Last question edition >>27810382I need to get my Miata engine sutter, and cooling issues resolved this weekend. It's top down weather, how's your Miata running?What can be done to help prevent sweaty back with leather seats?Any LE owners?
>>27810436>It's top down weather, how's your Miata running?Excellently. NC2 is a very reliable Miata.>What can be done to help prevent sweaty back with leather seats?Leather is inferior to cloth. My Miata has leather but I wish it didn't.
>>27810436>What can be done to help prevent sweaty back with leather seats?Buy better seats.
Would it look good with bronze TE37s? Do 16x8 +35 Sonics clear brembos?
>>27811461>Would it look good with bronzeHard to say, since the color is close I'm afraid it could clash if the tones are wrong. I think it would probably be cool though.
>>27811500Would have to be darker bronze for sure
Mine is still in the shop for paint... I was hoping this weekend but it looks like maybe next weekend.
>>27811461The colors will def clash and not look that good. Go for dark silver or just reg silver.
>>27811526Don't think it's too bad
>>27811550
>>27811550Too much 70s color for me bud, but I do like the RF.
>>27811550it is growing on me
>>27811555I'm an aetheticlet, no bully, that's why I'm here
>>27811550>>27811461i hate zircon sand so fucking much bros
>>27811564It seems quite polarizing, I like that it takes on different shades in different lighting
>>27811568STOP MAKING ME LIKE IT
>>27811574Well ok then
>>27810436>1990 na6what the fuck is this called and why is it leaking? >inb4 adjust the clamp you retarded niggeri will. just want to learn more…never seen oil leak from an intake pipe before.
>>27811586Excessive oil in the intake is usually a bad PCV valve
>>27811577NO! I don't like it! s- stop
>>27811577>>27811461your current setup looks miles better.
>>27811692Not my setup>instagram(.)com/nabezou_nd/I'm just a guy trying to decide between getting red vs sand. Everybody gets the red...
>>27812165wait for 35ae. it has to be a blue or a green theyve run out of fucking primer colours
>>27812217>35aeGod damn....I just want a 10ae so badly can't believe we're at 35 what the FUCK
>>27811550he thicc he smol
>>27812217>wait for 35ae. it has to be a blue or a green theyve run out of fucking primer coloursHaha as if. Every ND color save soul red has been dismal and grey-tone. I promise you it will be called "Mumbai Sewage" or "Fecund Excrement".
>>2781239230AE was the only other actual color, and they haven't depreciated a dime because of Mazda's retarded refusal to paint NDs in anything but NPC greyscale
>>27812217Any credence to the rumor that 35ae will start sometime in August?
>>27810436This is a reddit car isn't it?
>>27812476Let's see what you drive. Bread on hood.
>>27812506i drive a civic but i'm going to buy a brz soon. i hate reddit
>>27812510BRZ is a good car too. Do you have an actual question or just want to vent about that faggot website to us?
>>27812591I'm just your friendly neighborhood shitposter. carry on
>>27812410I wish I had one. Their numbers will only shrink. Saw parts pop up for one when browsing Redline Auto Parts
Imagine purposely buying this gay ass slow car...
>>27812794I don't have to imagine, I did.
Op here. How do I fix this idling issue.New fuel pump, new fuel filter, new used injectors, sent out for a cleaning, new wires, new Bosch coil, new ignitor, no vacuum leaks, 93 octane, new spark plugs, good compression on all 4, replaced many plugs, fixed bad wiring from swap.Only intake not replaced, but everything looks good.It's a 1.8 from a 1999 inside an NA6 running on 1.6 ECU. Maita forums said that only a standalone in my case would make the idle fine. Something about the 1.6 ECU and 1.8 engine not getting along.There is also a stutter that I'm trying to replicate.https://files.catbox.moe/okotev.mp4
>>27812794How do you accidently buy it?
