anyway, enjoy it in good health.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
If you can read this, you're too close

2006 BMW Z4 3.0i
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

SVT666

#62
May 09, 2009, 09:51:24 PM
Quote from: R-inge on May 09, 2009, 08:31:54 PM
lul, turbo NA automatic Miata...  That'll surprise the kids at the strip.  Are you going to man up and get the FM Hydra kit?
It's not a matter of being man enough, it's whether I have the bucks or not.  I'll definitely spring for the Voodoo II though.

Raza

#63
May 09, 2009, 10:14:14 PM
Quote from: the Teuton on May 09, 2009, 08:51:32 PM
It probably was Flyin' [insert chick car here] before the Miata was around.

Flyin' Rabbit Convertible!
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
If you can read this, you're too close

2006 BMW Z4 3.0i
http://accelerationtherapy.squarespace.com/   @accelerationdoc
Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

the Teuton

#64
May 09, 2009, 10:23:50 PM
Quote from: Raza  on May 09, 2009, 10:14:14 PM
Flyin' Rabbit Convertible!

Affectionately known as the Bitch Basket.

In any case, instead of all of us pissing down our legs to figure it out, I emailed them.  Hopefully, they get back to me soon.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

The Pirate

#65
May 09, 2009, 10:26:18 PM
Quote from: the Teuton on May 09, 2009, 10:23:50 PM
Affectionately known as the Bitch Basket.

In any case, instead of all of us pissing down our legs to figure it out, I emailed them.  Hopefully, they get back to me soon.

http://www.flyinmiata.com/us/history.asp
1989 Audi 80 quattro, 2001 Mazda Protege ES

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Quote from: omicron on July 10, 2007, 10:58:12 PM
After you wake up with the sun at 6am on someone's floor, coughing up cigarette butts and tasting like warm beer, you may well change your opinion on this matter.

nickdrinkwater

#66
May 10, 2009, 09:36:32 AM
Quote from: Raza  on May 09, 2009, 09:01:17 PM
An automatic?  I've never even seen an automatic MX-5.

Anyway, enjoy it in good health.

Seen them here but I think they're grey imports (Eunos Roadsters)

S204STi

#67
May 10, 2009, 09:37:44 AM
Quote from: HEMI666 on May 09, 2009, 09:51:24 PM
It's not a matter of being man enough, it's whether I have the bucks or not.  I'll definitely spring for the Voodoo II though.

I was just having fun man.... that FM kit is like $5k. :wow:

Vinsanity

#68
May 10, 2009, 10:26:33 AM
Quote from: Raza  on May 09, 2009, 09:01:17 PM
An automatic?  I've never even seen an automatic MX-5.

Anyway, enjoy it in good health.

When my sister was shopping for her first car, her first choice was an automatic Miata. They apparently sell for quite a bit more than stickshift ones. At least, that was the case 4 years ago.

Also, my sister-in-law has an automatic NB Miata, and I suspect that autos are more common in the later model years.

Payman

#69
May 10, 2009, 11:04:50 AM
Quote from: nickdrinkwater on May 10, 2009, 09:36:32 AM
Seen them here but I think they're grey imports (Eunos Roadsters)

Nice. Auto Miatas have a name that sounds very much like "eunuch". Coincidence? I think not.

SVT666

#70
May 10, 2009, 11:08:46 AM
Quote from: Vinsanity on May 10, 2009, 10:26:33 AM
When my sister was shopping for her first car, her first choice was an automatic Miata. They apparently sell for quite a bit more than stickshift ones. At least, that was the case 4 years ago.

Also, my sister-in-law has an automatic NB Miata, and I suspect that autos are more common in the later model years.
I got it for $5K, and I looked on Autotrader and couldn't find one with the same mileage and with an auto for less then $8K.

the Teuton

#71
May 10, 2009, 11:19:10 AM
Quote from: Payman on May 10, 2009, 11:04:50 AM
Nice. Auto Miatas have a name that sounds very much like "eunuch". Coincidence? I think not.

Eunos roadster?  Eunuch roadster?
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

CALL_911

#72
May 10, 2009, 11:24:31 AM
Quote from: Payman on May 10, 2009, 11:04:50 AM
Nice. Auto Miatas have a name that sounds very much like "eunuch". Coincidence? I think not.

Weren't all MX-5s known as "Eunos Roadsters" in Japan? :huh:


2004 S2000
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Payman

#73
May 10, 2009, 11:27:54 AM
Quote from: CALL_911 on May 10, 2009, 11:24:31 AM
Weren't all MX-5s known as "Eunos Roadsters" in Japan? :huh:

I dunno. Probably.

the Teuton

#74
May 10, 2009, 11:33:14 AM
Quote from: CALL_911 on May 10, 2009, 11:24:31 AM
Weren't all MX-5s known as "Eunos Roadsters" in Japan? :huh:

They were.  Unless they were the hardtop models that we didn't get here.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Onslaught

#75
May 10, 2009, 11:39:11 AM
Quote from: CALL_911 on May 10, 2009, 11:24:31 AM
Weren't all MX-5s known as "Eunos Roadsters" in Japan? :huh:
Yes. They only call them Miata's over here. The car has 3 different names depending on the location.
MX-5 in all markets and is it's only name in Europe.
Eunos Roadster in it's home market.
MX-5 Miata over here.

