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Old Nov 14, 2016 | 07:45 PM
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That is what I thought. Did he get out of miatas or something? I haven't heard anything about him in years.
Old Nov 14, 2016 | 09:19 PM
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Gordon took a sabbatical to focus on other things. Still has Mega AFAIK. 450whp C38-74 Rotrex with 275 Hoosiers and more aero than any other Miata on the planet. I should rent his car and bring it out of retirement.

Anxious to see what Moti can do in either of his projects once he installs some hp.
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Old Nov 15, 2016 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by emilio700
more aero than any other Miata on the planet.
Not sure about this being the case..
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Anxious to see what Moti can do in either of his projects once he installs some hp.
Same here.
I need to decide which version of the few I have in mind I should go with.. Every single one of them that involves an easy button purchase feels half assed, and I'm not a fan of half assing things.
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 01:51 PM
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Didn't get a chance to post flat bottom pics with the ducting done, so here it is -

Old Nov 15, 2016 | 02:42 PM
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BTW, we already went ahead and put another mod on the car immediately after watching the vids from Super Lap -



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Maybe that way I'll stop banging the rev limiter all the freaking time...
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 02:46 PM
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That undercarriage ducting is awesome! What are the ducts feeding exactly?
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 03:19 PM
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they are just feeding air into the center section to cool down the trans. tunnel/exhaust/diff.
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 04:43 PM
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Yep, it works very well too, 2 days of running @ BRP and the tunnel didn't even get warm...
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by emilio700
I should rent his car and bring it out of retirement.

Anxious to see what Moti can do in either of his projects once he installs some hp.
Yes, yes you should, to the first point.

Morpheus hasn't even taken the red pill of horsepower yet, ironically...
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackbird
Yep, it works very well too, 2 days of running @ BRP and the tunnel didn't even get warm...
Very, very cool. Will be interesting to see the dramatic increase in cooling efficiency if/when power is added to the equation.
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackbird
Not sure about this being the case..

Same here.
I need to decide which version of the few I have in mind I should go with.. Every single one of them that involves an easy button purchase feels half assed, and I'm not a fan of half assing things.
NASCAR v8......with turbos.
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by aidandj
NASCAR v8......with turbos.
This is the only reasonable solution for Morpheus.

Also, cool to hear that the ducts kept the tunnel cool enough. You give me hope Moti!
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 08:41 PM
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Nah, F1 V10 is way more reasonable-er!

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Also, cool to hear that the ducts kept the tunnel cool enough. You give me hope Moti!
Pay attention to the way the heat shields were done, the specifics makes them more effective than more common setups.
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 08:43 PM
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But nascar v8s are actually "affordable"
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackbird
BTW, we already went ahead and put another mod on the car immediately after watching the vids from Super Lap -

Maybe that way I'll stop banging the rev limiter all the freaking time...
I might have a solution for this problem of yours... Sending you a PM Facebook message.
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 08:58 PM
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But nascar v8s are actually "affordable"
Kidding aside, I'd love a high revving small displacement V8, but they are all oh-so expensive.
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Hayabusa v8?
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 09:09 PM
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Sure, when was the last time you looked at the pricing of a Hartley V8 (based on Hayabusa)?
IIRC the prices are ~$35-40K, depending on displacement / HP.
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 09:10 PM
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Synergy V8 FTW

Yours for the "low, low price of $43K" (Starting price)
Old Nov 15, 2016 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackbird
Kidding aside, I'd love a high revving small displacement V8, but they are all oh-so expensive.
Destroked ls3, 4.8l crank, stock bore and run it to 8000. I'd do it, but no money, and especially no money for a dry sump set up to properly deal with the extra revs on track. Sigh, one day.

On second thought it's not that small of displacement, but whatever, still bad ***.



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