I'm in the middle of a swap...some connectors need to be swapped out. Does anyone ever depin and repin in a new connector ? Seems so much more clean than cutting and soldering but also a pain.
>>27812794It's easy to make a miata relatively fast while still keeping the original driving dynamics
>>27812794Imagine purposely buying a slow ass car, then buying a faster and arguably nicer slow ass car, and then selling the faster and nicer of the two slow ass cars. No moron would do that, right? ...right...?
>>27812908easier to add power to a light car than to take weight off a heavy powerful car.
>>27812908wat u do?
>>27813045Kraken GT2560R Turbo kit at 12psiThere's easily more power in this build but I want to keep it safe on a stock block, flat torque curve makes it feel like a NA Miata.Currently adjusting my wiring and getting a superdamper installed to improve engine longevity and the crank.
>>27813162Kraken's kits look great. I hear he makes some of the best manifolds.Once I get my shitty swap working I'll head that way, too. Already have a Megasquirt3 and a wideband O2.
>>27812804NICE NB, NB FRIEND
>>27812794>Imagine purposely buying this gay ass slow car...Luv me miat, simple as. It's a great car, and it really triggers closet queers like you lmao. Show us bread on your hood fag boy lol.
Are these hard to maintain and repair? How expensive? Which models are cheap to get in marketplace and what could I compromise in a 90s model to repair myself?
>>27813265It has a car cover on :(
>>27813411I got trolled lol. Sorry.
>>27813458no worries, just some light hearted banter lol
>>27812410I wish it had been a better orange. Was hoping for something like Porsche's Lava orange but it was more like leftover Crosstrek orange paint
>>27812893It's worth every penny to swap bad connectors, and clean up the wires.Buy good quality electrical tools. This is where 99% of your skill goes to.Buy good wireBuy marine shrink Buy good wire wrapDon't solder on cars. Use proper crimps. Buy these by the rollhttps://www.te.com/en/product-63130-2.html?te_bu=Cor&te_type=oth&te_campaign=oth_glo_cor-oth-global-oth-ecomm-fy20-smplorderconf-prodt_sma-1595_2&elqCampaignId=91272
free child gf with every miat
>>27812969Yes. Lose the damn weeblet car. Ashley is way prettier ya dun goofed>>27813411>>27812804>>27812794>>27812410>>27812276>>27811574>>27811568>>27811550>>27810950LOL fuckin monster trucks ong fr fr lmaooo
>>27815906I keep it at that ride height for when your mom is riding passenger.
Just bought mine, 2019 GT trim.So far tests on autobahn showed:212km/h with top down and 220 with top up.And at speed feels like with top up, there's more wind noise and louder.Also I'm 194cm and fit perfectly even idk if I need seat lowering kit.Miata is everything what I imagined and some more.
>>27815906>prettierShe may have been prettier, but she sure as shit wasn't as fun to drive. Also sounded like a sowing machine when cruising around, which was disappointing. My 330ci sounded better than the M3.
>>27810436I sold my LE 3 years ago because I'm an idiot.
>>27816227Very based
>>27816727better hope you have a lawn parking license.
>>27811550bruh I'm looking for an RF but the only dealer that has one has it in Zircon Sand with an AUTOMATIC WTF now I have to wait months for a manual one
>>27818091zircon sand isn't even that bad the thing that bothers me wayyy more is that its an auto box
>>27818091Brutal. I think I'll take this >>27812217 anon's advice and wait for the 35ae instead of the zircon. There was an interview from the japs that confirmed it will be a thing but not much more than that. Hopefully they need the money enough to open it up to the US market.
>>27818547What about Mazda Spirit Racing?
She’s home lads if you ever get tired of driving a Miata rent a Corolla for a week
>>27818552I'd rather have a unique color option with wheel/brake/seat upgrades than a trackier gray car. If they don't announce in August I'm going to avenge pearl harbor, for real this time.
