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Posted: December 25, 2008, 1:08 pm

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a picture is worth a thousand words.... i would work on the engine, but the car has several feet of snow on it and the barn is much warmer..

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Posted: December 25, 2008, 1:11 pm

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Can't you elevate that on some sawhorses or something? I see that and remember how much my back killed me when I was making my trailer... I see Mookie said the same thing.

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Posted: December 25, 2008, 1:14 pm

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if you saw how little room we have in there.... i have to be able to step over it...

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Posted: December 29, 2008, 10:36 am

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got the 'bird to fire a couple of times saturday... there appears to be a very large vacuum leak in the intake system.

i am contemplating using a miata rear sub frame (because it looks easier) and spindles(so that the wheels can match) can a miata diff handle 200+ horsepower?

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Posted: December 29, 2008, 12:04 pm

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With a turbo miata engine and the 94 and newer diff, I'd say sure. With the supercoupe driveline and higher curb weight, I doubt it. Also, the miata ratios are 4.10/4.11 or a special order 3.6:1.

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Posted: December 29, 2008, 5:40 pm

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Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F wrote:

With a turbo miata engine and the 94 and newer diff, I'd say sure. With the supercoupe driveline and higher curb weight, I doubt it. Also, the miata ratios are 4.10/4.11 or a special order 3.6:1.

ahh... dang

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Posted: December 29, 2008, 6:19 pm

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Seeing as most Locosts are around half the weight of the Miata, I'd imagine it would be fine using those drivetrain parts.

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Posted: December 30, 2008, 3:43 am

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Mine handled exactly 254 RWHP and 231 RWTQ doing many many track days on race tires.
My miata was a 95 so it did have the bigger 94-up diff.

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With a turbo miata engine and the 94 and newer diff, I'd say sure. With the supercoupe driveline and higher curb weight, I doubt it. Also, the miata ratios are 4.10/4.11 or a special order 3.6:1.

Also available is the 3.9:1 off the 6 speed NB and some RX7s IIRC.
I seem to recall a 4.3:1 and ~4.5:1 as well I can't remember what they are off.

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Posted: December 30, 2008, 8:56 am

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I few guys have used v8s with the 94up diff in miatas and the diff didn't hold up. The hp was only about 200 but the torque is much higher. A stock 1990 SC has around 195 hp and 270 ft/lbs. Those numbers can easily be improved with improvements to the anemic stock exhaust.

I think a car using this engine and trans would be close to 1600 lbs or more. I think Kimini is around 1500 or so.

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Posted: December 30, 2008, 12:11 pm

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Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F wrote:

Excellent. If you change your mind for some reason, all of that will fit in a miata too.

wait a minute... the engine will work in a miata.. but the miata wont work with the engine?? is that what you are saying?

*EDIT* stupid post...

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Posted: December 30, 2008, 12:31 pm

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The tbird diff is used in the miata.

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Posted: January 4, 2009, 5:03 pm

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the donor car finally runs... now i can take it apart!

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Posted: January 4, 2009, 8:49 pm

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Congrats ! let the destruction begin! ( be sure to lable EVERYthing )

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Posted: January 5, 2009, 3:54 am

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+1 on labelling.

I recommend getting a $15 handheld label printer from the office supply store. Maybe it's just my awful handwriting, but things work out SO much better if there's a clean, white printed label on the wire/bracket/bolt bag than a Sharpie scribble. I also find I use it a lot more...maybe because it's a gizmo.

Also take a bazillion detail photos.

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Posted: January 5, 2009, 11:05 am

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dhempy wrote:

ahh... thanks for the advice... i will do that.

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