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Old 06-24-2011, 02:33 PM   #12
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I doubt the miata will be more economical. I supercharged my cavalier for 1500. i'd be looking at 3 times that to supercharge a miata.
You never mentioned you had to s/c the Miata...speaking completely from a consumable standpoint, Miatas cost very little to track...very light on tires, brakes and gas.

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i'll have to play a bit with suspension setup... i would have never imagined that somebody would tell me the car is too stiff with such low spring rates. keep in mind the rear sway bar is more of a torsion beam stiffener than a true sway bar. (the center of the bar actually sits up in the torsion beam, not mount to the frame)
It's not that the spring rates are necessarily too stiff, but when combined with suspension travel, motion ratios, friction circles, and roll stiffness...they are not effective.

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Get someone with more experience to drive your car. See how it handle for them. I've driven a few people's cars that complained of poor handling, and it was mostly due to poor technique.
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