Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #79
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Subject: Re: Tim sez "MORE POWER"
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From: Kris Eckols 
> From: "Brian K. Dore'" 
> > I deleted the name of the person who said:
> > 

> 

> > >Really? Only +10 hp? That means about 125 hp from 1.8l. Pretty
> > >disappointing. Or am I missing something?
> > 

> As Tim Allen would say, "We need MORE POWER!!"
> 

> Only +10 hp, PTHHHHHH! If the power junkies that are
> squeezing in a 5.0 liter into the engine bay of the
> Miata, Mazda could do better. Being a long time
> RX-7 owner it would be neat to see an "RX-5 Miata."
Well, it would have to be a "RX-6" since the RX-5 was the not too well  
remembered Cosmo (which BTW is *still* in production in Japan). In other  
countries they just used the RX-5 name much like the way the Miata is called  
only the MX-5 overseas.

The big problem with the rotary is that the only engine Mazda makes now is the  
13B which has too much power for the current chassis/brakes plus there are  
clearance problems with the suspension and the beafier transmission need with  
the big engine won't allow use of the Power Plant Frame (Mazda or someone did  
build one car with a 13B turbo. A 12A engine would be just about right but it  
is no longer in production. I think that would work great *if* they could do it  
without modifying the chassis (say, 150 hp or so :-).

> I guess the big hangup with Mazda and the Miata is
> one of the "Automotive Heritage" things. "It's gotta
> be a 4-banger, double overhead cam." My 1970 Fiat 

> Spider had that. Boy, I love my Miata, though. It's
> more fun to drive a Miata on the weekend, instead 

> of being under the hood of a "Fix It Again Tony."
I had a '68 Fiat 850 spyder (the one with the flared-in euro lights) so I know  
where you're coming from. Let's put it this way: I sold it and bought an MG  
Midget because I wanted a more reliable car!

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