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Old Dec 10, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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If looks really mattered that much, I probably wouldn't have bought this car.

Have you taken your car to a track yet? What do you honestly think it would run?
Old Dec 10, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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My guess for the V6 would be low 18's. Not sure about the Miata though if it's turbo.
Old Dec 10, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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I don't know, I haven't got to take it to a track yet. The only one I know of is in Denwiddie County.
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My guess for the V6 would be low 18's. Not sure about the Miata though if it's turbo.
LOW 18S? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That's even worse than I expected.

Stock 1.8 miatas of my year have seen high 16s with no trouble. I personally ran a 10.XX 1/8th bone stock on bald economy tires. Slow, I know, but still plenty.

The times on my current setup will have to wait until next spring though.
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Originally Posted by IAmCman
LOW 18S? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That's even worse than I expected.

Stock 1.8 miatas of my year have seen high 16s with no trouble. I personally ran a 10.XX 1/8th bone stock on bald economy tires. Slow, I know, but still plenty.

The times on my current setup will have to wait until next spring though.
145hp Mustang with auto would put down around 120whp give or take then remember it weighs around 3400lbs as well.
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In the book that came with the car, in the glove compartment, it says 245 horsepower.
Old Dec 10, 2005 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Mus96tang
In the book that came with the car, in the glove compartment, it says 245 horsepower.
'96 GTs don't even have 245.
Old Dec 10, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhaahahhahahahaha

you have a v6 not a 5.0
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Originally Posted by Mus96tang
Are you Cman's butt buddy or something?
You go drifting around your neighborhood because that's as far as your mommy let's you?
my momma let me go live 2k miles away from her actually
Old Dec 10, 2005 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Mus96tang
In the book that came with the car, in the glove compartment, it says 245 horsepower.
A 96 GT was only rated at 215, you have 140 BHP so to the wheels about 120 hp. Low 18s maybe high 17s.



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