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    Default This is my next project

    I'm convinced I'm going this route with my car.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnmMg_fbnPk
    I'm not speeding officer, I'm qualifying!!!

    92 Red (sold)
    2006 ZX6R 636 (sold)
    99 S10 ZQ8 (sold)
    95 Merlot M
    05 GSXR 600 (To buy my house)

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    2005 Lava Orange MSM #601/1428
    211 rwhp, 195 ft. lbs on 1/6/07

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    Back to your muscle car roots!!! I like it!

    Thomas
    V-to-the-Dub

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    good luck, looks neat. expensive, but fairly unique.

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    Can't wait!
    ...and across the line.

    1996 Mazda Miata - R-Package (Eve-L)
    2012 Mazda CX-9 - Grand Touring (Dory)




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    Bahaha, a buddy and I are planning that already

    Except we're thinking about a turboed LS7. I'm so dead
    09 Lexus RX350
    .... no Miata

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    Quote Originally Posted by MadMonkey View Post
    Bahaha, a buddy and I are planning that already

    Except we're thinking about a turboed LS7. I'm so dead
    If you're going to start with an LS7 crate engine, you're either made of money or haven't done your homework. An LS7 will set you back $12-13k brand new, compared to roughly $7k for an LS6 (405 hp C5 Z06) or less than $6k for an LS2 (400 hp C6 Corvette "base" engine). For the price of an LS7 you could build an LS6/LS2 up to ridiculous power levels before even adding forced induction.

    Just my $.02
    Iain

    "We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw

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    Or you could go with an LS-1 so you could use the Racing Concepts kit and avoid having to fabricate your own parts.

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    I'm not a big fan of the V8 swaps. Just sell the miata and go buy a used vette.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JDMClassic View Post
    I'm not a big fan of the V8 swaps. Just sell the miata and go buy a used vette.
    What if they used a JDM V8 out of a Toyota??

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    I'm a Mazda fan, I kinda like the way they built the cars. All they need is a little forced induction.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JDMClassic View Post
    I'm a Mazda fan, I kinda like the way they built the cars. All they need is a little forced induction.
    Yea, I'm with you, seems like an awful lot of trouble, when you could just buy a used C4 or T/A for relatively cheep.

    That said, I've got a buddy that has some LS-2 engine, tranny, and ECU, and harness setups that he got from a train De-rail of GM cars. He works at GreenLeaf Kennadale, and I think he said he had them for around $5500, maybe less. He can also recommend a shop that will customize the ECU for any use, for a slight fee.

    TD
    '08 Copper Red GT PRHT, '06 Accord EXL, '05 Dodge Magnum R/T, '01 V8 Dakota for pulling 2135 Chaparral.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Titus View Post
    Or you could go with an LS-1 so you could use the Racing Concepts kit and avoid having to fabricate your own parts.
    That video on his website is annoying and really lo-budget. The first half is him "crunching" around the car. A little better video and video editing would go a long way.
    ...and across the line.

    1996 Mazda Miata - R-Package (Eve-L)
    2012 Mazda CX-9 - Grand Touring (Dory)




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    Whoah, I didn't know they were making a kit for the LS1 now... that's a new possibility then.

    I mentioned the LS7 because he's about to come into some money. Serious money. We both want to make a crazy Miata even though he's a F-body guy
    09 Lexus RX350
    .... no Miata

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    Quote Originally Posted by JDMClassic View Post
    I'm not a big fan of the V8 swaps. Just sell the miata and go buy a used vette.
    Yep, according to my Corvette collector buddy, you can pick up a C4 for around $7-$12k or a C5 for around $10-$17k. Just buy a used Vette and go FI on the Miata.
    90 MX5 281k miles! - euro spec, Porsche Riviera Blue w/black hardtop, 97 motor swap, vintage Borbet rims, GC, FM shock hats/frame rails/rear sub-brace, AGX, sway bar, stb, Fidanza/ACT combo, EBC Yellows

    92 COMMA SM - new paint coming soon...

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    The LS1 swap is getting more and more popular with FD RX-7's and 240SX's. Another popular V8 swap is the Toyota Soarer V8 swapped into an AE86 Corolla.

    If that's the route your going with your car DD then that's cool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MadMonkey View Post
    Whoah, I didn't know they were making a kit for the LS1 now... that's a new possibility then.

    I mentioned the LS7 because he's about to come into some money. Serious money. We both want to make a crazy Miata even though he's a F-body guy
    Your not going to be able to put turbos on one if you've ever seen an LS1 swap. And IP the whole idea is to have something that not EVERYONE has. No to won't handle as good as a miata but it will spank the crap out of just about anything on the road and still will handle.
    I'm not speeding officer, I'm qualifying!!!

    92 Red (sold)
    2006 ZX6R 636 (sold)
    99 S10 ZQ8 (sold)
    95 Merlot M
    05 GSXR 600 (To buy my house)

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    Oh and P.S. the car in that video is the car from Racing Concepts
    I'm not speeding officer, I'm qualifying!!!

    92 Red (sold)
    2006 ZX6R 636 (sold)
    99 S10 ZQ8 (sold)
    95 Merlot M
    05 GSXR 600 (To buy my house)

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    So let's go and put a Chevy(Isuzu) duramax diesel engine in the car and get tons of torque and better fuel economy.
    05 MX-5 Mazdaspeed #1024 Titanium Gray Mica

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