++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

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shortylickens

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Tired of listening to commentators go on and on about how good Jimmy Graham is, about his personal history, about how he's a prototype for TE's, et cetera.

Dear commentators,
1) We all know Graham's personal history by now.
2) Gronkowski was drafted one round before him.
3) Gronkowski is superior in total yardage, yardage per reception, and by far in touchdowns, along with reportedly being a better blocker.
4) Gronkowski > Graham > *

The fact commentators are able to ramble on constantly just goes to show that foot ball is not action packed, edge of your seats entertainment, like the NFL claims it to be.
They are exactly like baseball. 15 seconds of action followed by 2 minutes of teste grabbing.
 

MotF Bane

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So I remembered that a V8 is actually about the same length as an I4.

It does have relation to the bore, for which the MX-5 stock bore is 3.4", and the LS3 bore is 4.06". So that puts the motor to approximately 3" longer. Easy fit in length.
 

MotF Bane

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So to deal with the width, there's some metal that needs trimming, new subframe for installation, the ABS goes into the right rear corner, and the battery needs to go in the trunk or also into the right rear corner.
 

MotF Bane

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Oh yeah, the MX-5 Wikipedia entry says the stock car does 0-60 in 6.5, and the PRHT version does 0-60 in 8.2.

That would be a 1.7 second increase for 80 pounds, which really seems off.
 

MotF Bane

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Found some New Zealander did an LS3 into an NC MX-5, and it is beautifully done, fits wonderfully, plenty of extra room still, everything looks stock. Amazing.