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 Mar 6, 2007 - 1:38 PM
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anyone ever thought about dropping american muscle into these beast? i just thought about it. it would be amazing, idk tho.
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Mar 6, 2007 - 10:40 PM
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well i wasnt gunna swap an american motor inot the celica but ive been thinking about buying a late 80s mustang with a 302 in it for a winter project next year
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Mar 6, 2007 - 11:23 PM
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There are a couple Miatas running around with LS1's! Yeah LS-FREAKING-1'S! In Miatas!
365-500hp V8's in 2200lb cars=Fast! The LS1 one is 400 something lbs., just like a 5SFE, and the LS1 is all aluminum while seriously not much bigger(dimension wise) than our big awkward iron blocks, but Miatas are RWD. Doing a RWD conversion like Dr.Tweak has been talking about seems more straightforward than trying to mount that beast transverse with some sort of transx case adapter(that you'd have to prototype yourself). Plus who wouldn't want to get rid of their FWD  If you did get it mounted longitudinally with a transmission who's driveshaft runs down a custom tunnel in your chassis and a transaxle that can handle the torque mounted to a fabricated undercarriage(ST205 rear diff/transaxle might be up for it)along with some tires that won't BURST into FLAMES at the blip of this BEASTS sheer, raw, pure POWER!!! Then you would be set to go Honda hunting  PS I think/hope/wish/dream that's all you'd need 
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Mar 8, 2007 - 9:25 PM
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QUOTE(JesterDC @ Mar 6, 2007 - 11:23 PM) [snapback]533747[/snapback] There are a couple Miatas running around with LS1's! Yeah LS-FREAKING-1'S! In Miatas! 365-500hp V8's in 2200lb cars=Fast! The LS1 one is 400 something lbs., just like a 5SFE, and the LS1 is all aluminum while seriously not much bigger(dimension wise) than our big awkward iron blocks, but Miatas are RWD. Doing a RWD conversion like Dr.Tweak has been talking about seems more straightforward than trying to mount that beast transverse with some sort of transx case adapter(that you'd have to prototype yourself). Plus who wouldn't want to get rid of their FWD If you did get it mounted longitudinally with a transmission who's driveshaft runs down a custom tunnel in your chassis and a transaxle that can handle the torque mounted to a fabricated undercarriage(ST205 rear diff/transaxle might be up for it)along with some tires that won't BURST into FLAMES at the blip of this BEASTS sheer, raw, pure POWER!!! Then you would be set to go Honda hunting PS I think/hope/wish/dream that's all you'd need Local Miata.. theres two of these running around..  This post has been edited by jdg371: Mar 8, 2007 - 9:26 PM |
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mneal2_92788 american muscle Mar 6, 2007 - 1:38 PM
kenjamatic i think it'll be too much work...it'll be ... Mar 6, 2007 - 4:41 PM
laff09 QUOTE(JesterDC @ Mar 6, 2007 - 11:23... Mar 7, 2007 - 9:49 PM frosty There is a shop just about an hour north from me c... Mar 8, 2007 - 9:37 PM
JesterDC QUOTE(frosty @ Mar 8, 2007 - 10:37 P... Mar 9, 2007 - 2:35 PM devilsden97 IMO alot more work then required....
just go for... Mar 8, 2007 - 11:38 PM midengine3sgte you will not have to worry about a tunnel the celi... Mar 10, 2007 - 11:51 PM |
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