[wannafbody]

Well, in my quest for a fun, relatively inexpensive car I crossed to the dark side. It's not quite a Ford, so it's beyond the dark side, it's a Mazda Miata. The car is solid with a new clutch, muffler and tires and a relatively low mileage engine. After inquiring about the car I realized the owner was a friend of one of my friend's dad(saw the car at church this morning). After I settled on the deal he says...oh and I got an extra head I'll throw in and the hard top too. Not a bad day.

This post has been edited by wannafbody: Jul 6 2009, 12:45 AM

[sgarnett]

The oil filter is under the intake manifold. The easiest way to access it is to turn the steering all the way to the left and reach in through the wheel well. A lot of people use a disposable diaper to catch the oil that spills when you unscrew the filter. I use a Coolwhip tub and a little funnel or gutter I made by bending a piece of aluminum flashing.

If the car wasn't set up for C-stock, I'd install a filter relocation kit. There are several to choose from.

I'd suggest researching lift points on miata.net.

Not long ago, I saw a Miata with a built 383 LS6.

[CrashTestDummy]

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I'd suggest researching lift points on miata.net.

Not long ago, I saw a Miata with a built 383 LS6.

They work well with pretty-stock LSx motors:

http://www.pbase.com/beagleracing/the_lsx_project

He did pretty well in SM (or was is SM2?) with this one at the first SCCA Southwest Division 2009 Divisionals.