Fuck Mnet, those guys are ------s.
They can have fun with their superchargers and stick on chrome accent pieces.

I must confess was a little skeptical about the marketability of this project initially but it looks quite amazing and I think I had dreams about this car last night. with such attention to detail and overall build quality I'm sure this is going to be a big hit at sema and receive the coverage it deserves. nice work man, I cant wait to see the finished sema car and the the production version! f-in awesome man.

LOLZ, miata.net is full of a bunch of weenies. Its like VWvortex except worse.

I totally dig the looks of this car myself. M.net is infested with a touch too much fan-boyism.

Ouch. :) Some will come around when they see the performance. Some will come around when they see the final version. Some are just haters.

Me, I'm a big fan of sports cars, and cars in general.

Yeah, some of these guys just post on there since they have nothing else to do. I wouldn't worry about some of the comments.

Haha, I like one of the last comments: "good to see this forum is still loaded with idiots". That was my sentiment exactly. It reminds me why I never go over there anymore.

Cord, your car is coming along really well.

That was me. I hate that place.

A couple years ago I called Gary Fagscher a ------ in a PM :giggle:

Thanks guys. If I worried about what other people thought, the car would have died long ago.

whoa whoa whoa, now you sound like Porsche.

Sadly so many people on the Mnet think any picture of a concept is the ND.

Oh shit I got an infraction. Its just like old times.

My heroes. :) Wolfgang Porsche gave me a trophy during the 1977 Porsche Parade down in San Diego (as a kid) for winning the sandcastle contest. :)

The Cisitalia is an amazing vehicle. These buttoned-down Germans weren't afraid to follow their imagination if it had a solid theoretical backing.

Cisitalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Haha whys that? language?

Nope, it's full of idiots who believe "it's not with the spirit of the miata" or some equally retarded bullshit like that. Cool-breeze scoops and chrome trunk luggage rot your brain, I guess....

Haha Cordy dont get your hopes up man, you're talking about people who call a cold air intake an extreme performance mod.

Test exhaust came today
 

The test exhaust showed up today, and it was like Christmas taking it out of the package. :)

It includes the following:

--30" side exhaust, 2.5" I.D and 3.5" O.D., 5lbs. This exhaust has a fully perforated core, so we'll see just how loud it gets.
--flared extension tube, for proper fitment. Once we cut it to the right length, this tube will connect to the bend and the tip to become one unit.
--V-band clamp
--"Quiet core" muffler insert. This is intended for use where track noise regulations are strict, but we frankly don't know how loud the car is going to get. The core might be used most of the time.
--45 degree bend. Boy are the welds nice. :)
--Exhaust tip. The tip will be cut down to the correct length. This sucker will save a trip to the doctor for stitches if you happen to kick it with your shin.

The stainless used for the exhaust is 22 gauge, which is much lighter than the 18 gauge stuff they normally use for cars. The tig welds on this stuff are amazing. Check out the welds on the 45 degree bend.

Can't wait to fit it up. And finally YES, those are authentic "Sham WOW" towels that the exhaust is resting on. :)

You know what pisses me off? Seeing welds like that and knowing that no matter how long I live I will never produce anything that beautiful.


Question: Given that y'all are here in CA (and apologies that I haven't made the extremely short trip up to visit- my laziness knows no bounds), what are your thoughts concerning the retention of the stock catalytic converter and the potential reactions of a tech or referee to the routing of the head-to-cat piping in general?

Now i'm curious why didnt they use bends instead of straights?

I'm in the same boat Joe. I've got friends who weld for a living who couldn't recreate those welds. :)

California uses the SB100 "special conditions" voucher for cars like the Catfish. If you get one of the 500 vouchers given out yearly (there are still some left over from last year), your car is held to 1967-ish standards and is exempt from the bi-yearly testing. Regardless, there is just enough room to put a cat right in front of the driver firewall prior to the exhaust heading out to the side of the car. There would also be room on the side, but you want to place cat converters as close to the headers as possible so they really get hot.

There are so many options for the exhaust that I'm tempted to leave the connection to the customer. A turbo setup would be ideal for this car as a) it would quiet things down, b) it's less sensitive to bends needed after the header. 300hp and 1,500lbs anyone?