So for $5000 I can get a pretty nice Miata or 944....
04-02-2004, 02:10 AM
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Best answer yet...
I posted this question to the other thread by mistake
Which would YOU rather have?
944/Turbo/S/S2
Mazda Miata/Turbo (whatever parts you can get for the same money)
Porsche Boxster
BMW Z4 3.1
Honda S2000
Audi TT Roadster
Nissan 350Z Roadster
????????
I think there should be a poll!
I choose the 350Z Roadster
-Chris
04-02-2004, 03:16 AM
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...I'll bite my tongue here and practice self control, but I stand by my previous statements. And there's no way on God's green earth an 83 944 will touch a 90 G60 in a straight line. lol. Sorry.
Anyhow...have I owned a 944? Well, yes and no. I had an 88 944-S for about two weeks. I say I've never owned one because in the time I had it, I put less than 1000 miles on it and mayeb only popped the hood twice to wipe things down. I have been a 944 follower since I was about 8 years old, and I am not new to racing or tuning.
I agree with you that the SRT-4 is more bang for the buck...in a straight line...than the MazdaSpeed Miata. But in the twisties? There's no WAY I'd pick the Neon if a road course or canyon/mountain runs were my forte over that Miata!
But when all is said and done, even though I think the 944 is not any better in a straight line than a Miata, or a Cavalier, or my '89 Cadillac for that matter...the 944 is still my first choice if it were my $5000 in question. I've just yet to see ANY n/a 8v 944 break a 16-second 1/4 mile, that's all.
Anyhow...have I owned a 944? Well, yes and no. I had an 88 944-S for about two weeks. I say I've never owned one because in the time I had it, I put less than 1000 miles on it and mayeb only popped the hood twice to wipe things down. I have been a 944 follower since I was about 8 years old, and I am not new to racing or tuning.
I agree with you that the SRT-4 is more bang for the buck...in a straight line...than the MazdaSpeed Miata. But in the twisties? There's no WAY I'd pick the Neon if a road course or canyon/mountain runs were my forte over that Miata!
But when all is said and done, even though I think the 944 is not any better in a straight line than a Miata, or a Cavalier, or my '89 Cadillac for that matter...the 944 is still my first choice if it were my $5000 in question. I've just yet to see ANY n/a 8v 944 break a 16-second 1/4 mile, that's all.
04-02-2004, 04:51 AM
#63
Three Wheelin'
Originally posted by RacingPorsche
Which would YOU rather have?
944/Turbo/S/S2
Mazda Miata/Turbo (whatever parts you can get for the same money)
Porsche Boxster
BMW Z4 3.1
Honda S2000
Audi TT Roadster
Nissan 350Z Roadster
Which would YOU rather have?
944/Turbo/S/S2
Mazda Miata/Turbo (whatever parts you can get for the same money)
Porsche Boxster
BMW Z4 3.1
Honda S2000
Audi TT Roadster
Nissan 350Z Roadster
Otherwise if we are talking the same price and I had about $40k to spend I would get a new Miata and still have about $15k to spends on making it really fast. Of course this isn't the choice that makes the most sense but I have always had a thing for Miata's.
Here is a dyno chart from my Miata(the one that I would build that is)
Stroker kit
FMII turbo
