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Originally Posted by Triple
The kits available today position the GM drivetrain far enough back to achieve a weight bias almost identical to that of the original 1.8L / 5-speed. Our local LS1 Miata guy claims his car weighs 2,500 pounds wet. The weight increase is more than offset by the additional power. I would say the biggest hinderance to handling would be what others here have already mentioned: traction. BUT, you can see from this guy's track videos that he can still hustle it around the course pretty fast. Watch the vid in my last post and you can see how many Vettes he smokes. There's a vid on Youtube of a guy's red LS1 (stock) Miata running mid-11's at the strip, too... on stock width rear tires.
I've always felt that Ford / Mazda should have used the Miata platform for a new age, V8 powered production Cobra.
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Are u buds with the Miata owner with the LS1? Seems like the car has alot of power, but it also seems like alot of those people who he passed don't have alot of experience.