>>27818596Are there any details revealed about the Mazda Spirit Racing Miata? Is it going to have a turbo like the Mazdaspeed miata from back in the day? If not I might as well just get a 35AE model or a Normal white RF GT, but I’d have to see the models when they’re revealed first of course
>>27818607Literally just go buy the Verus aero packagehttps://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/could-this-be-the-next-hot-mazda-mx-5
>>27817893Pakis and poos are rampant here, it's a free for all wasteland that the government has forsaken. They don't even check for my butter knife licence anymore.
>>27816797Damn, why would you do that?
>>27818557ND's are some of the nicest looking cars on the road. Sometimes regret getting my FK8 instead of an ND.
>>27819574Trade up before the ND goes away
Are there any good forums for these like the Jeeps have?I'm looking to buy a first-gen MX5 but not having much luck with people on marketplace.
>>27819978https://www.miataturbo.net/cars-sale-trade-6/There's also miata.net but that's only dumb boomers. There's also a miata discord which kind of sucks honestly like anything discord but...it exists.
>>27819574That feel when you’re stopped at a pedestrian crossing and you hear the kid tell his dad “I really like that car” and you wavePeak soul
>>27820057Yeah this all too often. Don't forgot to rev for them.
>>27820129>revving a 4 bangerno thanks. just flip the headlights up and down then drive away. >but i own an nd-NMP.
>>27820130Can sound really good with CAI and better Muffler
>>27820200Any recs on those?
>>27820231IMO most cais are a meme. Gwr race exhaust or single tip superstreet
>>27820299Better than hush o matic?
>>27820299>cais are a memeThey sound good
>>27820231I spent a long time shopping and going over review videos. Almost went with GWR but the build quality looked really bad with very sloppy welds.I went with Greddy SP twin tip. It has a nice smooth and low tone
>>27819574Am I the only one that gets sexy tummy vibes when I look at the hood?
Is your exact Miata in any racing games, /mg/?
Getting closer to finishing paint. The hole for the 3rd brake light in the wing is made. Rear diffuser and vents are on the way. Worst part is getting it back and putting it under a cover for a month until I can ceramic coat it.
>>27821670Yes indeedy. I can almost guarantee that the Gran Turismo series has all but the most obscure Miata variants. I was just glad I could buy it as my first car :)
>>27821796We fuckin' gottem, boys.
>>27820583
>last electrical connector I was waiting on came in the mailI suppose I have no excuse but to finish this wiring job so I can see if this engine swap will work.
Are there any cartoonish "big red button" mods for the ND's push button ignition? Just a plastic cover that I can stick to the button would be good, but is anyone selling such a thing? Something like these buttons in Putt Putt. >>27811568It's actually a pretty nice color, but I hate it because the ND has such boring colors already then Mazda gave it Taliban Tan of all things.
>>27812217miatadotnet boomers are starting to lose hope on this thing coming out in 2024 or at all
>>27823151It fits better on their NPC crossover heaps than the Miata. Miatas in boring greyscale colors should not exist for the same reason automatic ones shouldn't.
>>27820583Thats hot if male
anyone else here absolutely detest social interactions? you can’t seem to avoid it while driving this car. it’s nice to get an occasional “nice car bro” but the constant comments people have can’t be kept to themselves. >OH MY GAAAAAAH YOUR CAR IS SO TINY ANON! >MAKE IT DO THE HEADLIGHT THING DO THE HEADLIGHT THING!>WOW! MY DAD HAD ONE OF THOSE BACK IN THE DAY! AN OLD TRIUMPH! >WOW IS THAT AN MG?!they just have to interview me about this fucking car everytime i go anywhere. you guys get this too, right?
>>27824447My NB gets more attention than my Subaru, but it's an NB, so it's still mostly invisible
>>27824447I like it because I'm lonely
dealer is getting a 24 red club with recaro/brembo package, selling it for 39k and says price is non-negotiable for new ones. is he trying to fuck my ass?
