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I love my job. It's absolutely wonderful to work for real money, to work around people who tell me they appreciate my skills, and to work with other computer geeks. Work has a really casual atmosphere, with a lot of bantering between employees. Level in the company is insignificant when it comes to the bantering - everyone from the CEO/Founder to the gofers participate. There's a little under 50 people in the company. Weeee! I love my car. It is an absolutely wonderful car, even if it doesn't have as much power as I could wish. It drives beautifully, and the ACT clutch and Flyin' Miata flywheel were great additions (not recommended for those who want a passive Miata, but great for the aggressive Miata driver). I'm looking at other things I should do to/for the engine. I'm also planning on putting Falken Azenis RS on it the next time it needs tires. I wonder how they'll do in the wet compared to the Toyo Proxies T1-S... nugget and I are going to Japan soon. I have never been out of the US, so this will be quite an experience for me. I'm really excited about it, but I don't tend to act very excited... Nugget oozes enough excitement for the both of us. ;) Ummm... what else? I dunno. I miss driving around the country with a trailer camping at state parks. Staying in hotels when I travel is always... Different? A little off? Almost a treat, but somehow not. *shrug* I dunno. I'm just weird. My jaw is doing fairly well (post wisdom teeth removal). I was in for a check up today. It turns out I have a "medium" dry socket on my lower right, and a "minor" one on my lower left. The one on the left is so small, the dentist almost couldn't see it, and it hasn't hurt me at all. The one on the right has caused two brief instances of some pretty bad pain, but not the worst I've ever had. My baseline pain level is to almost-unnoticeable at this point. Eating pulls it up to noticeable, but not bad. Oh, and my stitches are starting to come out (EEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!) Tags: miata, random, travel
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1) Z3s aren't fast. 2) It has more power than a Z3? Where do you get your stats? The original Miata had 166hp. It was upped to 128 in '94 (my year). Up to 133 in '96, to 142 in '99, and I believe it's 148hp now. The Mazdaspeed Miata, the most powerful stock Miata ever, has 178 hp and 166 lb-ft torque. These are all at the crank. At the rear wheels, based on a dyno of another '94M, I have 99hp, and 95 lb-ft torque. In comparison, the Z3 2.8L has 193 hp and 206 lb-ft torque at the crank, while the Z3 3.0 has 225 hp and 214 lb-ft torque at the crank. No Miata has ever been more powerful. The Z3, however, weighs a good deal more. Based on 0-60 times, the Mazdaspeed Miata might have a chance keeping up with the Z3 2.3L on a strait line, but it would take the right driver (I've seen 0-60 times on the Mazdaspeed Miata from 6.6 seconds to 8 seconds, while the z3 2.3L on that site shows 0-60 in 6.5 seconds). Throw a corner at them, and the Miata would pull ahead. Remember, those comparisons were with the most powerful stock Miata ever. Mine is significantly less powerful, though it weighs a little less. When I've attempted to "race" coming off a stop light, I seem to be about even with a typical pickup - the F150, Silverado 1500 variety. The Miata is not fast in a strait line. (yes, that was probably overkill, but I like spouting information when I have it)
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