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Can a $500 Miata compete with supercars?

In this episode, I take a $500 Mazda Miata project and push it far beyond its original purpose by turning it into a serious performance build. Through engine upgrades, mechanical improvements, and ...
Every weekend, thousands of hobbyists across the country roll under a half-built Miata or pull […] ...
Another constant remains: a four-cylinder engine. Mazda has always used one for the Miata, way back to the NA, and it’s never really strayed. Sure, there was the turbocharged NB-generation Mazdaspeed, ...