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1. Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: Dave Tietz <mgcats@ij.net>; Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 21:11:04 -0400; In the past few days there have been several references to Miata engines in MGs. Is that happening? How common? Does it fit very well and do you use the whole drive train? Just curious, not intending; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00178.html (7,857 bytes)
2. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>; Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 22:59:34 -0700; There was some talk of this a while back on the MG bbs. Someone mentioned that the engine is too tall. You might as well just put in a V8. The Miata engine is the same size or smaller depending on th; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00180.html (8,465 bytes)
3. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:35:00 EDT; Yes. <How common? No idea. Does it fit very well and do you Yes, and usually just the engine and gearbox (no reason to change the rear end.) Bill /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00193.html (7,822 bytes)
4. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: Dave Tietz <mgcats@ij.net>; Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 17:54:25 -0400; Good to hear from you. You have the same year MGB & Miata as I if I remember correctly. I was just curious. You know, the 1.8L Miata is a bit faster than the stock MG V-8 (like .3 seconds 0-60). Wit; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00262.html (9,583 bytes)
5. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>; Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 17:02:45 -0600 (MDT); Hey Dave, I didn't recognize you! We do have the same year cars, you don't have a '99 Suburban now too do you? :) You back from the digest eh? I finally dropped the miata list. Not much talk there bu; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00265.html (9,290 bytes)
6. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 19:36:24 -0700; I'm just curious what you were thinking of when you wrote the statement above. Each of these cars is/was the world's largest selling sports car of its time, so where does the "underdog" come in? -- M; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00288.html (7,941 bytes)
7. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: <aaronw@wsu.edu>; Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 21:56:18 -0700 (PDT); Nobody expected them to take off like they did? Maybe not in the case of the B (I can't even comment here, my late model B is older than I am), but Mazda was IIRC "crazy" to think that the MX5 would; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00289.html (8,307 bytes)
8. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>; Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 07:47:05 -0700; I have a Miata, everyone, including major publications, thinks its an underpowered "Chick-Car", not a real sports car. I have an MGB, everyone, including major publications, bad mouths it for being u; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00292.html (8,289 bytes)
9. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:59:37 -0700 (PDT); Dan sez - Which publications?? Everything I read (Car and Driver, Road and Track, Autoweek, even occasionally Motor Trend) all love the car... Don't recall them every bad-mouthing it at all from that; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00295.html (9,175 bytes)
10. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 09:40:31 -0700; That makes sense... now I see what Dave was getting at (sometimes I'm rather dense). But in the context of sales, both of those attitudes rather come off as sour grapes... <g> -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00298.html (8,694 bytes)
11. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: Dave Tietz <mgcats@ij.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:32:59 -0400; I think Andrew nailed it. I don't know too much about magazine articles on the cars, what I have seen on the Miata is that it is a nice entry-level Sports Car, but now here is the real performer...; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00337.html (11,099 bytes)
12. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:32:28 -0400; Actually the MGB did not have a "chick-car" image in Britain or in the Far East - from my experience. The MGB TC was the car the Spitfire pilots drove - my god, how less chick-car image can you get?; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00341.html (12,698 bytes)
13. Re: Miata engines in MGs? (score: 1): Author: Dave Tietz <mgcats@ij.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 15:59:13 -0400; Sorry Bob, I guess I should have said "common Sports Cars". They weren't/aren't exotic Sports Cars. I was talking about Sports Cars, and it really goes without saying the MG is a Sports Car. I have r; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00363.html (8,351 bytes)

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