LS1 Miata cruising in car

[MangoSmoothie16]

what tranny is in these things? T6?

[XHikotheproX]

*A guy and his buddy pull up to this at a light in a Civic* "Hey man check this out im about to smoke this little Miata haha" *Light turns green* *Miata leaves Civic in its LS1 wake* *Guy in the civic: 0.o Holy S**T.

The Ultimate Sleeper.

[theungrateful34]

hey guys guess what all u bailin peeps in here its fuel injected no carb this is like one of teh cheapest mod to get if u dont know about cars

[MadUek1]

Who sells his Monster Miata? I WANT ONE!!!!

[driftingeric2k4]

People knocking this build are beyond clueless. Drive one. Your minds will be forever changed.

[PriestsandParamedics]

Take your Miata to a Mazda dealer and be like "My check engine light is on!" And see the look on their faces when they open the hood haha.

[ThePinkPantha]

@PriestsandParamedics that would be amazing... i'd record it lol

[xcentrik05]

@ whoever questions the suspension: its not a drop in swap like an sr20 in a 240sx. your doubling the cubes and cramming it in the same engine bay. The suspension is all custom made high gauge steel, that comes out to weighing less that some of the stock components. As T34418L31 said, the LS3 is all aluminum, most of the weight came in the rear end. I know there are kits that locate the engine back a little more and will give a 51/49 weight dis. I want an ls3 in my miata so bad...but expensive

[portsy101]

Lol @ the dash light. "Check engine" takes on a whole new meaning.

[itbeshowinlikeamotha]

I will check the engine. OH MY GOD!!!

[mindsmirror]

people shit talking the swap are retarded. The LS1 swap ends up causing the car to weigh barely more than it would with a turbo kit and it does not adversely affect the handling of the car. Flyin Miata has proven this quite thoroughly. The fact that these FM V8 swap kits can actually make the car driveable with a GM Performance LS3 crate motor (About 430-500hp depending upon the cam) should tell you something!

[Turbonos23]

you drive like a grandma

[tbirdpimp07]

where did u get that speedo guage @ dakota digital????? im gonna need one for my miata how much did it cost?

[T34418L31]

Heh, lots of jealously floating around here.

1) Read the fucking title. It was just to show the speedo/gauge setup, and I was filming myself.

2) I have other WOT videos you dolts.

3) Weight distribution was (sold the car) 52/48. The LS1 is all-aluminum, and the Miata's 4-cyl was cast iron. I added only about 200 pounds to the entire car, and most of that was transmission (T56) and rear end (8.8 Ford,) both of which are substantially larger than the OEM pieces.

[him89]

@T34418L31 Worth it

[JD0x0]

@T34418L31 I think someone measured their LS3(?) as being only 75 lbs more than the stock engine. 475lbs for the entire engine w/ t56 tranny. Not bad if you ask me. Still i think the miata is better suited with a good light rotary. Im waiting for the RX9, 1.8L aluminum rotary, rated at over 400HP naturally aspirated.

[r0ckworthy]

Come on now. There's more than just power-to-wieght ratio when you're talking about a Miata isn't there? I'm sure the thing is exciting but doesn't this conversion ruin the balance and handling of the poor little Miata? I'm not convinced that the super-flimsy frame can handle the extra 500 POUNDS OF WEIGHT over the front wheels. What are your thoughts on this?

By the way, I had a Miata and I loved it.

[Jon032391]

a stock miata engine is an iron block engine.and a LS1 is a aluminum block.the difference before and after the swap is only 100 pounds of weight.lol

[mx5imports]

haha you drive like a fanny

[ESH318V8]

wow! I think u could have shifted a bit later than that.

[8medal]

wow was that vid worth the time to upload dont get me wrong i love ls1 Miata

[Zencyde]

Oh, nice speedometer replacement. :) I can't help but appreciate Miatas... especially ones with LS engines in them.

[Jonathanowns]

that is an AWESOME digital speed gauge..were can i buy it and who makes it? thanks

[odysseybmx88]

man that's gotta be fun!

[brokenjaw1000]

hey, here's a question bro, it's hard to put an 350 chevy but carb on it with a 400 stroke conversion on it???

[kc03300]

put the 4 cylinder back in if your going to drive that slow. your just wasting fuel.

[T34418L31]

I love comments like this. I'm the only person in the car, shifting and steering with one hand while holding the camera with the other.

But, what do I know. You must be a race car driver.

[NuocMamFan]

kc03300 there's this thing called being american or being creative, i wouldn't suggest you making people do it, just give an opinion and there must be a reason why he didn't floor it?

[BikerTrashWolf]

@T34418L31 I know it is an old comment but: how is the mileage on this? I mean I have heard stories about Firebirds getting close to 30 mpg with LS1's and 6 speeds. I would think a miata would get evven ebter since it is lighter.

I am looking to buy a miata and this is a distant pipe dream for me to have something like this.

great sound :)

[pwnedbylilbizz2]

he needs a valintine v1 radar jammer/laser jammer the best out there everything else sucks compaired to it 360 degrees of covrage

[f2f8mia]

V1 doesn't jam anything bud, just detects. Regardless, still the best around and I don't leave home without it.

[SomeHippie69]

Man that digital gauge is going fucking crazy is there a wireing problem with it?

[elephanttampon]

The digital speedo is fine. The camera is picking up what our eyes can't see; it's called multiplexing. Each of the display segments is pulsed on, then off so quickly your eye can't pick it up. Look up persistance of vision.

[aceon51]

like the purr