Really? Another Miata thread....

[Kaan]

These are all people taking the rules to the extreme, so what happens when the rules are already asking for motor mods? People push THAT the the extreme. The goal posts are just moving further away for people that want to join it.

This is exactly my problem with those rules.   I can hear the rationale "well everyone was buying $10k built engines anyway!"  (SOME were, but not all)  "... so a built engine with Roush head and built bottom end will actually be cheaper!"
but all that means is the guys with cubic dollars are going to take the $9k crate motors and then build them up too.
And every part on that list has potential for hyper optimization.
All you can hope for really is that all that the extra money spent results in minimal gainz


but I still think Ryan should build his car into one......

WHEN someone buys the $7240 crate motor THEN builds it with a $1980 head and $460 oversized pistons... and there is an advantage, that will be the new norm. just like Rossini/Sunbelt motors are the norm in SM.

The only way to stop that would be to go to NP01 sealed motor system that mazda has. If you don't, they will spend +$10k with the crate motor, head, pistons, low friction rings, low friction coating, etc.