>>27824781That's MSRP. I wouldn't pay $40,000 for a Miata, but I don't think the dealer is trying to fuck anyone over.
>>27824826> I wouldn't pay $40,000 for a Miata,even for a new ND3?
>>27824447that's the fun part retard>>27824625based
>>27824840hahaha..yeah..talking to normies that have never seen a miata in their life sure is fun…hahahahhaha>>27824520i almost regret getting an na. the nb is so much more sleek and theyre more likely to be in better condition by the time you buy one. i’ve seldom seen an na that wasn’t rusted or neglected as hell under the hood.
>>27810436bought my little brother a touring miata but it's automatic since he's still 16 and kinda retarded. will he die in it?my parents are upset i bought him a sports car and not a safe car like my sister's mini coop, but i told them it's not a sports car, it's a miata
>>27826227NC came out before ozempic
>>27826227>mogs all previous gen's...
>>27827318>me in the passenger seat
Guys I want a miata but I really love my first car (14 years of faithful service) and I also have a truck and a non-op project. How can I justify having so many cars that both the cars in the garage won't be able to get out unless I move one that's parked outside?Every day on the way to work I drive past a lovely cream NB with a tan top parked in a throughway-style driveway near my home in ABQ and I think "that could be me" but then I think about owning four fucking cars and I decide I shouldn't.
>>27812881Anyone. I'm sad. I haven't worked on it all week.
>>27812969>1.7t bimmerkek
>>27827975You justify it by accepting you have a hoarding problem, and then continue to buy more shit regardless. Works for me. Once you run out of space to store things, you'll soon figure out what you do and don't want to sell.>>27828994I'll have you know that it was a tad lighter than 1.7t thanks to all the oil that leaked out of it.
how do i make my miata drift easier ?I have a 1.8l vvt NB2 with the torsen, i've already installed a set of tein flex Z coilovers and a "destroy or die" angle kitI have a lot of camber in the front and as little as possible in the back, i think I have some toe in in the back tho maybe i should 0 it? also the back is 10mm lower than the front.Before I installed the angle kit the car was very easy to drift but now its a little understeery and i have to throw it really hard to make it drift
>>27827975i’ve got three shitboxes too. if you have the space for it then there’s no problem with owning so many vehicles. not like you’re going to drive all of them every single day.
>>27829292also my dampers are adjustable but ive never messed with it, should it be stiffer in the front or back or balanced?
>>27829317conventional wisdom says stiffen back and soften front dampers
>>27829292put shitty economy tires in the back
>>27829331I will try that, thanks>>27829380I already have second hand goodyear tires but they have so much grip tho, maybe more than the pilot sport 3 i have in the front. I used to have hankooks before, they were so good for drifting, they had very little grip perfect for my stock N/A engine
>>27829331larger rear sway bar/smaller front sway bar will also encourage more tail-happiness
>>27829292this >>27829331 and this >>27829380. I had Pilot Sport 3's all around and could only just about initiate a drift by being quite aggressive and using a clutch kick, unless it was damp or raining. Only mod I have are coilovers and 30 year old dry rotted suspension bushes.https://litter.catbox.moe/sf0vz3.webm
>>27827053Please be my brother I've always wanted one
>>27816227is it a 2.0 or 1.5?
tfw no matching Miata trailer
Sup bros, hoping someone who knows more about Miatas than me can help out — I’ve got a 1990 1.6L cranking but not starting. I’ve got spark and I’ve got fuel to the rail but no fuel on the plugs, so I’m leaning clogged injectors at the moment but don’t really know. Injectors are clicking but the plugs are completely dry. Checking compression today but there’s a fuel issue regardless. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, I’m kinda stumped (not my car and I don’t know shit about them kek)
>>27831378Are you getting power to the fuel injectors?
