"Hermann" (hermann)
06/19/2015 at 15:30 • Filed to: Mazda, LS3 is always the answer, MX-5, Miata
2
13|
"Hermann" (hermann)
06/19/2015 at 15:30 • Filed to: Mazda, LS3 is always the answer, MX-5, Miata | 2
| 13 |
He is swapping an LS3 into a Mazdaspeed MX-5.
I don’t know if you guys have seen this or not, because I haven’t. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! the full playlist.
MarquetteLa
> Hermann
06/19/2015 at 15:35 |
|
Haven’t watched any of it, but it’s a shame they’re using a Mazdaspeed Miata for this. Unless the original engine was trashed or something, hence the swap?
|
Hermann
> MarquetteLa
06/19/2015 at 15:38 |
|
Yeah. He comments on it in the beginning. The car looks absolutely perfect.
He says he’s trying to keep the soul of the car intact.
|
MarquetteLa
> Hermann
06/19/2015 at 15:41 |
|
:(
Just go and grab any of the other non-limited production FACTORY TURBO CARS out there instead.
|
Hermann
> MarquetteLa
06/19/2015 at 15:52 |
|
Yeah. And it’s in the prettiest color even.
I mean... he found a limited production car in perfect conditions with the best color to do that... At least he’s doing a great job, and it’s satisfying to see him work so well, but at the same... why not basically any other Miata since he’ll have to address most parts that made that one great. I’m currently watching part 4. I wonder if he’s going to ditch the suspension too, because of the extra weight.
bwp240
> Hermann
06/19/2015 at 16:05 |
|
Weeee! Moving sub-frames!
http://www.tubechop.com/watch/6261251
atrombs
> Hermann
06/19/2015 at 16:13 |
|
I’ve been keeping up with this. Great videos. One thing I can’t stop thinking about while watching it is how much longer it must be taking him to get it done by making videos at the same time. I mean, I’m glad he’s doing it, and they’re fantastic, but I definitely wouldn’t have the patience.
Squid
> Hermann
06/19/2015 at 16:24 |
|
Toms Turbo Garage is a fascinating youtube channel. He’s gotten much better with this Miata swap. It is very professional. I can’t remember how I found the channel first but his other builds are worth a watch.
Like others, I griped a little bit about the loss of a MSM but when it comes down to it they just are not worth it. I’d rather get a 5 speed NB and then put the saved money into the turbo setup for more power and reliability with gearing that isn’t so damn short.
Ducky
> Hermann
06/19/2015 at 16:49 |
|
Because he obviously has a huge ass budget from this obvious Summit sponsorship, why not blow it all on doing it nice? This build would be completely, 100% the same with a ragged out 99, but why the fuck would you buy one of those when you have a huge budget?
|
Ducky
> MarquetteLa
06/19/2015 at 16:51 |
|
Nope. The MSM donor looked pristine. It could’ve come off the showroom floor yesterday for how it looks.
He’s just got the budget, and like so often with people with money, they’re going to start with a high optioned car, remove everything that made that car unique from the factory, and rebuild it back up. It’s the same shit with people who take EM Si Civics and then do engine swaps. Why the fuck would you get an Si just to remove the only thing that mattered out of the car? Just get a DX! Fuck.
I hate people.
Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
> Hermann
06/19/2015 at 17:06 |
|
So they do have a chassis..
LongbowMkII
> Ducky
06/19/2015 at 17:24 |
|
I don’t think that huge budget was so big that $10k was chump change.
|
LongbowMkII
> Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
06/19/2015 at 17:48 |
|
nope, just a power plant frame that connects the transmission to the diff.
|
Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
> LongbowMkII
06/19/2015 at 18:02 |
|
Damn.