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layabout
12/20/08

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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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discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
12/20/08

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Sounds just as angry as this "engine swap":
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Syrax
12/19/08

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LIARS! That's no Jaguar V12. It started in the first try!
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Novaload
12/19/08

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Needs more video. With sound.
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theeastbaykid
12/19/08

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There are Audis with four-cylinders that have more engine in front of the front axle line. Well done.
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bdon
12/19/08

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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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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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tenbeers
12/19/08

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it's no big block mini, but it'll do!
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thunder; now eta-powered
12/19/08

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In a Miata... Good grief. Why not a Camaro, or maybe an El Camino?
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Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
12/19/08

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

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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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Bret
12/19/08

@TBM-Fan: Then this must be some feckin' aswesome CGI
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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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smalleyxb122
12/19/08

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Aren't there easier ways to get 300 or so horsepower out of a Miata?

Yup. What's your point?
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scroggzilla raids again
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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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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brandegee
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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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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Boosted Lego Wagon
12/19/08

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The 1987 Jaguar V12: the Automotive equivalent of a foil-wrapped zucchini.
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brandegee
12/19/08

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

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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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asenna
12/19/08

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

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

Love it.
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