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7 hours ago, Birds said:

Just looked it up...does look nice and factory. Wonder if the LS upset the handling at all...apparently doesn't bother the RX7s too much. That's probably something I'd say excessive / tyre frying. Be happy with about 200rwkw in an MX5; would be plenty to have fun and keep it tractable on the street.

No, LS won't upset the handling since it's light being all aluminium motor. 

5 minutes ago, Count Grantleyish said:

No, LS won't upset the handling since it's light being all aluminium motor. 

Surely the standard 1.8 is alloy and half its size?

i was more talking OEM engines, not swaps.
 
if we swapping I'm sticking with a  426 hemi,  
cos fck yeah
 


The LS works as it's compact and lightweight, also readily available for not a lot of $$$. why not an ls7 or lt4/lsa if you wanted to go nuts.

Leigh considered a Megane RS?

https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Renault-Megane-2016/OAG-AD-14835438

These things are seriously fun, well equipped and good handling cars for the money

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Leigh considered a Megane RS?
https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Renault-Megane-2016/OAG-AD-14835438
These things are seriously fun, well equipped and good handling cars for the money


This.
On ‎9‎/‎15‎/‎2017 at 9:29 PM, joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo said:

MX5's are freaking amazing when done well. I kinda want an SE

GF has the SE. Did the alpine road this weekend, made a 3 day-er of it.

Seriously fun. Has AD08R's and coilovers on it now, it's just such an active car when you drive it hard.
One day it'll have a tune and make ~180rkw and yeah I'll probably deliberately write my 34 off over a cliff and buy three of them.

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