Flyin’ Miata has been building monstrous V8-powered MX-5 conversions for years, but it appears the threat of more restrictive emissions regulations has brought that phase of the company’s business to ...

Yesterday, Road & Track published some disappointing news: Flyin' Miata is officially out of the V8-swapped ND Miata game. Unless you can find a used one, you'll have to look to other companies such ...

A few years ago when the ND was relatively new, the peeps at Flyin’ Miata did the unthinkable by shoehorning a small-block V8 in the engine bay of the Japanese roadster. Turn-key cars are no longer ...

The Chevrolet LS V8 might be one of the most famous engines of all time. Variants of the engine powered virtually every GM muscle car and truck for the last couple of decades. Notably, it's the ...

Flyin' Miata has been offering turnkey Mazda MX-5 Miatas with V-8 swaps for a number of years, but now the Colorado-based performance shop has given it up. The company cited stricter emissions ...

The Mazda Miata is a fairly common recipient of General Motors LS V8 engine swaps, but it seems many V8 Miata owners choose to build their cars for the road course rather than drag strip. Holley’s ...

With high production numbers and use across multiple generations of vehicles, the LS engine platform is one of the most accessible around — but what exactly makes it so popular? For starters, the LS ...

As opposed to the Seven or fiberglass-bodied Elan, the Europa is more of a grand tourer with sporting credentials. Produced from 1966 to 1975, the first generation wasn’t exactly powerful, but it sure ...

Everyone always loves to talk about a good sleeper, but most of the time, even the ones that are the best at concealing their true performance often have a tell somewhere. Not this innocent-looking ...

If you’re like me, you’ve heard the name Flyin’ Miata for years now, and you probably know that the company specializes in dropping Chevy LS V8s in Mazda Miatas. You may also be like me and never ...