Frankenmiata Archives

Project Frankenmiata – The Ultimate Miata Coolant Reroute

Posted on June 18, 2012June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

Project Frankenmiata The Ultimate Miata Coolant Reroute by Dave Coleman The lameness of Miata cooling systems is well known. They can reasonably handle the 12-13 hp a naturally-aspirated Miata makes,…

Project Frankenmiata – Failure is ALWAYS an Option

Posted on December 18, 2011June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

Project Frankenmiata: Failure is ALWAYS an Option by Dave Coleman It would be easy to mistake the Eyesore Racing 24 Hours of LeMons juggernaut for a polished, finely…

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Project Frankenmiata – Salvaging the Chassis

Posted on December 21, 2010June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

Project Frankenmiata: Salvaging the Chassis by Dave Coleman Like every good story (assuming Star Wars is every good story), this one started in the middle, ran through to…

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Frankenmiata Dyno Secrets Revealed!

Posted on December 21, 2010June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

Frankenmiata: Dyno Secrets Revealed For The First Time! by Dave Coleman One of the best things about LeMons (and there are a lot of great things…) is the complete engineering…

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Tire Test, LeMons Style: Falken Azenis RT615-K

Posted on May 24, 2010June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

The typical new tire introduction goes like this: The new Pazoosy Jaberwoky XR 745 Ultra R Super Star uses triple-inverted diagonal ply Inconel belts and a directional, asymmetrical tread pattern…

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FrankenMiata – Handling with a Hacksaw

Posted on January 18, 2010June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

Best-Engineered Cars of Lemons – The FrankenMiata Part III: Making it handle with a hacksaw. by Dave Coleman The FrankenMiata is a handling machine. Sure, it slices through fields of $500…

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Frankenmiata – Turbocharging

Posted on October 24, 2009June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

FrankenMiata – Turbocharging for $95.55 By Dave Coleman We didn't need power. We proved that to ourselves by leading more than 6 hours of a LeMons race with our 77…

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Best-Engineered Cars of LeMons

Posted on October 21, 2009June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

The Best-Engineered Cars of LeMons By Dave Coleman The 24 Hours of LeMons is recognized as many things. Incredibly stupid. Safer than OxyContin. A flagrant waste of natural resources.…

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FrankenMiata: Part I – Freebuilding the Engine

Posted on October 18, 2009June 12, 2018
byDave Coleman

FrankenMiata: Part I – Freebuilding the engine By Dave Coleman There is a moment of magic at the end of every engine build. It's that mysterious and suspenseful instant when a…