I've probably driven close to 100 V8 Miatas. The guy that founded Monster Motorsports was a local guy that contracted my company to do all of the wheel and tire packages for the completed cars after they got their big overhauls. He literally created the "Monster Miata". Base model was a Ford 302 crate motor with brakes, suspension and diff from the RX7. Some customers opted for MUCH scarier motor packages such as a Supercharged 351. Unfuckingreal.I wish you guys could have heard my Father-in-Law's Miata with the 500hp V8 and side pipes. One of the only cars that has ever really scared me while driving in a straight line.