One of the most exciting, desirable cars that I've seen in a long long time. I'm so happy that there are still heros raging against the fading of the light and keeping dreams like this alive in the world today. How does insurance work? For those that can afford to pay cash and not miss $75k , paying Miata rates for this monster would be a huge plus... but for those of us peasants that would have to save pennies for years, is there an easy way to get actual insurance coverage on the cost of the kit?

Hershey! Close to my home town. Nice!

Amazing drivers car, well done

What's used for the LSD? Sure it's not the puny stock rear-end? (I guess I missed it in the video, but saw it mentioned in comments it's a 3.91 from a ZL1.)

@@justinv4036 insurance would still be based on the horsepower partially, for sure higher rates

Ikr

180 hours x $100 per hour is 18k, the guys who built this know their stuff so double that- 36k in labor alone. New crate motor- guessing 8k with cam upgrade minimum, 5k for transmission, they didn't mention the rear axle but it sure not stock - another 4k maybe, wheels and tires probably 3k- that's 20k conservative estimate not including new gauge cluster, ecu, exhaust, driveshaft, Brembo brakes ect. 75k for all of that is priced pretty fair.

@@troymyers5181all that to be slower then a built Honda for that money and wouldn’t even handle correctly on the track. It’s money spent to be different and that’s it. Someone has money to blow, at the end of the day I still like it!

​@@troymyers5181company supposedly makes swap kit. Can't really understand point of a kit if it takes so much time and money.

It used to be 50k at flying miata, but that was also 8 years ago. You get yourself awesome performance for less than 100k. Of course the refinement isn’t there, but this build isn’t for everyone.

Keep fighting, brother. Let's see you enjoying that car for many seasons

you and that wrx are gonna steamroll cancer man enjoy the drives

Kick cancer’s ass 💪🏻 stay mentally strong & surround yourself with only positive influences.

Keep doing what you love, finish the drive with no worries

Put down the vape no seriously though wishing you the best

Yes, cool car and great build. The kid driving sounds like a 6th grader. 🤣

That’s a signature Matt Moran-style there!😁

on the dot... you feel his excitement and enjoyment, love it

This guy would smile at a morgue

Anyone would smile in a high powered Miata. Haters gonna hate

But at least at that time it was an original idea. My 1st thought seeing this video, "This was new 35 years ago."

@@Gruuvin1 So what what?

@@ElsinoreRacer so what?

@@84imreplica sorry, my response was for ElsinoreRacer. I fixed it.

@@84imreplica It was made to sound like putting a V-8 in a Miata (and thinking, "Cobra-ish) was a new thing. The guy above kinda makes that point, and I underline it. Not too hard to decipher, Karen.

Who is exited for a Ioniq 5??

@@RogueBeatsARG For the 5 N, a lot of people actually. Hyundai did some unique stuff with that car.

I am not excited over any ionic 5n Hyundai electric cars are boring and Soulless sure my microwave heats up meat faster than my barbecue but I prefer barbecue

I saw a Hyundai Genesis coupe on the road yesterday and was like "Oh yea... This car exists. Imagine if made a N version of this instead."

Excited over the Hyundai Ioniq?! Yeah, sure ... ... all the people who don't care about cars at all.

Makes me wanna do this to my nd2 lol

Thanks Jorge!

I have mix feelings here. Searching………….😂

This „cute miot fraction“ is the worst about the MX5 Community.

Yea man I agree, as I read your comment I was like dang I’ve been watching this dude since 2013 I think. Subaruwrxfan lol. Love the old school reviews

@@strategic_1223 hahaha I almost forgot that he used to be subaruwrxfan! Damn, it’s been a minute for sure haha

Not smog legal.

I bet those are much more complicated space wise. Those yota v8s are huge as hell.

@@_Erogaki Yeah, they had to re-engineer the front, they even gave it a single piece clamshell like a Dodge Viper, different headlights too (from Chrysler Neon). Numerous other upgrades were also done.

At least they stuck with quality Japanese engines.

Monster Miata was doing this in the early 90's with 5.0 Ford V8s with T-5 transmissions. They are still around and they sell the old 5.0 conversions as well as LS conversions.

@@billywild5440ls is surprisingly reliable for how they’re put together out of the factory

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it! A V8 NB sounds even crazier haha. I’m hoping to work in more privately owned cars this year for sure but my passion is helping car shoppers find a new or used car they’ll love.

V8 miatas existed since they were created in 1989 lol. Flyin miata even had a v8 for this generation chassis since 2016

We’ve had V8 Miatas since we’ve had like… the Miata.

