Twins editionsThinking of getting a GWR SSST so suvdricers can hear me even if they can’t see me.
timing belt long overdueI hope I can find the time to do it soon
>>27623761I like your car anon. The brake dust is out of control though. I'm glad i don't own a car with brembos anymore.>>27620158>>27622396Anon there's a lot of things you could do to make it better than nd2. Even the super190 tune is better than the nd2. Your nd1 is the perfect tuning platform.https://bbrgti.com/collections/mazda-mx-5-ndhttps://youtu.be/iyhSMbQ_wfo?si=qmW91BEV0RY_duWz
>>27623847>The brake dust is out of control thoughI have the BBR package as well. Good I hate cleaning the wheels. They look good but I've tried several different wheel brushes and they all sucks so it's just a rag and my hand.
>>27623765Are all Miata owners weeabs? Every single owner I've met seems to hide their power level one way or the other.
Soon ™ Waiting for Kraken to deliver my NB with the new turbo on it so that I can install these things and replace the worn bilstein shocks
>>27623765Don't sweat it too much. Non interference engine. Is that a 1.8 painted in Mariner Blue?
>>27623761Great Western Railway Supremely Silly Speed Train?
>>27623847Every time i plan to wash and clean the car it rains >>27623974RoadsterSport Street Single Tip. Any one here own an after market exhaust feel free to comment
i don't get why males drive these cars
>>27624032The SSST is the best sounding, period. I was disappointed when I finally heard a race in person and most other stuff just sounds too boomy. Haven't heard a hush-o-matic in person and it's the only other one I considered. If you want SUVs to hear you add a header, SSST+header is fucking great if you don't mind making noise when WOT. Last thing I'll say, don't bother with a midpipe, you'll gain 1tq and 10 drone.
We clean
Any 17s that will fit close to stock on an ND, but also reduce weight without compromising strength and quality? Stock size is 205/45/17 tires on 17x7 rims. Considering some Königs, Hypergrams (picrel) or Dekagrams, but those are 17x8 instead. I don’t want rubbing, or reduced full lock, nothing can be outside the fenders, i don’t want to lower or stance the car, none of that. Where i live, Romania, any change to a vehicle’s dimensions must be homologated, including wheel sizes, you must have the same rim diameter and tire size as in your Vehicle Identity Card, luckily that only mentions diameter but not wheel width, anything that sticks outside your fenders will get flagged by cops though and you’ll have your registration confiscated, or fail your inspections. So i’m not sure if the slightly wider Königs would be a problem. Been looking for something with exact stock size, but other than the tailor made BBS rims can’t find anything. Can i even fit stock tires on a wider rim? I’m new to all this, i looked up wtf offset is, i get all the dimensions but it does not help me be sure how new rims will fit. I just want a nice set of rims for my summer tires so i can keep winter tires on my stock rims.
>>27625071Recommend you email flyingmiata customer support
>>27625083Thanks for the tip!
that feel when it passed its MOT with no advisories
>>27625071Flying Miata as the other guy said, or Goodwin racing, hell even tire rack has Enkei rpf1s. Lightest reasonable options are the rpf1s and advanti racing storms. Both are same size as stock, about 4lb lighter. Mine has the racing storms, bathroom scale verified 14 fwiw
>>27625276hate these ugly ass wheels so fucking much its unreal, i hate that people are STILL buying these to this day what the fuck
>>27625276UGLYYYYYYYY im the same guy here btw (>>27625282)
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>>27624032I have the centre exit Pit Crew Racing exhaust that matches my build. Pretty good. Not too droney and doesn't scrape the ground like my old one.
>>27625288Here ya go old man, look at the pic, breathe deeply, and maybe call my Miata japscrap if it helps your process. Honestly between the loud exhaust and the wheels I kinda enjoy repelling a certain type of car guys.
>>27625071>Can i even fit stock tires on a wider rim?Yes. Look up recommended rim size for 205 45R17. It will list a maximum rim size. Sometimes varies by tyre manufacturer.>wtf offsetIt's how far in or out the bolt surface is, compared to the rim. Zero offset, the centre is in the middle. Deep dish wheels, like on a lowrider are about -40mm, FWD wheels are more like +40mm. Measure or look up the ND's wheels stock offset and work from there.
