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    V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality

    Miata Owner Gets Bored, Swaps In Jaguar V12
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/20/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    Kind of defeats the MX5 ethos of power/balance/weight, it's crazy in a fun way but no doubt the handling has suffered big time. What's the point of a car that can't handle,anyone can drive fast in a straight line.
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    12/20/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    Sounds just as angry as this "engine swap":
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    LIARS! That's no Jaguar V12. It started in the first try!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    Needs more video. With sound.
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    There are Audis with four-cylinders that have more engine in front of the front axle line. Well done.
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    Image of bdon bdon
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    that was a smart build. the jag v12 from that time frame was an oem embarassment. A 1987 90hp sube with a turbo even made it ridiculous. It may have the reduced weight to make supercar sounds and still be deep into the realms of safe for it because it is a horrible engine (even with cam swaps and many carbs and blah blah blah).Sounds conservative even wide open.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/20/08

    @bdon: I will have to disagree. The Jaguar V12 is a glorious engine. It is smooth and refined, and makes decent power for its thirst relative to contemporaries. No, it's not a powerhouse, but that's not the point.


    The HE V12's all got 2.88:axle ratios which, combined with the relative heft of the car, made for less than impressive standing starts, but it is almost without parallel on the highway.


    As for the sound in the video: That was no where near wide open. I doubt he got it up over 4k, probably 3500. The engine "redlines" at an intake limited 6500, but with that carb setup should be good for well over 7k. And until you've heard a Jag V12 spinning over 6k, please refrain from calling it "conservative".

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    Image of tenbeers tenbeers
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    it's no big block mini, but it'll do!
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    Image of thunder; now eta-powered thunder; now eta-powered
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    In a Miata... Good grief. Why not a Camaro, or maybe an El Camino?
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    12/19/08

    @thunder: Because they're not roadsters in the classic british sense.
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    Image of TBM-Fan TBM-Fan
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    A V12 in a Miata that can't be possible...

    What's next a Smart fortwo with a V8?


    There is not enough room for a V12 in a Miata. A V6 can be possible

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    Image of Bret Bret
    12/19/08

    @TBM-Fan: Then this must be some feckin' aswesome CGI
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    12/19/08

    @TBM-Fan: There's not, which is why he had to cut a hole in the hood.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    Aren't there easier ways to get 300 or so horsepower out of a Miata?


    Yup. What's your point?

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    12/19/08

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    "V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality"


    ...and yet, I'm now gay for it's builder.

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    Image of bagseed bagseed
    12/19/08

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    these videos are too short and they are giving me balls of blue
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    12/19/08

    @bagseed: There can be no longer videos. He needs to stop to adjust the carbs every 10 seconds.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    12/19/08

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    oh you are such a TEASE! You dirty dirty TEASE. I am going to need to see more of this. If you could go ahead and do that, that would be great. M-kay?
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    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    The 1987 Jaguar V12: the Automotive equivalent of a foil-wrapped zucchini.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    12/19/08

    @boosted-lego-wagon: Okay, yeah. I follow
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    Image of TR3-A TR3-A
    12/19/08

    In reply to V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
    First, my hat's off to the guy who actually did this. It takes a lot of skill and dedication (and a patient wife and/or girlfriend) to do something this magnificent. That having been said, I suspect that this is only a straight-line machine. It looks like that Jaguar engine, which is undoubtedly a lot heavier than the original, is sitting almost squarely on the front axle line. The car probably plows like an Iowa farmer. Of course, on the other side, throttle induced oversteer is likely pletyful.
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    Image of asenna asenna
    12/19/08

    @TR3-A: But with the miatas 3" wide tires there wouldn't be enough traction.
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    12/19/08

    @asenna: He should put wider front wheels on it, and have a happy sliding machine.


    Love it.

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