>>27831393I assumed so because they click when cranking but I will double check
>>27831339holy fuck I want it
>>27832304
>>27831339>>27832304>>27832306I see the inspiration
>>27831378>>27831393Update if anyone cares: it was indeed clogged fuel injectors but just cranking it over with some starter fluid knocked em loose and it’s running now. Another beautiful beast back on the road!
>>27832658hoorah
how stupid is it to dd a nd miata if i live in colorado.
>>27812881What they said on the forums makes sense, if the ECU displacement differs from the actual displacement it will run fucky
On a scale of 1 to corny, how ricy are widebody kits?
protips on roadtripping a NA6 for 10+ hours?
>>27829292 here>>27829331yesterday I've adjusted my front dampers, they were at the stiffest setting by default so i softened them, it handles way better now, i can't believe i didn't do this sooner, I didn't even need a tool its adjustable by hand.it's still hard to drift in wide corners tho, it doesn't feel understeery anymore but there is a lot of grip in the back still even though I set the tire pressure to 50 psi, i think its due to my car height being set 10mm lower in the back, i will raise the back probably to the same height as the front and see if it improves>>27829630I use to be able to drift just fine on stock suspension (it was the bilstein ones) but the car was too high and i didn't have enough angle and would 180 every now and then (skill issue I admit)i think the stock angle was about 30° now with the angle kit plus spacers its about 50° with less ackermannbut yeah on stock suspension i could initiate the drift just by coming "too fast" on purpose into a corner and just simply brake and it was enough to get the car to oversteer. I 've read somewhere that the stock height on the nb miata has the rear higher than the front so its probably why it was so oversteery and also one of the reasons why the wheel self corrected so easly compared to my current setting even tho i have more caster now
I tested the fitment of my new hooped windblocker/speakers attachment. It badly needs paint and metal restoration first, and I'm not sure yet about how difficult the wiring work will be.
>>27833167don’t hide in people’s blind spotsget used to the exhaust drone at 4krpm while you’re doing 75mphonly carry bottled drinksthere’s not much else to say. the rest depends on how well you know your car. fix up whatever issues it may have if possible. i don’t know if your NA burns oil or not. i don’t know if your wheel bearings are fucked. besides that, it’s probably best you keep the ac off for as long as you can handle it. this little shit really really really hates when that’s running.
>>27833167Take driving breaks/cool downs.Take a random exit, drive over to the nearest town, take a low speed country road to the next highway entrance, circle around a small town, drive a little further to a gas station further out, buy local food.Pull over somewhere nice, go for a short walk, take a 20 minute break and just shut your eyes. Bring ear proHave sunscreen Keep your back dry
>>27833160Depends on the kit desu, there’s a couple nice ones and a ton of bad ones kek
Living the dream.
>>27816727Brother?
>>27833988Brother~
>>27833576Will those hoops actually hold up in a crash, or are they the "mousetrap" kind that will snap your neck when you roll?
>>27834112It has two holes on both sides, but it'll probably need more stability than that.
>>27834525Textbook mousetrap bar. Don't crash.
>>27834525If it's just cheap shitty thin wall steel or aluminium, it will need more than simple stability, it'll just bend in half and fold over you regardless. Sorry if this sounds like I'm giving you a hard time, obviously you run whatever you want to, the chances of you ever rolling are probably very slim, but I just wanted you to be fully aware of that not only will those not help if you roll, but they also lower you and your passenger's chances of survival quite dramatically.
>>27834112>>27834671These ones - for the NA - are a lot bigger than the one I have (for an NB).https://youtu.be/9HnwVEt9mZE?t=19Pic rel and in this video too, both on NAs, they even tower over the seats(!)It's not that I'm unconcerned but I think the mousetrap risk is bigger for NAs and whatever clowncar-sized style bars they thought were the right proportions. I can also make sure these will be rigid.
mousetrap bars are the best indicator if a miata driver can actually drive or not. the owner is more concerned with looks than actual safety or performance
>>27834740sefety is gay and also heavy
>>27834740mine had one when I rescued it from its previous owner and it was so embarrassing driving it for the next few days until I had time to rip it off and throw it in the scrap pile
>>27834740Well it's a famously slow and gay car so that appears to be the right set of priorities.
