Gonna buy my next Miata.
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Gonna buy my next Miata.
...about 1.5yrs from now. The Navy's got me busy until around Dec '09, so Jan-Feb 2010 is when this will all happen. My '93 is a little long in the tooth, and it needs paint, a Torsen, and very soon a new motor. Better to sell/part and get a newer one.
Here's a list of things I'll be retaining from the '93:
Voodoo **** (very important)
Rollbar
Brakelines
Clutchline
Helium's
RX7 550's
Manual steering rack
Airhorns
Uber-Seat
Everything else down to the shell will go... full turbo setup, all 90-93 specific suspension, body panels, interior, motor... etc.
This car I WOULD BUY if it was a Jan2010 right now:
http://www.miata.net/cgi-bin/isc/cla...revaction=show
In any case, I'll be looking for a base model '99 hopefully with a few things like shocks/rollbar/sways/etc already done to it.
I'll assemble a mostly DIY kit around Megasquirt and a GT2860 and shoot for 200whp on wastegate and 270whp on EBC.
Now... just a few questions.
If there's no PnP by then, I just need a 94-97 CAS for MS on the '99?
And I need a return-style fuel line... the easy solution is to simply replace the fuel dampner with an NA 1.8 FPR (due to the length of the discharge pipe)... and hopefully the fuel return hardline from my '93 back to the tank can be swapped over.
Thoughts? I've got plenty of time.
Here's a list of things I'll be retaining from the '93:
Voodoo **** (very important)
Rollbar
Brakelines
Clutchline
Helium's
RX7 550's
Manual steering rack
Airhorns
Uber-Seat
Everything else down to the shell will go... full turbo setup, all 90-93 specific suspension, body panels, interior, motor... etc.
This car I WOULD BUY if it was a Jan2010 right now:
http://www.miata.net/cgi-bin/isc/cla...revaction=show
In any case, I'll be looking for a base model '99 hopefully with a few things like shocks/rollbar/sways/etc already done to it.
I'll assemble a mostly DIY kit around Megasquirt and a GT2860 and shoot for 200whp on wastegate and 270whp on EBC.
Now... just a few questions.
If there's no PnP by then, I just need a 94-97 CAS for MS on the '99?
And I need a return-style fuel line... the easy solution is to simply replace the fuel dampner with an NA 1.8 FPR (due to the length of the discharge pipe)... and hopefully the fuel return hardline from my '93 back to the tank can be swapped over.
Thoughts? I've got plenty of time.
Last edited by samnavy; 05-04-2008 at 05:46 PM.
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Looks like a good plan. By 2010 that miata you are looking at should cost a grand or two less . Well maybe not.. but yea. i agree with all the upgrades you have to do being a pain. Ive been contemplating selling mine and buying one w/ a torsen, good paint, and just all around newer- but ill most likely just be restoring mine piece by piece. +1 on the NA styling, i prefer it- though i have seen some sexy nbs.
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Sam, just out of curiosity, how much would you want for the car as is...and what does it need...my uncle was thinking about getting another miata in the future...and about all I saw was maybe a torsen and a motor rebuild to be solid as hell?
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No. The MS-II directly supports the NB crank and cam sensors. So long as you run an MS-II CPU, there's no need for an NA CAS.
Why? MS + 550cc = more than enough fuel, and tuning the fixed-pressure NB fuel system shouldn't be too much harder than a regular VE map- just scale the lower rows a bit further down than normal.
And I need a return-style fuel line...
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No. The MS-II directly supports the NB crank and cam sensors. So long as you run an MS-II CPU, there's no need for an NA CAS.
Why? MS + 550cc = more than enough fuel, and tuning the fixed-pressure NB fuel system shouldn't be too much harder than a regular VE map- just scale the lower rows a bit further down than normal.
Why? MS + 550cc = more than enough fuel, and tuning the fixed-pressure NB fuel system shouldn't be too much harder than a regular VE map- just scale the lower rows a bit further down than normal.
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PEOPLE, STOP PM'ING ME FOR PARTS!
I'm not doing anything with the car until early 2010, so no parts of any kind at all. It's kinda funny, but no, you can't call dibs 1.5 years ahead of time either.
I'm not doing anything with the car until early 2010, so no parts of any kind at all. It's kinda funny, but no, you can't call dibs 1.5 years ahead of time either.