Sick and Wrong!

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11-17-2005, 11:18 PM
POS Racing

Sick and Wrong!

This just seems sick and wrong to me! ;)
11-17-2005, 11:21 PM
Majik

What the hell is that in the gauge cluster? Other than that, seems like a dumb idea. Slow, and it isnt like the miata is slicing through the air.
11-17-2005, 11:22 PM
blackzx3_13

It could be fun ::Shocked:
11-17-2005, 11:34 PM
Treibenschnell

Couldn't they have gone with red? Why mess with the best color out there? There aren't many rare Mariner blues left...

ugh.
11-18-2005, 08:48 AM
trackdog

Well if you think about it this is probably the best lightweight car to make an electric car out of. One of my cross-country motorcycle trips I stop ed at Corbin who make an electric commuter car. It was quit and peppy, but the whine of the motor was annoying, not sure if I would want to live with that sound. We have all heard it before in a golf cart, just amplified as the speeds went up.

Gary
11-18-2005, 08:59 AM
tailchaser

I like electric car tinkerers. I just wish they'd stop using conventional drive trains and bolt motors straight to the hubs. Think how much fun a 2200 pound Miata with a 20kw motor at each corner would be!
11-18-2005, 09:44 AM
altiain

Quote:

Originally Posted by tailchaser

I like electric car tinkerers. I just wish they'd stop using conventional drive trains and bolt motors straight to the hubs. Think how much fun a 2200 pound Miata with a 20kw motor at each corner would be!

Umm... ponderous?

I know a lot of people think that hubcentric electric motors will be the wave of the future in electric vehicles, but I wonder how many of those people have stopped to think of the implications of using heavy electric motors in integral wheel hubs. Nothing like hanging your point masses at all four corners of the car (bad for polar moment of inertia) and making them unsprung weight.
11-18-2005, 01:17 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

Couldn't they have gone with red? Why mess with the best color out there? There aren't many rare Mariner blues left...

ugh.

Aren't most of the Mariner Blue Miatas in peoples garages on Jack stands waiting for parts? ::Clown::
11-18-2005, 01:33 PM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Aren't most of the Mariner Blue Miatas in peoples garages on Jack stands waiting for parts? ::Clown::

Yes... waiting... waiting... but not for long! ;)
11-18-2005, 01:46 PM
riverracer

Why couldn't they have done that to one of those BLACK cars? There's lots of them out there.::Clown:: Instead they do things like this to the nice little blue ones.....
http://www.deltamiata.net/showsend/dannys.jpg
11-18-2005, 01:47 PM
black roadster

Quote:

Originally Posted by shuhart1

the whine of the motor was annoying, not sure if I would want to live with that sound.

You? You're complaining about whinning? I thought you loved the whine?! :burnrubr:

As for the Miata. Well Miatas are not rare. Even the Smurfy :smurf: ones. So it doesn't bother me that they did this to a Miata. I actually appreciate the amount of effort and engineering that went into this. I'd think you'd need to be an electronics wiz to keep it maintained though. Still, I like it. Kind of like lowriders. I appreciate the effort but it just ain't for me.
11-18-2005, 01:49 PM
black roadster

Quote:

Originally Posted by riverracer

Why couldn't they have done that to one of those BLACK cars? There's lots of them out there.::Clown:: Instead they do things like this to the nice little blue ones.....

That was actually a fiberglass replica trailer that was available in the early 90s. I kind of wish I had one. :D
11-18-2005, 02:35 PM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by black roadster

Even the Smurfy :smurf: ones.

Hey! Shuushh....
11-18-2005, 04:20 PM
channelmaniac

That trailer would be a great use of the BUR... The rear axle can be used without fixing it... and the engine could go to the next FI junkie that blows a 1.6...

I'll call dibs on the racing seat!

RJ
11-18-2005, 04:52 PM
Dave04

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Originally Posted by channelmaniac

I'll call dibs on the racing seat!

Daaang... kind of disrespectful to part out a man's car before it's dead!

I'm sure Bean will keep the BUR going a while yet...
11-18-2005, 05:07 PM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by channelmaniac

and the engine could go to the next FI junkie that blows a 1.6...

::Fist::
11-18-2005, 05:11 PM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave04

I'm sure Bean will keep the BUR going a while yet...

Damn right!!

I take back my nasty comment about S2ook's and their owners... ::BigBird:
11-18-2005, 05:28 PM
channelmaniac

:D HAHAHAHA!

Just funnin' with da Bean...

Did you get that parts source you were talking about? I'm wondering if the rear end on an automatic is the same gearing...
11-18-2005, 05:32 PM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by channelmaniac

Did you get that parts source you were talking about?

Nope... found another one. But I'll share with the class when it gets here. Look for the updates!
11-22-2005, 07:18 PM
RX7-2nr

Quote:

Originally Posted by channelmaniac

That trailer would be a great use of the BUR...RJ

i bet that trailer could carry a bunch of spare parts. :D
11-22-2005, 09:15 PM
icepenguin66

Quote:

Originally Posted by tailchaser

I like electric car tinkerers. I just wish they'd stop using conventional drive trains and bolt motors straight to the hubs. Think how much fun a 2200 pound Miata with a 20kw motor at each corner would be!

Hell yeah! My friend is a top engineer for the Armoured Vehicle Division for the DOD and they did some projects using electric motors directly to the hubs. Can't remember what type of motors they used but he said they made near 1000 lb of instant tq! They kept breaking axles!