93 miata vs. 81 firebird

[87 Turbo II]

Yeah, a Firebird is 150% of the weight a Miata has to lug around.

[Kalifornia087]

LOL @ Firebird, redneck car with all of its weight over the front wheels, Mazdas FTW, A Miata will hand a Firebird its ass if there are any twisties involved, and an FD would would beat it, and still have time to stop and let the turbos cool.

A good friend of mine has an 1984 z28 that would stomp a mudhole in a stock TII (like yours) in the corners and still kick my old TII's ass (330rwhp) in the quarter mile. And still run the same curves right with my other friends FD. He built it for under 6k. Its all about how you build it and what for.

[Thighs]

A good friend of mine has an 1984 z28 that would stomp a mudhole in a stock TII (like yours) in the corners and still kick my old TII's ass (330rwhp) in the quarter mile. And still run the same curves right with my other friends FD. He built it for under 6k. Its all about how you build it and what for.

im calling shenanigans.

[Kalifornia087]

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[n00bsrus]

im calling shenanigans.

i can believe it. i think a z28 with that set up is totally doable

[40th GT]

Its all about how you build it and what for.

Exactly. Where the car was made does not determine how a car will perform.

[40th GT]

Yeah, a Firebird is 150% of the weight a Miata has to lug around.

Yeah, the Firebird also has 147% more power and 255% more torque than the Miata. (no exaggeration here)

Let's not forget the fact that the Miata will reach full potential WAY EARLIER than the V8 powered Firebird.
There's no replacement for displacement.

EDIT: okay, i just re-read the first post of this thread and realized that it's a track race and not a drag race. In that case, power and displacement won't be the primary factors, but I think that they'll make up for the heavier weight, and the subpar handling characteristics of the Firebird.