>>27834112just don’t roll over. lower the fucking car. >BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BODY ROLL AND A HIGHER COG ARE LE GOOD
>>27833826Which one does this fall under?https://rev9autosport.com/aimgain-wide-fenders-aero-kit.html
>>27835056>asking for opinions on aesthetic modsI don't personally love it but if you build your car to other people's tastes, you won't necessarily be happy with the final product. If you have the cash, buy what makes you happy, anon.
What's the main source of oil leaks and what should I be doing on a Miata that is 230k and hasn't had much maintenance besides oil changes?
>>27835056Definitely not the worst I’ve seen. What the other anon said, too — build what you like, you’ll be happier in the long run
>>27835115which gen miata
>>27834784>lower the fucking car.kys
>>27835146NA, it's a 96 with a 1.8. Body is pretty solid minus the paint job.
>>27835175If you don't know the last time the timing belt was done, do that with the tensioner and idler pulleys, a gates water pump, cam and crank seals, PCV valve grommet, and valve cover gasket. Other than that, the oil pan (PITA), rear main seal (also a PITA), and CAS o ring (you'll need to be comfortable with adjusting its timing) are about the only other places for oil to leak out of. Replace power steering and coolant hoses if they're bulging, rotten, or otherwise damaged, and replace the radiator ASAP if the plastic tanks are turning brown, before it explodes and strands you. At 230k there might be play in suspension joints and bushings, and the struts are definitely toast if they're original, take care of those as necessary. While you're underneath it, clean out the soft top drains, they're in front of the rear tires, above the rocker panels. Change out the rear differential fluid, transmission fluid, and shifter turret fluid too, and do a shifter rebuild kit while you're there if it's gotten sloppy. The transmission takes 2 quarts of GL-4 (I recommend Redline MTL) and the diff takes 1 quart of GL-5 (I recommend Redline 75w90). The shifter turret will be happy with about 3 ounces of whatever gear oil, it's not picky. https://www.miata.net/garage/trans/everything.html
>>27835222Oh and brake hoses have a service life of about 20-25 years before they like to crumble internally and turn into one way valves, so the brake fluid can't leave the caliper when you let off the brake pedal, locking up the caliper. I'd recommend replacing them (preferably stainless braided ones for better pedal feel) before they do that
>>27835167you first. post floor gap while you’re at it.
>>27835115literally anything. these cars are ancient but today’s standards and it’s best you learn your own motor’s ins and outs instead of coming to 4chan and asking all the bus riders and wrenchlets anything. heavily inspect it when it’s running for the first few minutes, inspect it before and after you park it, get a flashlight in there and really give it a good look. spray off any sludge with brake cleaner and inspect it again later. but don’t throw ice cold water at the mess if the block is hot. (try to avoid spraying the body of the car with brake cleaner too)
>>27835250kys
kekkin@this wrenchlet’s wheel gap
>>27835296who are you quoting retard
>>27833646car doesnt burn oil, wheel bearings were replaced in the past year, shes got 270k on the chassis but had a rebuild about 100k ago.. when i bought the car the ac didnt work, only the heater core did ( although in a convertible, would much rather have working heat than ac ) id be riding in stock seats for about 17+ hours with a few breaks to nap at campsites here and there. im putting on miester coilovers and replacing my slave before i leave though. thank you for the advice, i plan to mostly take backroads with some highway driving here and there to reduce wear on the engine sitting at ~4k rpm for extended periods of time.
I bought miata nd with 18inch wheels 225, 35.should I keep them or try buying 17 inch wheels and tyres?I don't have any issues with comfort even with 18 inches.
