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Was thinking about this further and wanted to add that in my opinion a lot of these kits kinda defeat the purpose of buying a miata to begin with.
Yes, you absolutely can throw 15k+ at putting a V8 in one and a ton of other ****/money too. Orrrrr you could just buy a f'in corvette and get it over with.
Just seems like going that route defeats the point of what a Miata is.
Yes, you absolutely can throw 15k+ at putting a V8 in one and a ton of other ****/money too. Orrrrr you could just buy a f'in corvette and get it over with.
Just seems like going that route defeats the point of what a Miata is.
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Was thinking about this further and wanted to add that in my opinion a lot of these kits kinda defeat the purpose of buying a miata to begin with.
Yes, you absolutely can throw 15k+ at putting a V8 in one and a ton of other ****/money too. Orrrrr you could just buy a f'in corvette and get it over with.
Just seems like going that route defeats the point of what a Miata is.
Yes, you absolutely can throw 15k+ at putting a V8 in one and a ton of other ****/money too. Orrrrr you could just buy a f'in corvette and get it over with.
Just seems like going that route defeats the point of what a Miata is.
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Was thinking about this further and wanted to add that in my opinion a lot of these kits kinda defeat the purpose of buying a miata to begin with.
Yes, you absolutely can throw 15k+ at putting a V8 in one and a ton of other ****/money too. Orrrrr you could just buy a f'in corvette and get it over with.
Just seems like going that route defeats the point of what a Miata is.
Yes, you absolutely can throw 15k+ at putting a V8 in one and a ton of other ****/money too. Orrrrr you could just buy a f'in corvette and get it over with.
Just seems like going that route defeats the point of what a Miata is.
I'm gonna stick to the low running / repair cost life. Miata Is Always The Answer.
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So we're gonna do this, huh?
First ever CAD model of the transmission plate
Here we go
First ever CAD model of the transmission plate
Here we go
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Indeed, whenever I have some free time I can try and get some rough models posted. I don't know how "exact" they will be but it's a starting point! I used this cad to cut a piece of wood on the cnc router. The outline isn't super accurate but the holes look pretty close
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Yeah no worries, a rat-tail file and a couple of hours will clean that right up once you make one out of aluminum.
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dude, just buy the kit, hell just buy my ******* kit for thousands off. complete setup.
yes it needs a custom oil pan, the engine needs to sit low. A K24 is a tall ******* engine and even with the custom subframe and oil pan you still gotta murder the hood and valve cover. the oil pan allows for a custom oil pump housing and pickup tube.
but seriously don't reinvent the wheel, just buy my ****.
yes it needs a custom oil pan, the engine needs to sit low. A K24 is a tall ******* engine and even with the custom subframe and oil pan you still gotta murder the hood and valve cover. the oil pan allows for a custom oil pump housing and pickup tube.
but seriously don't reinvent the wheel, just buy my ****.
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dude, just buy the kit, hell just buy my ******* kit for thousands off. complete setup.
yes it needs a custom oil pan, the engine needs to sit low. A K24 is a tall ******* engine and even with the custom subframe and oil pan you still gotta murder the hood and valve cover. the oil pan allows for a custom oil pump housing and pickup tube.
but seriously don't reinvent the wheel, just buy my ****.
yes it needs a custom oil pan, the engine needs to sit low. A K24 is a tall ******* engine and even with the custom subframe and oil pan you still gotta murder the hood and valve cover. the oil pan allows for a custom oil pump housing and pickup tube.
but seriously don't reinvent the wheel, just buy my ****.
I am not planning on creating a kit myself, simply providing some CAD of the trans bolt hole locations for others as no one has done this yet.
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