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>>27624283Nice photo
>>27624283>clean
Here's my daily NB2. I know the rear is too high, I'm gonna have it slightly lowered when I put Tein Flex Z coils in. I'm deciding if I want to put an RX-7 FD wing on it or not, but I already don't like how much attention the car is getting now and the wing would only make it worse. Any low profile wings that look good on NBs?
>>27625595Trunk lip
>>27625595That's beautiful. Custom colour?
>>27625709It looks like "Splash Green Mica" to me. The color temp on his phone is probably a little off.
>>27625658Hmm I didn’t think about those, I mostly see those on NAs but I guess it could work.>>27625709Thanks anon. It’s supposed to be crystal blue, but the previous owner had full rust repair done and repainted the car, it looks almost green when it’s cloudy and light blue when the sun’s out.
>>27625400Thanks!>>27625558Unfortunately that’s all stone chips and damage to the paint. I just went over the whole thing with compound, polish, and wax but it’s an old car.
>>27625276Looks nice. Can I see the rest of the car?I'm looking for bronze/gold wheels for my Miata.
>>27623765cute!
>>27625212Love a dark green roadster. Mmmm
>>27625212very nice, very good.
>>27625071205/40R17 tires have a diameter of 23.5", a section width of 8.1". Generally they are approved to be mounted on 7-8" wide wheels. Stock wheels are 7Jx17, PCD4/100, ET45, DIA54.1 Like this shop. They post direct from Japan to you https://rev9autosport.com/nd-16/wheels-brakes/wheels.html?dir=asc&limit=30&order=price
>>27623857I've given up on keeping the wheels truly clean and consider the brake dust a matte powdercoat finish
>>27623880>949 tecnait's going to be fucking awesome
>>27625889Seattle?
>>27625889Tfw want to go on road trip but know it’s going to obliterate the soul red paint even though Mazda aus has some bullshit power guard or auto guard clearcoat applied
>>27628688Close! There is a Miata meet up at Griots HQ on Sunday BTW>>27628762If I ever get the bumper repainted I will need to do PPF I think
>>27629083>There is a Miata meet up at Griots HQ on Sunday BTWmight show up if i'm feelin like makin the drive. what time?
>>27629104Nice one! It’s 10-1
>>27623966probably a '93.
>>27628762Why did you buy a car if you're not gonna use it anon? The paint will fade but not the memories.There's these guys that took their 'yatas to the fucking desert.>https://www.reddit.com/r/Miata/comments/11o2t0u/we_took_our_cars_on_a_roadtrip_from_germany_to/
new miata owner here (2005). is this a concerning amount of oil leakage? after 2 days dripping onto floor in garage. i know these things leak oil traditionally, especially NA and NB but just wondering if this is something to look into or just ignore?48,000 miles , bought it from a boomer who used it as his “summer car”
>>27630000>0000Yeah. It's got a leak, probably from sitting. Presuming that it's coming from the engine, I'd try some stop leak in the oil, which will soften the seals, hopefully fix it.
>>27628762"A ship is safest in port but that's not what ships are made for." Go drive anon, that's the very best thing about the miata, they are designed to be driven often.
>>27628578I can't wait to throw this car around the Nurburgring and backroads again, I'm so fucking stoked for it to come back. Should jave about 220-230WHP after I'm done fiddling with it on the dyno. Keeping it rather conservative right now in order to not break the rods.It'll have the following mods once everything is done.Wahlbro 255 fuel pump Stage 3 clutchGT2560R TurboKraken manifold, downpipe, exhaust Audi R8 coil on plugsMS3 Mini ECU949 Tecna CoiloversTo do (Near future)Swap out engine mounts for IL Motorsport competition mounts, or 949 Hybrid mounts (Anyone got experience with these?)Replace front sway bar with a racing beat tubular barInstall a small front splitter, nothing too fancy as I'd still like to keep the original look of the NB as much as possible. I absolutely hate rice rockets that are all show and no go To do (Intermediate timeline)Replace NBFL Sport brakes with Wilwood dynalites (Not sure if this is needed as the goal is to just make this an OEM+ car desu)Replace ND wheels with 949 6UL 15x8To do (Far future/If ever.)Replace pistons and rods with forged variants Upgrade oil pumpInstall an oil cooler Install baffles in the sumpReplace harmonic dampener with an ATI Superdamper Replace GT2560R with a EFR6758 for reliable 320-340whpIf anyone has some other recommendations regarding the NB, let me know. Goal is to make the car better in every way compared to factory.
