Renesis powered Miata listed on ebay.
04-05-2012, 11:16 AM
#1
Renesis powered Miata listed on ebay.
Came across this little rocket on ebay. Thought I would share. It is not a perfect car but a good start and improvement over a spec miata. My first concern is that I do not see any oil coolers. Of course the paint leaves a lot to be desired too.
Correction, they say it has a large oil cooler.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-...item3cc4736eee
Correction, they say it has a large oil cooler.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-...item3cc4736eee
Last edited by Highway8; 04-05-2012 at 12:30 PM.
04-05-2012, 11:47 AM
#2
Momentum Keeps Me Going
cOOL.... I might bid if I was out there, need a ride first thou. Too many ???, condition of motor and history, and kind of a weak excuse for selling... I mean why did he build it anyway .. on a dare? Now saying not enough time??? Possible but weird...
04-05-2012, 12:35 PM
#4
Looks like the car was built as a toy/advertisment for the car dealership.
Motor came out of an 04 but unknown on the mileage. I am sire the seller will answer all questions.
Agreed about the megan coilovers, but thats not a big deal. They will work or can be easy changed out. Honestly a custom spring rate and valving needs to be done.
Motor came out of an 04 but unknown on the mileage. I am sire the seller will answer all questions.
Agreed about the megan coilovers, but thats not a big deal. They will work or can be easy changed out. Honestly a custom spring rate and valving needs to be done.
04-05-2012, 05:13 PM
#7
They say they have engine bay pics but couldn't post them after the bidding started...
I'm not saying this is an indication of the quality of work, but come on... engine bay pics should have been VERY high on the list when we're talking about an engine swapped car. Considering that is pretty much the single largest modification, I would expect that to follow immediately after the basic pics of the exterior. Assuming the swap was done well, you can fix a lot of the other stuff and still get a decent deal out of it if the price is right.
I'm not saying this is an indication of the quality of work, but come on... engine bay pics should have been VERY high on the list when we're talking about an engine swapped car. Considering that is pretty much the single largest modification, I would expect that to follow immediately after the basic pics of the exterior. Assuming the swap was done well, you can fix a lot of the other stuff and still get a decent deal out of it if the price is right.
04-05-2012, 05:26 PM
#8
For those of you who missed the Q & A section where the seller directs you to the engine bay pics, http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dd...er_id=55970363
04-05-2012, 05:44 PM
#9
lol why are they still running the coolant through the throttle body???
Project has a "i don't really care for the end result" feel to it ... areas are def overlooked and rushed ... however, it is not TERRIBLE
"Approximately 300 horsepower???" Lol wut ... more like 200
Project has a "i don't really care for the end result" feel to it ... areas are def overlooked and rushed ... however, it is not TERRIBLE
"Approximately 300 horsepower???" Lol wut ... more like 200
Last edited by stinksause; 04-05-2012 at 05:48 PM.
04-06-2012, 08:58 PM
#19
I've seen this car in person at the track. Build quality aside, the owner seemed genuine enough. I found it interesting that he hooked up an alternator switch to turn it off in the straights. I don't really know if it does anything or not but he seemed to think the engine gains about 30 hp when switched off. I wonder if having it off causes other problems though...
Last edited by yale02; 04-06-2012 at 09:02 PM.
04-07-2012, 12:31 PM
#21
Momentum Keeps Me Going
I've seen this car in person at the track. Build quality aside, the owner seemed genuine enough. I found it interesting that he hooked up an alternator switch to turn it off in the straights. I don't really know if it does anything or not but he seemed to think the engine gains about 30 hp when switched off. I wonder if having it off causes other problems though...
