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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Where else but the FM front page do you find a '99 miata for $23k?
http://www.salibello.com/default.htm

Check the engine page, the guy spent $24k on the engine and turbo alone, for 260whp!!! Anyone here could build a 260whp setup for $2k!

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This truly is a $40,000 + Miata. Do the research. Find out how much it would cost you to build a car like this. If you come up with any number larger than $25,000, then give me a call because this will save you about 6 months of straight labor. Heck, the parts in the engine bay alone are worth more than $23,000.
Old Aug 20, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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for all the money...its NOT a 2.0? wtf?

Must have been tuned by a monkey too...if thats all it is making..


Looks damn good though...very nice car.


I will say though...that one of the best for sale ads I have EVER seen...even if it is stupid expensive.
Old Aug 20, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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You could do 2 LS1 swaps for that.
If i bled money like that i would have saved it, and bought an exige.
Old Aug 20, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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he's not a dumbass, the fucktard who buys it is.
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 02:27 AM
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it cost him $24,000 on the motor alone, **** that
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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this is why us poor people "roll our own"
I wonder why it needs a new bottom end
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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this is promising:

The car is currently at Flyin Miata in Colorado having a new bottom end built and installed.
the cost of the engine work makes me laugh....
not to mention the lack of knowledge of anythign he actually has done....like the meticilous wiring or the:
Direct intake. The MAF was removed for 'track' use. Can easily be put back for street / CARB use.

******* retard.
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:55 AM
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CA car dude. That modification is track legal only. That actually makes sense 'track' with the quotes. Dude is likely to be a lawyer.

I thought you were going to make fun of his $400 grounding package, or the fact that FM charged him $1800 to install a motor + $1500 on top of that to install the turbo kit + $500 on top of that for a coolant reroute.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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I only read that far...i saw the price tags & laughed
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Oh, so you think $5k for a turbo kit (not including engine management) might be a tad high?
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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no i think

Engine ($6,968):
Head ($2,351):
Turbo ($7,079):
TEC3r ($4,220):

might be a little high :gay:
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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I like how he switched from the tec3 to the tec3r. Apparently mom and dad never loved this loser or something.

The $800 2.5" exhaust is probably the best in the business too.

Even though he talks this thing up to be a supercar...he has queer ghetto blaster stereo crap in it.
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Like the title says "rich people" probably applies- as in $10k to this guy is probably like $1k to a lot of us. It's all relative.
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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hey do the research, FM says its good to spend 40k at their shop
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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that's a sound business model IYAM
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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Sad thing is, with FM pimping it he might get some of his money back. It's a $10,000 car. In the real world you don't get money back on your mods. FM raped him and has him convinced he'll get some of that money back. Some other rich tool will end up buying it.
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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and.. I have a bridge for sale...
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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I love that his $10000 built engine was burning oil! I've heard others say that FM doesn't build engines very well, I guess this is another example.
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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Damn if i had money like that i would be doing a TT camaro of something geez. He probably got rolled up by one of us and now needs a henessy viper to make him feel safe agian. Joe did you go and pick on this poor dumb soul or was it akarya.
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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FM prolly subs out the work anyway, kinda like they do/did with the turbo kits. I'm sure FM knows a sucker when he sees one. Some m.net tool will buy it.
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