i tested out my car a little more with corners this weekend while cruising lol....its a pro, i dont always need to U-ey so quickly or crazily but when i do, it does its job awesomely.

 

its a fairly good handling and reacts greatly to suspension tuning

 

I have the Progress bars, Tanabe springs and a Tanable strut brace. I routinely take curves at 80+ mph. Xb steering is very flat and predictable, almost neutral with my setup.

 

I went autocrossing with the Windy City Miata Club yesterday,
I have an '05 xB with Goldline springs (2" drop) and 17"
wheels. No other mods.

I kept up with the slowest of the Miata's and even beat an
RX-8 on the course (I think the course was too tight for the
longer RX-8.

I'm still waiting for the finial scores and times to be placed,
but I'm pretty sure I took both the novice and beginners class
driving against true sports cars.

The box handles FAR better then I imagined, and I'm sure
adding an anti-sway bar and frame braces with tighten it up
further helping me get down another 5 seconds and allowing
me to keep up with the Miatas point for point!

 

Oh, I forgot to add, my other two cars are a Porsche 924S
and Porsche 914 1.8L

So I think I'm a pretty fair judge of a cars handling.

 

ah 914 " poor mans porsche" i've wanted one for years.

 

Well, I'm selling my 924S if you are looking for a "fun car".
It just needs a clutch. Strong motor, sunroof delete (to save
weight I guess) and you could easily A/C delete with a $40
kit.

If I wasn't looking to restore my 914, and dumping so much
into my BOP box, I'd pay the money and get the clutch done.

 

a clutch aint no hceap affair in a porsche unless it was a 914 , lol. nah man i'm cool i'd love a 6 banger 914. but i'll just push my fancy towards an ol veedub notchback if i can ever find one