Story by Judge Phil • Photography as Credited
Eyesore Racing has been competing in Lemons enduros since the very early days of the series–back to 2007, when the team fielded a fairly quick Honda CRX. They switched to a Miata in 2009 because of team captain Dave Coleman, who happens to be the manager of Vehicle Dynamics for Mazda North America; it looked better for him to drive a …
Is this the same Miata on MotoIQ that used a turbo meant for a Mexico City PT Cruiser?
Effectively hideous, but hideously effective.
I dig it.
Hmmm, low buck aero connected directly to the rear suspension?
Good idea!!
In reply to GIRTHQUAKE :
It was a Mexican-market Dodge Stratus, but yes. Dave used to write quite a bit for MotoIQ. The turbo was an MHI TD04 and turned out to be outline-interchangeable with a US-market 2.0L WRX turbo. They have been through a few turbo "supercores" (spinny bits plus compressor housing) but the original Mexican Dodge turbine housing is still on the car.
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