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[quote=""alienviking""]Now that looks frightening.[/quote]



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I don't understand the bobcat... Unless you are going to replace the hydraulic pumps with something that'll take in and put out more power, performance is going to be essentially unchanged.
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I think we're about to find out if it's possible to rip burnouts with tracks. :lol:
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I’m going to be LS swapping my ND Miata soon. Really want the Texas Speed 427 but it might not be in the budget.
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I'll say nice things at your funeral.
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[quote=""mjannusch""]I don't understand the bobcat... Unless you are going to replace the hydraulic pumps with something that'll take in and put out more power, performance is going to be essentially unchanged.[/quote]
Bingo, hydraulic pumps and finals. I doubt they will be up to any prolonged exposure without some decent modifications or upgrades.
Its also going to be a pig on fuel vs say a Turbo 4cy diesel.
[quote=""Jeff V.""]I think we're about to find out if it's possible to rip burnouts with tracks. :lol: [/quote]

Not a track loader, its a wheeled skid steer. ;)
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About the only thing I'd V8 swap is a 95 or earlier Miata since you can get a CARB exemption for those years. If I weren't in CA (no I'm not moving anytime soon) I'd look at swapping something like a Starion.
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[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]About the only thing I'd V8 swap is a 95 or earlier Miata since you can get a CARB exemption for those years. If I weren't in CA (no I'm not moving anytime soon) I'd look at swapping something like a Starion.[/quote]

Im trying to hold out for a Starion/Conquest, but man nice ones, at a fair price are impossible to find.
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I've run across 2 in the $5-7k range in the bay area I've seriously considered, but then I remember parts are near impossible to find for the engine.
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If I ran across a clean (or semi clean) Quest, I'd have a hard time saying no...
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Lots of good options for the Jeep XJ with the 4.0. But I'd want a NA LS v8 instead of a FI 4.0. At least for me.
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[quote=""Jeff V.""]I'll say nice things at your funeral.[/quote]

Rather die in a 650hp Miata than a 155hp one!
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[quote=""Monochrome""]Rather die in a 650hp Miata than a 155hp one![/quote]

They would still be left questioning your sexual orientation.

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[quote=""ChargerX3""]They would still be left questioning your sexual orientation.

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Naw, they wouldn’t.


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[quote=""ChargerX3""]They would still be left questioning your sexual orientation.

:shrug: [/quote]

Want to ride with me and confirm it?
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[quote=""Monochrome""]Want to ride with me and confirm it?[/quote]

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"that's not the shift knob" :icon23:
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