Region: san francisco region
Car #: 39
Year : 90 Posts: 1800
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Well someone had to say it. GIANTS ARE WORLD CHAMPS! Being a native San Franciscan, it's a big deal... Ok I feel better... Thanks.. BTW, I am no longer racing SM as I have sold my car. I will still be racing as I have purchased a beautiful 99 V8 miata.. You know how I like to burn rubber.. Dan
No one will have the "I didn't see the car" excuse
Go Giants!!
-------------------- -RA
"Happy birthday, I didn't get you a present...Oh, mom got you one? Well, that's from me then too, unless it's shitty." 9:52 AM Sep 14th, 2009 via web http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Region: san francisco region
Car #: 39
Year : 90 Posts: 1800
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Yes. It is NOT camo.......yet... or at least till I wreck it. I'll be even more about the party. Dean and I will be the ones with the stupid grins on our faces. it was all his fault anyway...lol
Region: Northwest, Oregon
Car #: 79
Year : 90 Posts: 3336
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You, Dean, and... me!
My '94 just got back from Flyin' Miata and is now packing a GM Performance Parts LS376/480 (6.2 liter LS3 with a hot cam, 480 hp) mated up to a T56 trans and Caddy CTS independent rear. The suspension and brakes got worked over too, and they added a rollbar.
Mine's a boulevard cruiser for now, but still puts a HUGE grin on my face. I'll be 40 next year and I can't imagine a better midlife crisis car.
-------------------- Crew Chief, 3D Racing #64, aka Team Scrappy 2.0 3rd place E2, 2009 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Crew Chief, EGR/Miller Motorsports #64, aka Team Scrappy E2 Champions, 2008 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Region: SFR / NorCal
Car #: 72
Year : 93 Posts: 1276
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Welcome to the fold, boys! I'm sooooooo happy to have Dr. Dan join me on the track in one of these stupid-fun cars. It will be good to see him smiling every weekend. This should also obviate the need for smoky paddock burnouts in his *other* V8!
Pat - congrats on a real stunner! That thing is gorgeous. I've already got ideas for my NEXT LS1 miata. I guess that one will be Laura's?
Cheers,
Dean
-------------------- NASA Nor Cal SM series Director www.molaps.com
Winner - Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Driver Shootout
Evil Genius Racing / Race Engineering / Stewart Development
Region: SFR / NorCal
Car #: 72
Year : 93 Posts: 1276
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BTW, I know of at least three other LS1 miatas either fully built or in the works in the Bay area. One is going to be primarily a street car, but the other two are race cars. Soon we'll have a class.
Anyone else interested?? Tempted??
Cheers,
Dean
-------------------- NASA Nor Cal SM series Director www.molaps.com
Winner - Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Driver Shootout
Evil Genius Racing / Race Engineering / Stewart Development
Pat...WOW New Vette killer...anything special to keep the rearend hooked up? Rolling starts over 40mph might be the key Very,very nice!
-------------------- -RA
"Happy birthday, I didn't get you a present...Oh, mom got you one? Well, that's from me then too, unless it's shitty." 9:52 AM Sep 14th, 2009 via web http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Region: Northwest, Oregon
Car #: 79
Year : 90 Posts: 3336
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The CTS diff is very good, but trying to hook up 225/45-15 R888s behind a powerplant like that, especially in 40 degree weather, is a recipe for... fun, if not a lot of forward momentum.
Last night I got on it in 3rd at 35 mph or so, and the rears immediately broke loose. Might head out later to see how it works in 4th...
-------------------- Crew Chief, 3D Racing #64, aka Team Scrappy 2.0 3rd place E2, 2009 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Crew Chief, EGR/Miller Motorsports #64, aka Team Scrappy E2 Champions, 2008 25 Hours of Thunderhill
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Car #: 79
Year : 90 Posts: 3336
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P.S. For those interested and/or skeptical, my car post-conversion is now 2580 lbs, 52/48 weight distribution. That's with A/C and power steering retained.
-------------------- Crew Chief, 3D Racing #64, aka Team Scrappy 2.0 3rd place E2, 2009 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Crew Chief, EGR/Miller Motorsports #64, aka Team Scrappy E2 Champions, 2008 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Region: SOW
Car #: 70
Year : 1991 Posts: 21
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Pat, I have a '99 that I am seriously thinking of converting to a LS3 Miata. The engine I have chosen is the one you installed on your '94. I will probably make it a track car, not street. I do believe that you need more rubber on the ground to take advantage of the new power.
Did Flying Miata use the V8 Roadsters cradles and tubular upper and lower control arms?
Region: san francisco region
Car #: 39
Year : 90 Posts: 1800
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wow. Gone for a day and poof, Miata v8 are springing up all over the place. Pat, major kick ass car boyo. Please, please take a vid and post it. Beautiful. That thing would smoke ours. what's next Jet? maybe we will get a class soon. I have not even seen mine in the flesh yet.
Region: CalClub/ SFR
Car #: 67
Year : 1990 Posts: 252
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We're trying! Clint and Vadym are working on the cage now, the motor is in pieces in the shop. We've got everything to bolt it together except belts, transponder, and trans.
It'll either work, or fail miserably. It fails miserably, LS3 FTW.
-------------------- - Marcus Miller ITA 1.6 for sale- ish ITE / ST2 Turbo 1.6 (in progress)
Region: San Francisco
Year : 1993 Posts: 89
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You guys are bad influences. Maybe I'll wait to see what you come up with aero and fender flare-wise, then rip you off shamelessly. I've got the Megasquirt thing figured out, so that's something.
Now if only I could keep front hubs under the car I'd be all set.
Region: CalClub/ SFR
Car #: 67
Year : 1990 Posts: 252
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I know what I'm trying for it, no idea if it will work yet though shoot me an email marcus -at- miller-motorsports-dot-com and I'll send you the summary of what I'm thinking.
-------------------- - Marcus Miller ITA 1.6 for sale- ish ITE / ST2 Turbo 1.6 (in progress)
The v8 Miata race car is going together soon. Making some final decisions and gathering the reat of the parts to do it now. We have a couple customers with v8 miatas, one of which we built as a street car for a customer. He drove it to Texas the day after we finished it and averaged 28mpg on at least one tank.
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Being a native San Franciscan, it's a big deal... Ok I feel better... Thanks.. BTW, I am no longer racing SM as I have sold my car. I will still be racing as I have purchased a beautiful 99 V8 miata.. You know how I like to burn rubber.. Dan
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