Originally Posted by
edmel89
there are good turbo kits for them out there, including the mazdaspeed set up, but the drivetrain is what kills it, you cant boost the miata to much with the stock rear diff. i dont mind the short ass gears, its fun to drive, but kills me on the high way
Exactly. The diff is weak (even the 1.8 diff is the same that Honda used on the S2000, which isnt perfect either), the tranny is okay but nothing special, the engines are excellent and built extremely well, but too small IMO and painfully slow.
Oh yeah, and it needs lots of chassis stiffening and low profile tires for the best response. I had 205/40s and that performed extremely well.