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Hey guys & girls! I'm back. Again. With a Miata #6.
Say hello to "Nugget", my newly acquired '97 Miata track toy. It's currently at 114k miles.
I've had the car shipped from Oregon to California and it just arrived yesterday. I've yet to put it up on the lift but here are all the modifications I've identified so far:
Suspension
KYB GR2 shocks with stock springs
RB front sway bar
RB front sway bar brace
Engine
Kraftwerks Rotrex supercharger
AEM F/IC 6
AEM wideband
Raceland header and an unknown exhaust (probably eBay)
Interior
Hard Dog double diagonal roll bar with a harness bar
The tune on F/IC is far from great. It runs around 10.5:1 at load and bugs down on tip-in. Obvious solution? MegaSquirt! Currently waiting for MSLabs MS3 to come in the mail. Will get the car tuned by a professional as soon as I find the time to install it.
Short-term plan:
Chassis
FM frame rails
Interior
Momo Monte Carlo 320mm steering wheel
NRG short hub with NRG quick release
Cobra Imola S seat
6 point harness
Engine
MSLabs MS3Ecotec LE5
Long-term plan:
Suspension
TrackSpeed 11.75" Dynapro BBK with DTC-60s
Feal 441 Road Race coiloversXida V2 800/500
Polyurethane bushings all around
New hubs and other wear items
Engine
VVT head
Squaretop or Skunk2 intake manifold
640cc EV14 injectors
Racing Beat header
TDR overdrive pulley
Oil cooler
Coolant reroute
Cross-flow radiator
Chassis
Door bars
Fender braces
Aero
Many track days
As a bonus, here is a picture of my daily driver (2016 Cadillac ATS-V sedan 6 speed manual):
The new engine is in the car. It starts and IDLEs superbly. Waiting on a few minor components (vacuum distribution block, air filter), but I'm planning to pick up the car from the shop on Wednesday.
Low mileage (under 20K miles) LE5 from 2008 Malibu
Retained power steering (although I might have to ditch it when I go turbo, for intercooler piping clearance)
1320 Performance Polaris header, custom 2 1/4" downpipe into 200 cell 2.5" cat into 2.5" Yonaka (eBay) exhaust
E67 ECU with an unknown tune (was dyno tuned by PO)
The suspension is pretty much done:
Xida V2 800/500
Polyurethane bushings in NA control arms
New upper ball joints
New extended lower ball joints
New LE tie rod ends
New Treasure Coast blueprinted front hubs with ARP studs
RB hollow front sway bar
RB rear sway bar (will probably replace with an OEM rear bar, will see after testing)
I'm going to try making it to a drift event my friend is hosting on March 18th where I'll be able to do an initial shakedown. I will need to install my 3.9:1 Type 2 Torsen with Delrin mounts, new rear hubs w/ ARP studs, and LRB undertray before the event. After the event, I'm going to install the following (have all the components already):
Brakes
Wilwood master cylinder
Wilwood prop valve with remote adjuster
TSE gen 2 front brakes
Braided lines in the rear
DTC-60 pads
15x9 Advanti S2 w/ 225/45/15 NT01s
Blackbird Fabworx rear spoiler
Chassis & safety
Frame rails
Door bars
Car Make Corns green stitch suede seats
6 point G-Force harnesses (will upgrade to Schroth Profi 2x2 later)
Misc
New speakers & stereo
Oil pressure and oil temp gauges
Cappuccino washer bottle
Hood prop shock
Hoping to complete the whole car by the end of March so I can get it corner balanced and start going to events next month.