>>27835430>3 MB for those compression artifacts
>>27826227Kek rent free
>>27835433you need to get some 16s
>>27835760I really want to someday get 16x8 +35 TE37s but I saw lots of conflicting information about fit. Ive recently settled on the info in this postforum.miata(.)net/vb/showpost.php?p=10586769&postcount=293So I think it will be fine with 3mm spacers, but I'm still unsure if studs/lugs will reach with spacers
>>27836259get NB2 twisties, I think they look better on the ND than the NB
>>27829292>takes the weight off the front tires by lowering the rear>reduces front grip with excessive front camber>increases rear grip with toe in, increases 'stability' at cost of agility>WHY IS IT UNDERSTEERINGretard lol, consider thinking about what you're adjusting will affect.
which generation of Miata is the best and why is it the NC
Which one of you faggots made thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhvLahNKHCs
>>27836275Damn, I'm boutta cum
>>27833829Sup
>>2783543318sspund like they look silly mainly
>>27837081
>>27837107
>>27837107Nice AEZs, which ones are those?
>>27836342Yeah i admit i suck at suspension tuning but i thought since the car has a short wheelbase adding some toe in in the rear would sort of emulate a longer wheelbase if that makes sense. My coilovers came with the rear lower than the front when i bought them, and think i've seen an interview of naoki nakamura where he says he does that so i left it like that. But yesterday i raised the back 10mm so the front and rear are level now.And for the front camber I don't think thats excessive, the tires seem to use evenly and ive seen a lot of people running crazy front camber on drift miatas. also with the extended lower control arms I have i can't reduce camber at the upper wishbone without pulling the wheel arch, and if I reduce camber at the lower control arm the wheel will touch the sway bar at full lock. I could just run spacers in the front but ive already tried that and it adds to much bump steerplus i think it looks cool lol
>>27837107LOL at the wheelgap
>>27837107Those wheels gotta go
Does anyone here daily in a winter climate with 60 inches plus of annual snowfall and road salt? How realistic is this for a highway commute of 40 miles to work? I'm debating getting a cheap FWD car to be a beater.
A local kot hopped into my car to investigate it today.
>>27837167AEZ STRAIGHT DARKI feel that I'm getting all, I should traction, because too small tire profile? tires F-1 ASYMMETRIC 5, but 5y old.would like to get wheels like pic related, but they custom made in Russia.
>>27838302I'm not getting traction I should*
>>27837393Blessed
>>27837393Cat distribution system at work. Congrats, anon, you now have a cat.
>page 8
>>27839411miata jumpscare
>inb4 clean your miatai know
>>27839506your left front suspension appears to have collapsed
>>27839506Looks nice, id raise it back up though.
How difficult is it to replace the power locking actuator?It seems to be a part that fails on the NC, and mine has finally bit the dust.
>>27839561Not any harder than a window regulator
Did anyone from here go to the 2024 MX-5 OC UK meet?
>>27839506we are very similaralbeit mine is being cleaned in this one
>>27839674i used to have this same plate holder too, it was a bitch to remove
>>27839751It's shit. I replaced the last one, this one is already loose. The previous one slowly scratched the paint and I'd have to fix that (and the holes) if I switched to the JDM-style plate holder.
>>27839756yeah this shit destroyed the paint underneath on mine too, i had it repainted and the holes filled. now i have new holes from bumping into some grille thing in my garage lel, and the paint gets destroyed over time from mosquitos getting crushed on the bumper. it was still worth removing it imo.
>>27839523>he doesn't know about wheel gap
>>27812476It really is.
