NA vs NB miata
#22
well I do plan on doing a turbo
a mad dog roll bar (for safety). idk the list could be small but turn into a never ending slew of things to do with the car
right now I'm working with 6 -8k looking for a car whether it be NA or NB.
as for what I want car to do? kick some *** on the road ( the car passion channels ability to walk mustangs is low key my goal) and maybe autoX. I am not entirely sure but I for sure would love to handle the suspension and brake before I go full on turbo.
I'm just in it for the general info which you guys gave me a lot of good stuff to work with.
I'm just torn. I might start NA? then go NB? I love the looks and style and charm of the NA but the nb is just statistically better. I wish there was a middle ground.
a mad dog roll bar (for safety). idk the list could be small but turn into a never ending slew of things to do with the car
right now I'm working with 6 -8k looking for a car whether it be NA or NB.
as for what I want car to do? kick some *** on the road ( the car passion channels ability to walk mustangs is low key my goal) and maybe autoX. I am not entirely sure but I for sure would love to handle the suspension and brake before I go full on turbo.
I'm just in it for the general info which you guys gave me a lot of good stuff to work with.
I'm just torn. I might start NA? then go NB? I love the looks and style and charm of the NA but the nb is just statistically better. I wish there was a middle ground.
#26
TIL that all 03-05 have TF diffs. I, along with about half the internet, it seems, thought that it was just 03.
Downsides to 01-02: Plagued with VVT issues, heavy, the projector headlights actually suck really bad, especially compared to a $200 retrofit in an NB1. Also: Gurl u faaatttttt.
Anyways, i suggest an S2000.
Downsides to 01-02: Plagued with VVT issues, heavy, the projector headlights actually suck really bad, especially compared to a $200 retrofit in an NB1. Also: Gurl u faaatttttt.
Anyways, i suggest an S2000.
#28
There's a TSB for the early VVT cars that to some effect says "CEL on for VVT something or other, we don't know how to fix it, throw a ton of parts at it."
Likely not something that matters with a non-standard ECU, but i've seen it on a couple cars now. Doesn't seem to run any different, you just get a CEL for something related to VVT, dont' remember the actual code. Been 2 years since i've dealt with the last one.
Likely not something that matters with a non-standard ECU, but i've seen it on a couple cars now. Doesn't seem to run any different, you just get a CEL for something related to VVT, dont' remember the actual code. Been 2 years since i've dealt with the last one.
#33
Oh no when I said dozen I meant "reported on tha interwebz", shoulda been more clear. It's entirely possible the issue is much greater, but I haven't seen it be that bad, and when I was researching it when mine had it, I found very little info and very few people complaining about it.
But, you guys can pry my beloved NB1s out of my cold, lifeless, grubby, dickbeaters.
#34
I have a 92. I’ve spent two years turning it into an NB2, part by part. I’m not done yet.
On the other hand, here in GA I don’t have to take all my turbo **** out every two years to pass emissions because it’s over 25 years old. Rwyatt’s build thread makes me very happy about that.
On the other hand, here in GA I don’t have to take all my turbo **** out every two years to pass emissions because it’s over 25 years old. Rwyatt’s build thread makes me very happy about that.
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I owned all 3 generations and hands down my 02 nb2 is by far the best.
94 NA: pop up headlights, and older styling wasn't to my liking. Plus needs fender roll for 225 tires.
99 nb1 sport: good platform, chassy more flexible than nb2 and worse headlights.
02 nb2: my current and favorite miata. Vvt adds a nice torque boost, factory under bracing stiffens up the car nicely, good headlights and a bit nicer styling vs nb1.
in a perfect world I will have a red msm with a built Vvt swap and ms3. Basically all my mods in a red msm frame.
94 NA: pop up headlights, and older styling wasn't to my liking. Plus needs fender roll for 225 tires.
99 nb1 sport: good platform, chassy more flexible than nb2 and worse headlights.
02 nb2: my current and favorite miata. Vvt adds a nice torque boost, factory under bracing stiffens up the car nicely, good headlights and a bit nicer styling vs nb1.
in a perfect world I will have a red msm with a built Vvt swap and ms3. Basically all my mods in a red msm frame.