@@Sideways_Singhhe literally mentions Flyin Miata at the start lol did u not see the vid?

Someone really wanted top comment

Checkout Tom's Turbo Garage V8 Miata.

These are definitely fun and I’m gonna try to work in more personal cars, but my passion is to provide car buying advice on the new and used stuff.

@@MattMaranMotoring I hear ya. A good mix.

This. New cars are boring as hell.

I also like it when he reviews old cars.

@MakingItHappenMWC is on to something. Maybe a special episode series?

Thanks, I’m glad you liked them! I’ll be doing lots more performance cars these next few months!

You're a real OG, nice.... Hope he stays old school and continues to say "Lets pull on this back road and see how she does."

@@ivanredinger969haha yea. Been a subscriber since the old BRZ days. I think one of my favourite reviews was the red F type. I cannot believe that’s almost 10 years ago. Time flies!

I’m

I’m glad you liked it! I’m gonna try to work more in this year.

Thanks Blaze!

Hopefully he does more!

Ev is a FAKE alternative that will be rug pulled for the masses… They want to get rid of personal vehicles but are trying to fool the normies into thinking that an EV will be the alternative More like: you get to plan ahead and rent for half a day for “the climate dude bro!!”

Cry

Not really, I think you are looking at it the wrong way. I made a Mini Cooper electric my daily driver with some brake and suspension modifications of course, and my two gas cars are my project vehicles that I drive on few occasions.

Yes. When he first hit that throttle, that was my thought. I don't want to electric car anymore.

How? This car costs more than a model 3 performance that comes with a factory warranty And it doesn’t even have traction control lol

I would have thought with the weight difference at the front the cornering would have been affected

@@876jesseJAMES An LS engine like the LS 2 was only about 430 lbs. Really low for a real V 8. The 2 turbos and all the associated plumbing plus rotary engine was about the same therefore no front spring change was needed. Amazing! The increase in torque is the most impressive thing, the car just moves effortlessly. You have to drive it to appreciate how important power to weight ratios are. This will make a believer out of anyone that thinks that a little more weight isn't important. That's just a nonsense thought. I could simply ease the clutch out without adding any gas and the car would just move on with the engine at idle and then could take my foot off the clutch and add throttle. This was with the factory GM tune, very nice to drive. I would post a picture if I knew how, very cool car.

​@@mikes9939 LS in an Fd rx7 sounds perfect! Way better than in a miata because you have a much more capable chassis with room for more tire

A V8 RX-7 is a crime!!!!

Dude, just had to re-subscribe. YT... why?

Yeah I hear that a lot sadly, thanks Brian! Hope you're doing well!

I was just thinking the same thing. Beautiful.

Outside of blue cities, PA is quite beautiful.

I'm betting it's too long

@yeanwang3594 this is a great swap ,with a LS small block Chevy V8 engine under the hood of this Mazda Miata !!! Just imagine if Mazda, itself develop it's own V8 engine and Stuff it in it's rear wheel drive Miata, now that would be cool 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍

I'd prefer if they brought back a 2 or even 3 rotor rx-7 😢, the miata should remain as it is. Maybe a 2.5 l 4 inline at most.

@@glasseyes5844 Too many issues with the rotary...check why RX8's are so cheap in the market. And yes, I owned an RX and I miss it.

Me too! Maybe one day!

Thanks!

Thank you, I really appreciate that 🙏

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it! I didn’t know there were V8 swapped Soltices, if someone offers one I’d definitely be up for that!

That would have been Monster Miata, they are still around, and they still make kits for the older Miatas

Legality and EPA I believe.

…and cost. They just weren’t making money tying up the shop doing the builds.

What do you mean tying up the shop? What else does the shop do? I thought all they did was do V8 conversions and sell parts.

​@@mikethebeginner Lots of parts.

Thanks, I appreciate it! At the current rate it should hit 500k tonight!

But you're still stuck with a soulless corvette

It’s funny from every review of the edelbrock g force supercharger for those I’ve heard they are one of the biggest headaches out there.

2022 Camaro is the LT1. This is an LS3.

@@kresnik_ssmore like 800-900lbs more .

"Nothing" compares on road or track? That doesn't sound right to me

@@Element_y for the money new I’m sure he’s prefacing .

