1990 Turbo Miata - DSTV Live: Ep 2. Pt 2

Driving Sports TV looks at the best budget sports car around, the first-generation Mazda Miata, made even better with a turbo kit from Bell Engineering.

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[Fanatic80s]

Clearly you are ignorant. For the price of that s2000, I can build 2 miatas that you will never pass in a race. One with a turbo and one with a 13b rotary.

Dream on... kid.

[spyderhex]

know anything about power to weight ratios?

[bryansciuk]

If miata's are gay than what does that make the 350z i just beat? you should have seen the look on his girls face when the "little gay car" he was just chirping left him behind, i may have ended their relationship, i almost felt bad for him.... but not really :)

[JasonDarmanSF]

Dude 10 grand ur trippen I'm probably put 7k in to MY miata and I push 542hp turboed KA TEIN COIL OVER GROUNDCONTROL AND A WELDED DIFF u show is bs get in real life.

[S2Kimporter]

AND VERY TRUE THE DRIVER FEELS LIKE HIS PART OF THE CAR!! I LOVE MY MIATA NA

[S2Kimporter]

isnt it 118hp... an i thinks its pretty quick (dont judge me I love my miata) And the whole gay thing Man wtf? if u have ur ride nicely modified (No NOT RICER MODIFIED) theres No reason for u to even worry.. Cuz they (people) see its ur hobby. (my opinion)

[Longstuff]

lol he said gay

[orchidtender]

@jagonza97 yeah, nothing asserts masculinity like a Civic. LOLZ.

Anyone driving a jellybean-shaped FWD economy car is playing a very brave card when suggesting a Miata driver looks "gay".

To be fair, I never would have considered owning a Miata until I drove one. Now I own two.

[orchidtender]

@rtsoccerplayer Actually, the V8 crammed into a roadster is a very British tradition, going back to the AC Ace, the Sunbeam Tiger, Morgan 8, TR8, Stag, etc. Americans went with big cars, the Brits went with big motors (not that big - the Rover 3.5 - licensed from Buick - was and is the most popular V8 for small British cars).

Since the Miata is based on the Lotus Elan, it stands to reason that the next step in its evolution is to squeeze a V8 into it. The LS1 and Ford 302 are popular choices.

[orchidtender]

@ninjagod1337 On a NEW 1.6 I wouldn't hesitate to go with 10psi boost, but with most of these motors pushing 20 years old and more, I wouldn't want to venture past 8 or so psi on original stock internals. But on a 1.6 (or 1.8) balanced and rebuilt using forged rods, etc, I wouldn't think twice about pushing 12-15psi easy, and then you'd be beyond 250rwhp.

[tylerthecreation]

selling my integra and buying a mx-5... fuck yea

[beechface1]

@thatman64 americans call it a miata, thats what i call a pakistani