Miata Mailing List: December 1997, Message #169
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From: 	"Ficarra, Lou" <lou.ficarra@attws.com>

Subject: What a car!

Date: 	Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:39:49 +0000



Thought that I would share a great experience with all of you.  Went to

school in Hawthorn, NY last night.  The trip home was fantastic.  It was

about 30 degrees F out.  Very dry and crisp.  No one on the road (9:30

PM?!?).  On the NY throughway the car had tremendous pull!  Every 1/2

inch of pedal travel provided more forward thrust!  I would slow down to

40, then nail it until 70 -75 MPH in 4th gear!  I know the Voodoo adds

about 5% to the torque rating, but this thing really pulled surprisingly

well.  Then came time to exit onto the Garden State Parkway. The exit

ramp is a constant radius turn with two wide lanes and two wide

shoulders.  Plenty of room.  I approached the turn at 55 MPH, and exited

at around 75 (?).  Throughout the turn, I could literally feel that the

cornering force was equally distributed between the front and rear

tires!  Big difference compared to the FWD / understeer prone cars I had

previously (82 Accord, 89 Prelude SI, 93 Probe GT)  What a terrific

experience.



It seems tame on this post here, but I really had a wild time!  I sure

would love to drive a Miata with a trick induction / exhaust, but I

really am happy with the pure stock setup of the car.







-Lou  / Baron