@@IReahpZz fair enough. If we're specifically talking 'new' only

I thought that was cool too, but four exits like a Corvette would blow minds! 👍🏻

Yea dude got ripped off

@@Piznick64 that's entirely based on perspective. (Plus pretty sure he's just borrowing it for a video) You can pay someone to do it, do it well, and have it come out looking like a stock Miata, but drive like an ac cobra and have all the bells and whistles figured out with all new parts Or you can put several hundred hours of labour into one with used parts that will look like whatever kind of effort you put in, and depending on how much you spend or don't spend, that might have you pretty high up in the spending bracket. Granted if you spent 50k, you'd still have a car the blows the doors off everything in it's price bracket that's not a laptop civic or a bubbad small block Chevy, and punches well above it's weight class too. While being reasonably comfortable. My point in my comment more or less was yes, for 100k-140k you can get similar if not better price to performance/smiles per gallon than this car, and you could also dyi it with used parts and save tens of thousands of not more in dollars. And it's not like it's not dope, and worth the money if you have it. But to someone who can barely afford his $6500 c4 repair costs and such while wrenching himself, this is as unobtainable as a Ferrari/Lambo/my actual dream car(C6 zr1)

​@@Piznick64 did not get ripped off. Very few people can do a project this big. Most project cars stay on hiatus indefinitely. Paying a skilled team to build you a turn key car isn't cheap, it is what it is.

Not everyone's a wrench, like myself, so I'd have to win the lotto for something like this...and I would!

You're getting a lot more than just the motor for $75k. Did you not pay attention in the video? Motor, exhaust, new tires, suspension, steering wheel, gauges, gear box, shifter, bigger brake rotors and pads, etc. It's a whole kit you're buying, not just the motor. Plus you have to pay for labor to swap it all out.

it's faster IRL than on paper. nd2 does 0-60 in 5.7s and that's with needing to shift to 3rd gear. If 2nd gear hit 60 it'd be in the 5.0s range which is quicker than most V8 cars from 15-20 yrs ago. From a red light I took a 97 mustang gt w/ the 4.6 in it.

@@Michael-li3id So you make the car super lightweight and small and then erase that advantage by using a weak motor so it turns in Honda Accord V6 times? No way. I would put a turbo 4 in it.

@@Digiphex as an ND2 owner the engine isnt weak, it's appropriate. Could it use more power? Sure, in 10% of situations I wouldn't mind more power. Other 90% of the time it's adequate or more than adequate. the nd2 redline is 7,500 RPM. Adding a turbo would knock the redline down to 6,500, and only allow for about 3k rpm of torque. The literal purpose of roadsters is having a free-revving engine with a high redline. adding a turbo to a roadster is like asking to remove the bed from a pickup. Their purpose is to haul stuff.

@@Michael-li3id There is no roadster organization regulating the "purpose of roadsters." And thank god, because then we wouldn't have the 382 HP Z4 roadster, 3.8 to 60.

@@Digiphex Z4 is a great car, except they didn't come in manual until this year I almost bought an 02 m roadster for $32k, which is what my new Miata cost.

You could, you could also k swap it, or ecoboost or j series swap it and it'd be a nutty little ride. But the point of this is to be a modern AC cobra.

Yeah just not enough tire on it!! A 370z LS swap would be more manageable as you can easily run 305’s on the back

@@07wrxtr1 id sooner update/upgrade a c4/c3 Vette. They weight about the same, and would require less to swap in a cammed LS into.

You can, and Sarasota Super Sport Performance offers a turbo upgrade package too.

It doesn't destroy the handling, the V8 isn't that much heavier than the motor that's in it. You can't beat on it mindlessly like the underpowered 4 cyl version, but it really isn't as bad as you'd think.

That tunnel at 06:22 is the same tunnel from those crash videos xD

4:32

It’s what makes the LS so great for swaps. It’s dimensions are so compact and it’s reasonably affordable compared to other V8s, it’s the perfect motor for swaps

Good Luck mate

Strip it and do a V8 manual swap. Or even a V6 manual swap would be nice, think the is350 306hp 3.5 with the is250 manual 6spd.

@@michaelangelo5783 thanks for the reply . I am going to keep it an all matching numbers car for a future collector . It will only go up in value . 10 years from now my prediction is 15-to 20 thousand for a really nice all original Miata .

If you used proper punctuation and grammar, I would have understood your ramblings 😂😂😂

English?

I understand you

It's not a sales ad It's not about you

@@zgSH4DOW y'all can chill for this man all you want but there is no way that this man can be taken seriously saying that the Corvette e Ray is a worse by than a LS swapped Miata

Not a single soul, not one. Cares about what you think.

@@Broke2FastGarage it's a good thing I don't need your approval to comment. Like I said, you can shill for this man all you want