After epically smashing our last Miata, it was time to rebuild. No, not the same car—we needed a fresh chassis, and preferably a faster one.
Welcome to our new Miata, everybody. This one is a later car, meaning bigger brakes, a bigger engine, a stronger driveline, and a Torsen limited-slip differential. Even better: It's an ex-SCCA race car, meaning …
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I'm pretty sure I'm going to put one of these in every Miata I ever own from now on. It's amazing how much room 1.25" adds.
In reply to Tom Suddard:
I'm trying to Read the rest of the story, but they keep telling me to get out the map because we're lost. I Need Photos!
And, you lowered, um, some "tall" weight by 1.25", lowering the CoG. My personal theory on why Lotus are fast is that they are light and have a very low CoG.