>>27812510brzs are reddit cars too though lol goddamn weeblets
>>27839839i wonder why i felt the need to check this thread. i could feel i was being summoned.>>27837256>>27835296kek. "based." parlance.>>27835354all of you ricelet stancelet slowfaglet boyracelets with hilariously HUGE poserlet wheel gaps
>>27829292How to setup a miata for street drifting:>Torsen (you've got it)>Solid rear sway bar>Crappy tires, like under $50 crappyThat's it, the fucker will slide the moment you even think about sliding, you can even oversteer by tapping the brake with a steering flick then mashing the throttle (it's dangerous). All that suspension and angle kit shit is for track drifting where you're going like 70mph into a corner. Sliding fully around corners at normal street speeds (say 25mph) takes a lot less modding.
>>27840082>Solid rear sway barwhat do you mean by solid ? is it just how its called or is it different from a regular rear sway bar?>you can even oversteer by tapping the brake with a steering flick then mashing the throttle (it's dangerous).I do it that way but i left foot brake and instead of mashing the throttle, I start applying it smoothly before im done releasing the brake. its more precise that way but i admit sometimes the brake pedal becomes hard probably because it causes them to overheat>All that suspension and angle kit shit is for track drifting where you're going like 70mph into a corner.I decided to get an angle kit because one day i did drift going 130 kmh in a corner but it was unintentional, i went full lock and still ended up on the opposite lane. also i 180ed a bunch of times and i think its dangerous to 180 on public roads. so basically i got an angle kit more for safety than angle
>>27840132>what do you mean by solid ? is it just how its called or is it different from a regular rear sway bar?nvm i just googled it im a retard
>>27837383get a beater even just to save your miata from the road salt
anyone going to miatas at the gap 2024?
>miatas getting gapped 2024>miatas wheel gap 2024
>>27839506you're not alone, I gave up cleaning mine some time ago.
>>27840756Miata wheel gap colourised 2024
>>27840756>miata drivers getting gaped 2024
Getting some fresh rubber fitted tomorrow. What tyres are you running on your miata, /o/?
>>27841544whatever the cheapest narrowest chinkshit tires ebay has to offer>>27840082based
I peeled back the rear carpet and will soon see what the wiring situation is like behind that shelf cover.>>27841544Yokohamas.
>>27841544The cheapest Kumhos available. Why would anyone want extra grip on a stock miata? If you can’t control your car when it loses traction then you’re missing out on half the fun with these cars. They’re forgiving enough that pushing them to their limits almost isn’t scary at all. They’re quite predictable.
>>27841599I had to buy new wheels to replace the cracked ones on my car and the shop threw in Yokohamas on a discount.
>>27841599If you're just dallying it then that's fine, but don't forget that the stickier the tyre, the faster you can stop, which I'd argue is a pretty valid reason. Regardless, my personal reason for sticky tyres is that I occasionally track mine and want to be faster in the corners. I can usually out-pace or at least keep up with any other "street" car on track days, but I fall just short of the track prepped M3's and Caterhams. Pulling more G's in a corner is also pretty fun itself, it makes you feel like you're on a roller coaster.
>>27841544what's a decent quiet tire that's cheap? like the other anons, not looking for dry grip to keep it fun.
>>27840991>>27839506it's a tiny car, it takes no effort!
>>27840991My na has a giant rust hole visible at all times but nobody notices because it’s always clean desu. it’s a nice looking little sports car. not a farm truck. makes all the more sense to keep it clean if you don’t have any other priorities in life.
>>27842941>>27842994Meh. Not worth my time. I used to have a guy detail my M3 every month, but I just don't see the value in cleaning something that might end up tyre wall, anyway. Also gets caked in rubber and brake dust after a single day racing, it just feels like wasted effort.>Pic rel, the last time she was washed "properly", 3 years ago.
>Currently driving a 325i e46 auto>MK1 MX5 has popped up at my local auctionIts british racing green, good history and seems that theres no rust. I love my e46 but I think I might do it. Doesn't help that I'm really starting to miss my NB I sold last year.
>>27843431Assuming you won't miss the practicality that a 4 door affords you, I'd do it. I think the MX5 will be worth more than the E46 in the long run, and they're also easier and marginally cheaper to maintain.
