New to turbo miatas
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New to turbo miatas
Hello my name is Ben and I am in the process of buying a NA miata with a 60 trim turbo. This is my first ever miata but this seems to be a good deal. Once I buy it I will make a build thread. The car has the motor pulled so I would have to put it back in but it comes with a 60 trim turbo. They want 1200 bucks and i would still need to buy some things to get it running. To my knowledge it needs a driveshaft, radiator, fmic and piping, clutch, tuning and ecu and maybe some other small things. Is this a good deal?
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There is no ad actually. It's a friend of a friend who got the car from a roommate that used it as payment when he couldn't pay rent. I will get all the details soon. Sorry for the lack of info
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#12
Better off buying an unmolested 94+...
I can find them reliably for 2200-3500.
Unless you're dying to burn time and money. The rear end on the 1.6's are ok... they are prone to failure above stock power. Also if it's a short-nose crank then that's a loose cannon. Maybe good maybe not... Bigger brakes on the 94+ etc... I bought a 90 and now have a 90 with a 99 motor and 2003 rear end. blah blah blah. Not a platform I'd like to start with unless It was practically given to me for free.
I can find them reliably for 2200-3500.
Unless you're dying to burn time and money. The rear end on the 1.6's are ok... they are prone to failure above stock power. Also if it's a short-nose crank then that's a loose cannon. Maybe good maybe not... Bigger brakes on the 94+ etc... I bought a 90 and now have a 90 with a 99 motor and 2003 rear end. blah blah blah. Not a platform I'd like to start with unless It was practically given to me for free.
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Better off buying an unmolested 94+...
I can find them reliably for 2200-3500.
Unless you're dying to burn time and money. The rear end on the 1.6's are ok... they are prone to failure above stock power. Also if it's a short-nose crank then that's a loose cannon. Maybe good maybe not... Bigger brakes on the 94+ etc... I bought a 90 and now have a 90 with a 99 motor and 2003 rear end. blah blah blah. Not a platform I'd like to start with unless It was practically given to me for free.
I can find them reliably for 2200-3500.
Unless you're dying to burn time and money. The rear end on the 1.6's are ok... they are prone to failure above stock power. Also if it's a short-nose crank then that's a loose cannon. Maybe good maybe not... Bigger brakes on the 94+ etc... I bought a 90 and now have a 90 with a 99 motor and 2003 rear end. blah blah blah. Not a platform I'd like to start with unless It was practically given to me for free.
Right now my budget is right around 2 grand. I was hoping to get this car for 1000 and get it running for right around another thousand. My goal is a turbo miata that will be driven on the track and random nice sunny days.
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Unless your idea of "track" is driving to the local hardware store.
Just getting a beat to crap turbo miata like that up to date on maintenance and more or less ready to drive onto a track, will run you close to another 1k
Its your money and time though.
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I feel like you're a complete and utter noob and have not even a pubic hair worth of knowledge or experience on this subject, and are in for a very rude awakening.
Unless your idea of "track" is driving to the local hardware store.
Just getting a beat to crap turbo miata like that up to date on maintenance and more or less ready to drive onto a track, will run you close to another 1k
Its your money and time though.
Unless your idea of "track" is driving to the local hardware store.
Just getting a beat to crap turbo miata like that up to date on maintenance and more or less ready to drive onto a track, will run you close to another 1k
Its your money and time though.