ngpmike wrote:
Whereabouts do you live? There are different options in different parts of the country. For instance, I live in the Ozarks, Pick-up & SUV country so I had to travel over 250 mi to find my Miata donor.
Sarasota Florida, there are plenty of donor cars around. I autocross once of twice a month too so I have lots of friend with cars and car parts I know of two Miata I could get my hands on for about $1000.
I would like to start with a more powerful engine than the Miata. If I can get an S2000 or an rx8 or similar the stock engine will have more than enough power. I think the Miata engine although it will still be a very fast car I would end up wanting to go with a turbo/supercharger which will cost lots more and lose reliability. A stock 200-250 engine will be very reliable light and in my opinion the perfect choice.
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