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Why Miatas?

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  • harwood39H Offline
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    harwood39
    wrote on last edited by
    #23

    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.

    Harwood Development - Emergency Vehicle Upfitter

    2730 5th Ave S. Unit C
    Fargo, ND 58103
    701-429-3686

    Rontan, D&R Electronics, Feniex, Federal Signal, SVP/Star, Bradford, Tufloc, Lund, Code3, Sound-Off, Nova, Copeland, Power-Arc, Recon

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      #24

      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!

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      • wesholeW Offline
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        weshole
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        #25

        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?

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        • STiSchuckyS Offline
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          STiSchucky
          wrote on last edited by
          #26

          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

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          • Sweet-WRX-LovinS Offline
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            Sweet-WRX-Lovin
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            #27

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

            One time...

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            • wesholeW Offline
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              weshole
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              #28

              You forgot to mention a rather excellent CHASSIS!

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              • STiSchuckyS Offline
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                STiSchucky
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                #29

                Dont forget the eyebrows

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                • JohnWJ Offline
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                  JohnW
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                  #30

                  legacy image

                  sorry.. just reminded me of this.

                  90 Civic DX hatch
                  D16a6/y8 mini me

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                  • wesholeW Offline
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                    weshole
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                    #31

                    Nice!

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                    • harwood39H Offline
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                      harwood39
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #32

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

                      Harwood Development - Emergency Vehicle Upfitter

                      2730 5th Ave S. Unit C
                      Fargo, ND 58103
                      701-429-3686

                      Rontan, D&R Electronics, Feniex, Federal Signal, SVP/Star, Bradford, Tufloc, Lund, Code3, Sound-Off, Nova, Copeland, Power-Arc, Recon

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                        #33

                        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.

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                          weshole
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                          #34

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

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

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                            LT1
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                            #35

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

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                            • wesholeW Offline
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                              weshole
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                              #36

                              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.

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                                2wheeler
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                                #37

                                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.

                                '08 Suzuki Hayabusa
                                '09 Yamaha Zuma 200cc
                                '95 E-350 7.5L

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                                  weshole
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                                  #38

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

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                                  • harwood39H Offline
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                                    harwood39
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                                    #39

                                    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.

                                    Harwood Development - Emergency Vehicle Upfitter

                                    2730 5th Ave S. Unit C
                                    Fargo, ND 58103
                                    701-429-3686

                                    Rontan, D&R Electronics, Feniex, Federal Signal, SVP/Star, Bradford, Tufloc, Lund, Code3, Sound-Off, Nova, Copeland, Power-Arc, Recon

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                                      aliengotpsi
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                                      #40

                                      I got a civic with good Good suspension and im sure its not even close to nicks miata in handling..

                                      my .02

                                      Kevin Smith
                                      Straightlinedetailing.com
                                      Why does everybody brush their teeth before going to the dentist but never wash their car before bring it to me??

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                                        I was able to race the MazdaSpeed Miata on 4 different road corses...the Miata corners great...it could use a larger turbo but still had great power coming out of the corners...I was amazed how the little car performed

                                        POWERD BY

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                                          weshole
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                                          #42

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

                                          If I pushed my car to the point of sliding in a corner, (pushing it beyond the edge and not showboating) I would spin around at least once. Maybe I could pull out of it but it shure as hell wouldn't be fast. Setting yourself up properly to execute the corner, hitting the apex just right, and exiting the corner without loosing grip or momentum is the fastest way around a track.

                                          If sliding was the fastest way around, then Michael Schumacher,Jeff gordon, And Miguel Duhamel would be the drift kings. That's my belief.

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