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Re: Mazda MX5 (Miata, I think)

To: HIGHKIX4@aol.com
Subject: Re: Mazda MX5 (Miata, I think)
From: "Stephen McCartney" <sgam@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 03:28:45 GMT
Cool!
One question, though:

*Pushrod* 2L?  Is that a bored out 1600?

>From: HIGHKIX4@aol.com
>To: sgam@hotmail.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Mazda MX5 (Miata, I think)
>Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 21:36:45 EDT
>
>I am not sure what model it was, or if it was stock,
>but I quite easily walked away from  a Miata.  I have a
>67 pushrod 2L, 5spd bored .040 over, with free flowing
>exhaust and 240Z carbs, ported head, and big valves
>so mabe it wasnt too fair.  I downshifted to
>4th at about 60 or so MPH (dont know for sure
>speedo dosnt work)  and shifted back to 5th
>at 5K, no need to press on to 6K as he was
>pretty far back and discouraged.  So maybe he
>could take me on the corners, dont know that yet.......
>I would guess in an exteme situation I could have used
>a bit of third and then all of fourth, so there was quite a bit left
>for other faster cars....
>Having fun in Chesapeake Va
>Jim

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