Rokomis' Car History and Turbo Miata Build
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It all started when I got a ride with my brother at SCCA National Tours in San Diego when I was 12. I was hooked on motor-sports from that point on. While learning to drive my dad had a 93 Miata which I learned how to drive stick in with my permit. When I was 16 I found myself a cherry S13 hatchback the lady up the street owned, complete with a 5spd!
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After a few years of driving that, I finished high-school and landed a decent job and purchased myself a BMW Z3.
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I quickly signed myself up for BMWCCA autocross and went down the rabbit hole.
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I modified the Z3 with just about every n/a bolt on and suspension part I could find. The little 2.8L managed to dyno at 200WHP! This is nearing 95 M3 territory.
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College tuition and medical issues had cropped up so I decided to let go of the BMW and hunt for something more practical while I got everything sorted out.
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I was on the search for another Miata or 240sx and I spent months searching for the right one. One day I decided to check auto-trader and found the one. I managed to find a 1992 which was owned by the original owner. The car only had 84,500 miles the day I picked it up.
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I was also lucky the owner had taken the car from his wife and planned on turning it into an autocross toy. The result was a car with koni adjustable, FM springs, eibach sways, clutch, 1.8 front brakes, hard dog rollbar, bipes acu, borla exhaust and a gigantic stack of maintenance papers.
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Now that I had become more stable, I decided to start playing at the autocross again. Going back to the Miata made me learn my basics again, with no aids to lean on.
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Now one year later the only modifications I had done to the car were a fresh set of RT-615k's, seats and a harness.
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Then at the last autocross I was instructing with the BMWCCA and ThePass was attending with his turbo Miata. I was able to drive his car in the morning and was quickly hooked on the idea of boosting the Miata. I had already purchased a Brain built MS2 from gospeed81 and T25, but planned on waiting a bit longer.
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The Monday following the autocross I made a call the BEGi and ordered a BEGi-S kit with the T25 I purchased. The past weekend I installed my MS2, LC-1, VTPS and boost gauge in preparation! I have NEVER installed a stand alone or tuned a car before, the only knowledge I had was the months of reading on the forums. The short version of the story is it payed off and I have had the car running great all week!
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I had originally planned on placing the gauges under my radio but found the radio surround did not have enough room. I had seen some folks place their gauges in the A/C vents and thought why not. After installing them I definitely think it is a great spot for em!
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At this point I am now waiting for BEGi to ship my kit and then the next bit of fun begins!
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After a few years of driving that, I finished high-school and landed a decent job and purchased myself a BMW Z3.
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I quickly signed myself up for BMWCCA autocross and went down the rabbit hole.
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I modified the Z3 with just about every n/a bolt on and suspension part I could find. The little 2.8L managed to dyno at 200WHP! This is nearing 95 M3 territory.
![Name: iE0xVl.jpg
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College tuition and medical issues had cropped up so I decided to let go of the BMW and hunt for something more practical while I got everything sorted out.
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I was on the search for another Miata or 240sx and I spent months searching for the right one. One day I decided to check auto-trader and found the one. I managed to find a 1992 which was owned by the original owner. The car only had 84,500 miles the day I picked it up.
![Name: 638Tal.jpg
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I was also lucky the owner had taken the car from his wife and planned on turning it into an autocross toy. The result was a car with koni adjustable, FM springs, eibach sways, clutch, 1.8 front brakes, hard dog rollbar, bipes acu, borla exhaust and a gigantic stack of maintenance papers.
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Now that I had become more stable, I decided to start playing at the autocross again. Going back to the Miata made me learn my basics again, with no aids to lean on.
![Name: EZPfJl.jpg
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Size: 49.4 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/241063d1683056647-rokomis-car-history-turbo-miata-build-ezpfjl.jpg)
Now one year later the only modifications I had done to the car were a fresh set of RT-615k's, seats and a harness.
![Name: xx6pQl.jpg
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Then at the last autocross I was instructing with the BMWCCA and ThePass was attending with his turbo Miata. I was able to drive his car in the morning and was quickly hooked on the idea of boosting the Miata. I had already purchased a Brain built MS2 from gospeed81 and T25, but planned on waiting a bit longer.
![Name: S2TFSl.jpg
Views: 17
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The Monday following the autocross I made a call the BEGi and ordered a BEGi-S kit with the T25 I purchased. The past weekend I installed my MS2, LC-1, VTPS and boost gauge in preparation! I have NEVER installed a stand alone or tuned a car before, the only knowledge I had was the months of reading on the forums. The short version of the story is it payed off and I have had the car running great all week!
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I had originally planned on placing the gauges under my radio but found the radio surround did not have enough room. I had seen some folks place their gauges in the A/C vents and thought why not. After installing them I definitely think it is a great spot for em!
![Name: BeQgTl.jpg
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Size: 50.7 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/241067d1683056647-rokomis-car-history-turbo-miata-build-beqgtl.jpg)
At this point I am now waiting for BEGi to ship my kit and then the next bit of fun begins!
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