15 secs is no big whoop. And if he drags, why does he still have the governor??? If you drive an Isuzu car, you can run 10's on a stock bottom end, saving you major $$$.
Synchroless gears rock for racing, they arent used in production cars cuz they wear out faster.
Dragging is pretty pointless. I'm not a fan. AutoX/time trailing/hillclimbs is a much better measure of car and driver.
Hate to say it but Miatas will outhandle just about anything, esp. with suspension mods. They might be girley, but are fucking fun to drive.
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