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    Crazy Japanese Tuners Combine 3-Series With S2000, Rocks Our World

    V12 Miata Affirms Man's Sexuality
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    01/02/09

    In reply to Crazy Japanese Tuners Combine 3-Series With S2000, Rocks Our World
    They also race all sorts of tuned cars on that track, yes, that's actually a closed track in Japan.


    There used to be an international version of the series with english sub-titles but the company that was doing it flaked out on it... I'm still pissed. They say it was because of too much piracy, which is BS, the reason people pirated it was because their distribution sucked balls and there was no place to buy the DVDs. They're still releasing them every now and then and for the past few years they've done an event at Willows but the whole kooky Japanese-y feel is lacking.


    I taught myself to drive stick and heel-toe by watching those videos.

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/02/09

    In reply to Crazy Japanese Tuners Combine 3-Series With S2000, Rocks Our World
    Grat video. You should have put an "asian upskirt" tag on it, though. [Just for clicks]
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/02/09

    @Mike the Dog: Grat = great. One day I'll learn this proofreading thing.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    01/02/09

    In reply to Crazy Japanese Tuners Combine 3-Series With S2000, Rocks Our World
    I agree, the aural tones alone make this a righteous swap. And the drifting with all four wheels smoking also arouses my interest. Nice.
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    Image of TX Law TX Law
    01/02/09

    In reply to Crazy Japanese Tuners Combine 3-Series With S2000, Rocks Our World
    That's no cowboy hat. That accessorizing in lieu of personality.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    01/03/09

    @TX Law: She also needs to wear her seat belt properly.


    Japan: you'll never figure it out.

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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    01/02/09

    In reply to Crazy Japanese Tuners Combine 3-Series With S2000, Rocks Our World
    The White BMW that showed somewhere up did that had a Nissan engine?
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    Image of SuperCarnitas SuperCarnitas
    01/02/09

    @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - Why drive when you can ride?: It's a Toyota 1JZ-GT, apparently. Their site says 400ps, squealing sidekick sold separately.
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    01/02/09

    @SuperCarnitas: Thanks..My Japanese is very lousy.
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    01/02/09

    In reply to Crazy Japanese Tuners Combine 3-Series With S2000, Rocks Our World
    Very good they put some written text in their video, other wise I could not understand a fuck of that.


    HONDA*?//§§@$##&%%)*%¨_)(

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    Image of imdstig imdstig
    01/02/09

    In reply to Crazy Japanese Tuners Combine 3-Series With S2000, Rocks Our World
    So we have now found where the guy who put the corvette motor into his S2000 sold his engine to. Now we need to find out who this guy sold his BMW motor to.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    01/02/09

    @imdstig: HA HA thats what I was just thinking. I am thinkin Miata
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    Image of seaninc seaninc
    01/02/09

    @imdstig: The original was the 318 mill, no one wants that.
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    01/03/09

    @imdstig: I always planned on throwing a 318 mill into a 1st gen Toyota Starlet, for a nice but somewhat potent everyday driver.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    01/05/09

    @seaninc: Oh, I don't know...I'm sure I could find a good place to put it
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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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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    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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