Why Miatas?

[harwood39]

haha, ya i wouldnt want to step on your toes by getting one. And there are plenty in the cities that are under 4500. But anyways, my work thats getting done this winter isnt cheap, its going to cost me all the money i make to finish what i want to get done before the end of the school year. But i wont say what it is cause everyone will just flame me for it.

[weshole]

Now this looks like fun and would be fun to do. I'd have to get another one to do this to though.

[weshole]

And I didn't say that youd be stepping on my toes. I just like being a little different from everybody else. That's why I didn't buy a Civic and that's why I got out of DSM's

[harwood39]

Thats my goal with the civic. thats another reason why im sticking with the d-series, you dont need tons of power to road race, and d-series are cheap to fix.

Anyways, I guess for shits i will thow up what i am doing to my car before spring(end of may)

P29 Pistons(pistons out of a d16a6)
ACL Bearings
Exedy Stage 1 clutch
Road race shifter
FAL Flexite rear 3 windows
Lexan Sunroof Plug
Lexan Roll downs
Falken Azenis tires
D2 full Coil Overs w/ 36 way adjustable dampers
Roll Cage
CF trunk lid
CF gas door
Password 3 Point Front Bar
C-Piller bar
Trunk Floor bar
Sparco Speed seats
Harnesses
Powerstop Drilled/Slotted Front Rotors
EBC brake pads
Rear lower Tie bar
Eibach Sway bars
Energy supsension poly bushings
Billet motor mounts
Password Front Subframe support
Greddy catch can(need due to removed PCV system)
Front lower h-brace
RSR GTII Cat back exhaust
Resonated test pipe
ARC Intake
Aluminum radiator
Road race shifter
Omni Clutch master cyl.
SS Braded brake lines
SS clutch line
Road Race Gear Front lip/splitter
J-s racing cf air duct
Skunk2 Upper front control arms
Skunk2 rear lower arms
Skunk2 upper rear arms
Remove the rest of the interior besides door panels and dash

Thats why this winter is going to be expensive, family is buying me parts for my b-day and x-mas, and all my money is going into it.

[Guest]

weshole wrote:
Harwood I'll let you drive mine and you'll see why. A Civic is a FUCKIN plow compared to a Miata. It's easier to give the Miata more power than it is to make a civic handle like a Miata. Heck, even the SCCA has a class just for the miata. (spec, miata). Now I'm not flaming on a Civic either. In fact, I like em alot but there's absolutely no way a fwd is gonna outhandle a rwd. (within reason). Did I mention that my car (fully dressed) weighs in at 2100lbs?

Can I drive it? I'd even make a special trip to Fergus just to do that!

[weshole]

CCr wrote:
Can I drive it? I'd even make a special trip to Fergus just to do that!

What's it worth to ya?

[STiSchucky]

harwood39 wrote:
Thats my goal with the civic. thats another reason why im sticking with the d-series, you dont need tons of power to road race, and d-series are cheap to fix.

Anyways, I guess for shits i will thow up what i am doing to my car before spring(end of may)

P29 Pistons(pistons out of a d16a6)
ACL Bearings
Exedy Stage 1 clutch
Road race shifter
FAL Flexite rear 3 windows
Lexan Sunroof Plug
Lexan Roll downs
Falken Azenis tires
D2 full Coil Overs w/ 36 way adjustable dampers
Roll Cage
CF trunk lid
CF gas door
Password 3 Point Front Bar
C-Piller bar
Trunk Floor bar
Sparco Speed seats
Harnesses
Powerstop Drilled/Slotted Front Rotors
EBC brake pads
Rear lower Tie bar
Eibach Sway bars
Energy supsension poly bushings
Billet motor mounts
Password Front Subframe support
Greddy catch can(need due to removed PCV system)
Front lower h-brace
RSR GTII Cat back exhaust
Resonated test pipe
ARC Intake
Aluminum radiator
Road race shifter
Omni Clutch master cyl.
SS Braded brake lines
SS clutch line
Road Race Gear Front lip/splitter
J-s racing cf air duct
Skunk2 Upper front control arms
Skunk2 rear lower arms
Skunk2 upper rear arms
Remove the rest of the interior besides door panels and dash

Thats why this winter is going to be expensive, family is buying me parts for my b-day and x-mas, and all my money is going into it.
Isn't it about that time to make a Civic for sale thread again?

It's almost been 20 days

[Sweet-WRX-Lovin]

RWD + Low Center of Gravity + Short Wheel Base + Lightweight = Street Legal GoKart.

[weshole]

You forgot to mention a rather excellent CHASSIS!

[STiSchucky]

Dont forget the eyebrows

[JohnW]

sorry.. just reminded me of this.

[weshole]

Nice!

[harwood39]

I agree with the gokart thing, Miatas remind me so much of gokarts, oh wait they are, just very fast go karts. haha

[Guest]

weshole wrote:
Noone and I mean NOONE buys a Civic or any other fwd for that matter (modded or not) because of their handling prowess.

I dunno, people buy Mini Cooper S's for that reason wes.

[weshole]

tjamz wrote:
I dunno, people buy Mini Cooper S's for that reason wes.

God DAMNIT! YOUR RIGHT! I retract that statement. Partially.

[LT1]

it was fun driftin in ur car Wes, hahaha....Kirk almost peed his pants.

[weshole]

LT1 wrote:
it was fun driftin in ur car Wes, hahaha....Kirk almost peed his pants.

Ya, I forgot you test drove it. Tell Harwood was up.

[2wheeler]

weshole wrote:
[QUOTE=harwood39]with the right suspension and chassis mods you can get ther rear end out easily like a rear wheel, and it hold the road awsomely.

If your sliding, your wasting momentum.[/QUOTE]
That may be true, but done properly, it is the fastest way around a track.

[weshole]

what's with all the alah camel-jockey giberish on your sig? Is it code? lol.

[harwood39]

2wheeler wrote:
That may be true, but done properly, it is the fastest way around a track.

Exactly. my car slides out because i dont slow down before a corner, its not like i slide it sideways like a drift car, but it goes out a tiny bit. If you dont slow doen through a corner and thats why you slide out thats why its faster.