What happens when you take the stiffest and most refined Miata ever built, and then have Flyin’ Miata cram a fire-breathing small block V-8 under the hood? You get one of the best cars I have ever driven. Period.
This is Atomic Betty and she has stolen my heart.
With more than 400 horsepower and an equal measure of torque, Atomic Betty takes the power and thrust of a Corvette, and cuts a few hundred pounds. The results are staggering to say the least. Despite the insertion of the large engine, very little of Betty has been altered, and from the exterior she looks like a stock NC Miata to 99-percent of onlookers. If you prefer the idea of a “sleeper,” Betty is about the best you can get.
Best of all, the weight balance has barely been changed and overall weight gain from the new engine is less than putting a full-size male in the passenger seat. That means that same handling and crispness of the Miata remains, there just happens to be almost three-times as much power at the call of your right foot.
Hell. Yes.
Continue to read more about Flyin’ Miata’s V-8 powered NC Miata Atomic Betty.
Mazda MX-5 Miata "Atomic Betty" by Flyin' Miata - Driven originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 8 August 2014 12:00 EST.
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