the touching story of a re-purposed LS3...
 

http://www.roadandtrack.com/features...ta-V8-NC-Miata

:D

I guess thats what it takes to get back your man-card after buying a Miata. :)

An LS3 in a 2800 lb car will provide a very thrilling ride. Certainly would run rings around most any Vette unless you gutted it. Even then don't know whether you could get it down that far. On top of that the Miata is a much shorter wheel base so it will be quicker to react when turning.

Bill

I wish i had stupid money.

But, it's still a Miata. :crazy2:

yes, Bill you're right...it will take any Vette to the cleaners on a track of any kind.

Especially the corners. It may still be a Miata, but it ain't crazy.

Yup, that's crazy stupid $$$...I almost turbocharged my Miata...180 at the wheels would have made it pretty quick.

Would like to see someone try to white knuckle it around the Nurburgring for a faster lap time than a z06.

Cute car for parking lot track speeds, but at 100phm plus, can only imagine just how badly the car will be trying to kill you every chance it gets instead.

Pretty neat, but if I was spending that kind of cash, an Ariel Atom would be my choice.

I'd hate to have to work on the damn thing.

If you have to have a Miata plus $42,995 for this conversion and you can buy a used Z06 in that price range then there's NO Comparison in my opinion. Put that Miata on a track at speeds over 100mph and try and hang with a "Z" car and see what happens!

I didn't know what kind of car an Ariel Atom was so to those in my situation here's a link:

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I agree , Miata? Here is a much better place for an LS3. Renegadehybrids on youtube. (sorry I don't know how to add the link)

I bought a 2005 Miata brand new back then. I pretty little car and fun to drive but, the bottom line, regardless of what you do to it, it ain't no Vette. That's just my opinion but I have had both.
If you want to compare apples to apples, let me spend $42,999 on my vette and I doubt the Miata would see anything but my taillights for more than a few seconds.
That's my opinion and YMMV!

I had my Miata for three years (08-11) and let me tell you I had the Flying Miata stage one suspension in it with one up tire sizes on 14.8 lb Kosei rims. In the agility and handling department it would run circles around ANY vette. The car was too dam underpowered to do much of anything else tho. That was one car that broke my heart to sell.

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2007 MX5 SPORT True Red 5 Sp;cobalt sways;FM stage1; cross drilled & slotted rotors; KENWOOD 5140 in dash nav; factory fstb; JVC sub;Kosei k1ts rims(car sold)

Miata, really whatever is under the hood it doesn't do it for me.

Miata. :rofl:

I'm sure that V8 model is really quick, but at the end of the day it's still a girlie-looking Miata.