Yeah I agree Jake 16 is a great road, and definitely less traveled than 129. As I have mentioned before there are several other 'must drive' roads in the BOTD area that are also very, very good as well. I average 5000+ miles per driving season running the mountain roads of NC/SC/TN/KY/VA/WV.
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It's pretty decent. I bought the car with a blown up 2.0 so that's the primary reason for doing the swap. I know people are removing good running 2.0 to install the 2.5 but personally I don't think I'd go through the trouble or expense.
Nice choice! There seems to be several Miata owners around here on mk7. I have a 2.5 swapped NC and I'm in the process of doing a LFX engine swap on an NB.
After you follow 16 up to Tazewell this is the route to get you there:
https://goo.gl/maps/JBE3N4e4LfD1Upht5
Matties place is a cool little Amish cafe/deli.
There are tons and tons of incredible driving roads within 3 hours of us Jake. As a matter of fact these roads are one of the main...
BoD is a great road! As far as police presence goes it's pretty light. I've never seen one shooting radar there since I started driving it in 2012. Don't forget about Burke's Garden if you're up that way too. I was up there in my Miata for an annual driving event a couple weeks ago and road...
I usually make it out to the gap a couple times per driving season in my Miata. There are a LOT more roads around the Southeast though. I moved from PA to NC to be closer to the good stuff! Some of my friends put together this excellent resource: https://mibforum.com/miatasinboone/roads/
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