Too bad Carol Shelby isn't still around. Nice lightweight platform for a smallblock Ford V8.ok... Miata
Yee Ha. Probably a 383 stroker motor, that's a awesome configuration.View attachment 101266
1999 VT SS Holden Commodore.
No longer standard, flicked the stock LS1 and built a stroked Whipple blown 6.6 L
Actually quite a few people swap an LS1 Corvette engine into the NC generation Miatas. There are plenty of kits to help with the details. It will all fit. Even better the LS1 is 17 pounds lighter than the original engine, and lowers the CG by over an inch.Too bad Carol Shelby isn't still around. Nice lightweight platform for a smallblock Ford V8.
Put a little US roar into it.
You mean messed up like a Porsche? I get mid-engine placement, but not rear. You have to work very hard to overcome the problems of rear engine cars. Of course with careful engineering and handling of weight distribution you can put an engine anywhere and make it work.Of course, you could put the engine in the rear - where it belongs.
Ls2 block + stroker crank = 402 ci, 2.8 L Whipple, 4L80E, 3.7 Kazz centre.Yee Ha. Probably a 383 stroker motor, that's a awesome configuration.
I'm surprised, the LS blocks are wide engines. Sounds like a ball of fun though.Actually quite a few people swap an LS1 Corvette engine into the NC generation Miatas. There are plenty of kits to help with the details. It will all fit. Even better the LS1 is 17 pounds lighter than the original engine, and lowers the CG by over an inch.
The only car that benefits from the engine in the rear is a dragster for max traction. Without careful design they tend to over-steer, a bunch!Of course, you could put the engine in the rear - where it belongs.
I'll take 2 please. The GM LS engines are an amazing design, the amount of HP the block can handle has shone an incredible amount of strength.Ls2 block + stroker crank = 402 ci, 2.8 L Whipple, 4L80E, 3.7 Kazz centre.
Well I was aware of that car. I discounted it because it was three wheeled and rear wheel steering. Had it been 4 wheels with front steering it would have been no issue. The engine placement wasn't really what caused the problems.You mean like this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_car
Read the full article. I believe its history of accidents and slanted media coverage explain why the public would not ever again accept that style of car.
This is an article about a turn key conversion. 430 hp with 2821 lbs and 52:48 weight distribution.I'm surprised, the LS blocks are wide engines. Sounds like a ball of fun though.
The only car that benefits from the engine in the rear is a dragster for max traction. Without careful design they tend to over-steer, a bunch!
I'll take 2 please. The GM LS engines are an amazing design, the amount of HP the block can handle has shone an incredible amount of strength.
The gents from Flying Miata must be magicians! Not only did they get that LS3 in it but a Tremec T56 six-speed also, that trans is the size of a 55 gallon barrel. A neat bit of wrenchin went on there but they seemed to have stopped a bit short, a 430 HP LS3 is a stock factory crate motor. They probably did it for costs and warranty issues but it's easy peasy to build a reliable, street gas burner to 6-700 HP. Then it would finally be a real MANS car. LOLThis is an article about a turn key conversion. 430 hp with 2821 lbs and 52:48 weight distribution.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a8196/flyin-miata-v8-nc-miata/
This is an article about a turn key conversion. 430 hp with 2821 lbs and 52:48 weight distribution.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a8196/flyin-miata-v8-nc-miata/
The Elan is my favourite of all the cars I have driven.
A mate of mine who used to work at Ferrari told me one of the biggest lessons they learned which helped sales was that they must be easy to get into and out ofWorst part is I can't get in or out of anything really kool anymore.
If the numbers run right maybe a 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, Doing 4 wheel burnouts with that supercharged hemi would be great for my swansong ride.
"With its Supercharged 6.2L HEMI® SRT Hellcat V8 engine and a whopping 710 horsepower, the Dodge Durango SRT® is a statement of strength. Strap on 645 pound-feet of torque and a towing capacity of 8,700 pounds( Disclosure6) to this AWD SUV for maximized potential."
Yes, the C5 and later Corvettes have the engine behind the front axle and a transaxle in the rear. That and mid-engines do seem the way to go.Joking apart getting the weight distribution good for a powerful car is not easy.
Most mid engined cars are not as good as they should be or have the front wheels so far back they compromise the footbox width and pedal position.
Front engined cars are always average to poor for both handling and traction.
The two solutions which work best IME, are the "front mid engine" concept which puts the front engine way back as far as possible, but with all of it behind the front axle. The engine needs to be a nice light one, a pushrod V8 is good, but the footwells are narrow and cockpit gets a bit warm.
My TVR Griffith was like that and probably the best fun car I ever had. It is a cheap, compromised solution though.
The second is the front engine, rear transmission.
This is the expensive complex solution but is probably the best overall compromise IMO.
The sportscar I have now is mid-engined but to get the balance the front wheels are so far back the front overhang causes bottoming on even small ramps and the front tyres are much narrower than the front.
The Elan is my favourite of all the cars I have driven.
The Miata (MX5 over here) isn't a big car but looks huge alongside it and weighs almost twice as much. I have only driven the first one which was great but it was no Elan. Mind you if I was going to be run into by somebody in an out of control SUV...