Also, NA autos are more rare than NB ones. You couldn't even get an MX-5 with an auto when they first came out.

Secret Chimp

#76
May 10, 2009, 11:49:36 AM
Quote from: Laconian on May 08, 2009, 10:59:05 PM
NA = first, NB = second, NC = third. The Miata chassis codes don't cause headaches like BMWs do with E8159876713.

Subscribe to the GoMiata catalog, it's great bathroom reading material and it might give you ideas.

I've wasted evenings on Youtube watching videos of V8 Miatas being driven. Somebody swapped a Jag V12 in their Miata, but that ended up running and sounding like complete ass.

You speak like a fool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeZWxZqcVug


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SVT666

#77
May 10, 2009, 05:50:26 PM
My brother-in-law might have a lead on a cheap LS1 and a T56 transmission.  If I can get them relatively cheap, then that might be the way to go.

Rupert

#78
May 10, 2009, 10:14:51 PM
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13 cars, 60 cylinders, 52 manual forward gears and 9 automatic, 2 FWD, 42 doors, 1988 average year of manufacture, 3 convertibles, 22 average mpg, and no wheel covers.
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the Teuton

#79
May 10, 2009, 10:32:27 PM
The Miata people rock.  If I were a hairdresser, they would most likely be my best friends.  When I woke up this morning, I already had an email back from the folks at Flyin' Miata. :rockon:
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Onslaught

#80
May 11, 2009, 05:42:25 AM
Quote from: the Teuton on May 10, 2009, 10:32:27 PM
The Miata people rock.  If I were a hairdresser, they would most likely be my best friends.  When I woke up this morning, I already had an email back from the folks at Flyin' Miata. :rockon:
Yes, and we all wave at each other when we see another on the road. NA people can use their headlamps to wink rather than wave.

SVT666

#81
May 11, 2009, 08:00:27 AM
Quote from: Onslaught on May 11, 2009, 05:42:25 AM
Yes, and we all wave at each other when we see another on the road. NA people can use their headlamps to wink rather than wave.
I'll use my hand thanks.  Do Miata owners frown on a V8 swap?

S204STi

#82
May 11, 2009, 09:13:53 AM
Quote from: Onslaught on May 11, 2009, 05:42:25 AM
Yes, and we all wave at each other when we see another on the road. NA people can use their headlamps to wink rather than wave.

LOL.

Miata people, WRX people, and motorcycles all have that "courtesy of the road" thing going on apparently.

SVT666

#83
May 11, 2009, 09:38:59 AM
Quote from: R-inge on May 11, 2009, 09:13:53 AM
LOL.

Miata people, WRX people, and motorcycles all have that "courtesy of the road" thing going on apparently.
So do a lot of Mustang and Corvette owners.

SVT666

#84
May 11, 2009, 10:43:14 AM
It's official.  It's getting boosted.  The LS1 and tranny was too expensive.

Vinsanity

#85
May 11, 2009, 10:54:29 AM
Quote from: Onslaught on May 11, 2009, 05:42:25 AM
Yes, and we all wave at each other when we see another on the road. NA people can use their headlamps to wink rather than wave.

That happened to me all the time with the S2000, but I never really encountered many enthusiast type Miata drivers during the short time that I had one.

Laconian

#86
May 11, 2009, 11:02:18 AM
I exchanged a wave with some late 40's dude and his late 40's wife just yesterday.
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280Z Turbo

#87
May 11, 2009, 11:35:42 AM
Quote from: HEMI666 on May 11, 2009, 10:43:14 AM
It's official.  It's getting boosted.  The LS1 and tranny was too expensive.

You may have crank snout and oil pump gear issues.

SVT666

#88
May 11, 2009, 11:58:17 AM
Quote from: 280Z Turbo on May 11, 2009, 11:35:42 AM
You may have crank snout and oil pump gear issues.
I haven't seen any of that mentioned yet.  Is that a common problem with boosting a Miata?

280Z Turbo

#89
May 11, 2009, 12:14:47 PM
Quote from: HEMI666 on May 11, 2009, 11:58:17 AM
I haven't seen any of that mentioned yet.  Is that a common problem with boosting a Miata?

I'm not a Miata guy, but I've heard of these issues.

The crank snout is a problem on early 1.6L Miatas. The oil pump gears aparently shatter when you add boost. I can't give you anymore information than that.
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