Ls2 V8 Miata, Corvette Ls2 Crate Engine, 6-speed Tremec, Ford Racing 8.8 Irs on 2040-cars
Prescott, Arizona, United States
1994 LS2 V8 Miata This award winning car with less than 12,000 miles since its completion is a one off, custom built high performance sports-car (not a conversion kit). This car was designed, fabricated and custom built from the ground up, this build was accomplished years before any GM LS V8 Miata conversion kits existed and before the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky debuted. And of course before Mallett LS V8s were introduced into those cars. This particular V8 Miata is one of the First LS V8 powered Miatas ever built in the country and was the First LS2 V8 Miata, completed back in 2005 (utilizing a new 2006 crate engine). This Car’s first world-wide exposure was when it was featured on The Speed Channel, Stacey David’s GEARZ TV in Season 2, Episode 11, This Laguna blue, “C” package Miata was originally purchased from Berge Mazda, located in Mesa, Arizona, I have the original Window Sticker. This car has been exclusively an Arizona car. I’ve owned it and driven it since 2001. For years, it was a Track Toy fun car I built using a lot of great Flyin' Miata products over the years long before FMs entry into the LS V8 Miata conversion business. My car primarily racked up considerable track time and very little street mileage for early years. This 2460 Lb. 450 HP car currently has just under 12,000 miles on it since being completed and is as well sorted as any sports car can be in over a decade with a focused gearhead owner. Some specifications of the car: Drive-train The NEW LS2 450 HP NEW crate engine with 450 flywheel horsepower and 428 Ft/. Lbs Torque was hand assembled / blue-printed by Don Hardy Race Cars of Texas. The car was dyno-tested after completion by UMS Tuning of Mesa, Arizona at 1000 miles, verifying it’s targeted performance numbers.
The rear end is a Ford 8.8 IRS differential with independent suspension, 3.73 Ford SVT Racing gears and the proven Eaton Posi-traction as found in larger cars like big block Chevelles, etc. The custom built axles are 300 M, with Mark Williams hubs and ARP ZO6 wheel studs
Extraordinary engine cooling is managed via a custom built, Ron Davis, Corvette style cross-flow radiator, a vast improvement over OEM Corvette radiators. The Davis radiator is equipped with an aluminum shroud and dual SPAL 1850 CFM (each) fans. There is Custom built remote, aluminum fill tank and coolant air purge system and a Stainless steel protective mesh grill Intake is K&N, Exhaust is ceramic coated, custom built, long tube headers, a stainless cross-over X-pipe, oval Nascar exhaust running back through dual 3 “ Flow-master super 44 mufflers and lastly exiting 3-1/2” stainless tips. Chassis Tubular steel K-member, engineered billet aluminum engine mounts and steel frame reinforcements throughout, including rear support chassis structures. Skid plate protected Engine and Trans. Ground Control coil-overs, with KYB-AGX 8 way adjustable shocks and larger performance sway bars, front and rear with adjustable Heim end links Control arms were also custom fabricated, upgraded / strengthened relocating rear bottom shock mounting, new Polyurethane bushings through out the car. Wheels & Tires NEW Ruff Racing, black with machined lip wheels and Falken 169 MPH+ rated tires installed about 600 miles ago Interior & Body
Laguna Blue paint &
clear-coat, spoilers front and rear. Custom built, aluminum hood with louvers,
cold air intakes in nose 4 Low profile, Hella projector headlights, powered by
135 amp GTO alternator. Hard Dog, Hard Core, double diagonal roll bar Price: $36,000. will consider best cash offers While it is thoroughly documented as one of the First Corvette LS V8 powered Miata’s ever built in the Country, it’s undeniably also one of the BEST and has been consistently updated, garage kept driven and thoroughly checked over regularly. This unique sports-car is extensively proven itself one of the quickest, fastest available anywhere at a really reasonable price. Its pure shock value is worth every penny since it’s able to best many supercars priced above 6 figures. In the right driver’s hands this car thrives on a steady diet of snakes (cobras and vipers). The Giant Grin is automatic and unavoidable. |
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Mazda Miata 'fathers' Hall and Case offer a tour through the roadster's history
Wed, 10 Sep 2014The original Mazda Miata broke onto the automotive scene in 1989 and was a huge success. However, the convertible's genesis goes all the way back to the early '80s. Bob Hall and Dean Case were among the inside men of the program on the US side, and they were on hand at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the recent MX-5 event there to tell some of their stories about the project's beginning.
Hall was on the Miata project from very early on, and one of his most fascinating stories is how the convertible got its shape. The droptop wasn't necessarily going to be a rear-wheel drive roadster. There were both front-wheel-drive coupe and mid-engine concepts being considered. In fact, the classic look of the NA generation was the least favorite of the three at the sketch stage.
Hall comes off as a jokester hiding a genius mind. He has a fountain of information in his head about what a Miata should be, but it all comes down to "less is more." However, he admits that it's easy to conceive that idea, but it's much harder to actually execute it well.
Mazda3 sales off to rocky start despite massive critical acclaim
Tue, 18 Mar 2014Like just about every other auto publication we've seen, we loved the way the Mazda3 drove when we reviewed it a few months ago, but those glowing reviews apparently aren't helping its sales. The new compact may be falling victim to a sales war between the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic, with the newcomer getting squeezed out by those with more established names and bigger marketing budgets.
According to Automotive News, Mazda3 sales have fallen every month since last August, and its sales are down 27 percent in the first two months of 2014. It certainly isn't helping that the entire compact segment is down five percent this year as well.
The biggest problem for the new model seems to be its price compared to rivals. Mazda is not offering the incentives that are on the hood of competitors. With the previous generation, the company offered more than $2,700 on the hood to move them out, but the current model only carries about $1,233 in markdowns, according to AN.
NHTSA urges owners of recalled Takata airbag vehicles to take immediate action
Mon, 20 Oct 2014The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation are taking the unusual step of issuing a followup press release urging owners of certain recalled vehicles "to act immediately" to fix their cars and trucks. The problem in question concerns the repair campaigns for rupturing Takata airbag inflators issued in June and covers a long list of models from Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Acura, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, Infiniti, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Oldsmobile and Pontiac.
While NHSTA doesn't specifically say why the recall is vital in the new release, Toyota's own explanation in its newly announced renotification campaign earlier today sheds some new light on the topic. According to the Japanese automaker, in testing, Takata found a possible link between the rupturing airbag inflators and high humidity. NHTSA is advocating that all owners pursue repairs immediately if they haven't already done so already. This is especially crucial for those drivers especially in Florida, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Virgin Islands and Hawaii because of the humid conditions there.
We don't need to tell you how dangerous an inadvertent airbag deployment could be - even in a stationary vehicle - but adding to the Takata issue is fears that the deployment could lead to shrapnel being sprayed into the cabin.