The MX-5...and you., Dig into your inner auto enthusiast. Options

[SwissFerdi]

So, as we are all Celica owners, we all have the same baseline perspective to build on. What do you as 6GCers think about the Mazda MX-5? Would you consider trading your Celica for an MX-5 (specifically the NB - 2nd gen), and if you did, what would you consider to be the pros and cons of trading to an MX-5?

Thanks for the input.

[Chhaos]

^ That's exactly the plan, keep the Celica as a DD and have the Miata as a fun car that'll see autocross and maybe track time, and will also allow me to learn mechanics.
It'd see a turbo kit instead of an LSx conversion.

American into Japanese is pure bs. I'd do the turbo like you, Ferdi. Or I would actually spend the time/money and get an SR20 in there.

what do you think the ac cobra was?? it was a little British car with an American V8. same concept here. small Japanese car, with a monster V8. those LS1's can be built NA 400hp with not much more than a good set of heads and a tune. think about how that miata would fly! and since the LS1 is an aluminum block, it doesn't throw the weight distribution off too much. back when i was looking into doing this about 2 years back, I read that the dist was 52/48 or something like that. sure its not 50/50, but still.

I agree with both options. A turbo would be good and if you had about 200 hp in a Miata, that would definitely move you around quickly. On the other hand, after seeing a Monster Miata (4.6 from Ford) at a car show I have wanted one of those too. Ferdi, you should get 2 Miatas and do both routes.