Mazda - Miata Prior Blog Posts by Date This is a subset of Mazda topics pertaining solely to the MX-5 Miata. October 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31       Aug   Jan RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net Index of prior posts by title Use this calendar to navigate thru prior blog postings by date. Saturday, October 20, 2007    Monster Miata - Ford diff   Speaking of the Monster Miata, here's another view of an authentic Monster with the Ford diff added. If you are buying a Monster, having this part is the sure way to get both durability and a reasonable RPM. The original Miata or RX-7 gears are in the 4:1 range, and that kind of gearing with the Ford T-5 (whether it's 3.27 or 2.95 first) is silly. The diff is available in 7.5 or 8.8" size, aluminum or iron casing, and with or without a limited slip. The variations occur depending on donor car: SVT Mustang Cobra (IRS), Lincoln Mark-VIII, Cougar, or Thunderbird. It's also available in aluminum 3.783:1 8.8" form brand new from the Ford racing parts catalog.  View and add comments: Trackback: Trackback Link and count:;[] Permalink for this post:  See similar posts in these categories: Engine Swaps | Mazda | Mazda - Miata | Mazda - Monster Miata Search for similar posts on the web: Google It! RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net  Monster Miata variation with BMW Z3 body   A couple of months ago I wrote up the Monster Miata... it turned out to be one of my most popular posts ever: http://www.drivingenthusiast.net/sec-blog/2007/03/14.html  Here's a variation on the same theme: a V-8 Miata with a Z3-knockoff body.  This car is on eBay right now... follow the link above. It's in the same vein as a Monster Miata, but is not an authentic Monster. It was converted in the same way, then a custom one-off Z3-type body was added. The result is as you see below. The good news is that it appears to be well built (I'd want to look at the fiberglass attachment points). It's also got the all-important Ford 8.8 IRS differential ( http://www.drivingenthusiast.net/sec-blog/2007/10/20.html#a2237 ), although IMHO the 3.73 gears are ridiculous. The bad news is that the tires are tiny... when they came up with the fiberglass body why didn't they add some room for appropriate-width tires? And don't even mention brakes. In any case, this is unique and would make a fun ride. And while BMW's original Z3 ugly duckling was originally as slow as a stone, this one certainly is not. View and add comments: Trackback: Trackback Link and count:;[] Permalink for this post:  See similar posts in these categories: BMW | Engine Swaps | Mazda | Mazda - Miata | Mazda - Monster Miata Search for similar posts on the web: Google It! RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net
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