Bros, what is a good car for somebody that wants a Miata but needs to at least occasionally carry 2 passengers?
>>27630261v6 challenger
>>27630261I guess the big question is if these passengers are children or going for a short distance (so you'd be ok with a 2+2 design like a Mustang or BRZ), or if they need leg room and you want a four door.
>>27630261Older BMW 3 series convertible? The essence of miata is lightweight rwd convertible, so if you can get 2/3 of those things (and preferably a stick shift) it would be a reasonably good compromise
>>27630261Are you going to let "occasionally" compromise your car purchase. how about you occasionally ride with them or tell the piss off.There isn't alternative Miata. Do you want one or not?
>>27630261two miatas or pic related
a cutie from the track today (he didn't do too good)
>>27630498Of all the modified Miatas out there, the stretched ones are some of the worst. Destroys what makes them great.
>>27631292it's hilarious tho
>>27630857hes driving blind, what do you expect
2012 miata or 1999 boxster for the same money?
>>27632840let me rephrase that for you"A 12 year old Japanese car or a 25 year old German car?"
Dumping some highlights from the miata mingle
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>>27633399Checkem
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>>27633409
>>27633413
>>2762396693, 1.6had it repainted in factory color the year I got it
Nice pics, finally installed a front dash cam and now after buying a front only I’m starting to have second thoughts about not needing a rear.Saving some money for a super street exhaust which will be my first real mod
>>27633744generally, if you get rear ended its automatically their fault. the front view during impact can prove you didn't do anything wreckless.
>>27633401How long can you run ITB's like that before you have to rebuild the engine from all the shit that gets sucked in?
>>27633392wish I could've made it, but had some things pop up. thanks for the pics. looks like it was fun
>>27633399Looking clean. You should straighten your wheels at a show, looks a bit off.
I really want to get a miata but I don't want to spend $8k on a 30 year old car with 300k miles on itI guess I missed the window to buy one before they became cool to own
>>27634246NC's are the entry level now.
>>27634099No problem! I think there's another big DIY one at Ikea on Saturday>>27634088Not sure, but it's a bad idea. You're supposed to have either 'sock' filters on each horn, a foam box over all of them, or a rigid box enclosing all of them with a normal filter on it>>27634240Thanks! oops...
>>27623877What's wrong with being a weeb? Not that I am one, the last anime I watched was onepunch man. Probably because I don't have a miata.
>>27623880Am super jelly.Is this thread where we post new hardware?
>>27634885Too bad I'm posting anyway, look what I g-Oh. Hold on.
>>27634886Goddamnit..
>>27634889Ah yes, here we go.Now my hands smell like diff oil. Delicious.
>>27634893Perhaps I was too hasty on the weeb remark.But oo look, a sticker. Where do I put it?
>>27634898Fug./spam
>>27623761LS Swap Miatahttps://youtu.be/eD9v16L194MThoughts?
>>27634939I'd rather a 1UZ swap because I am a huge faggot.
>>27635011>you get all the meat for the bbq bro?>Yeah man I just put it in the trunk with that big metal snail thingy, hope that's OK? It's kinda tight back there.>*grill aroma intesifies*
>>27635016Fair, but how many people keep the boot open during a meet, let alone an MX5?Bam, instant show cred.
>>27628762You can use painters masking tape as a temporary car bra. Make sure you get long life tape. Don't get the cheap stuff as it can be very difficult to remove.. Another method is to use plastidip, but I don't recommend.
>>27628762Get ppf?
What is an MX-5 meet like?
anyone in NL or BE with ND with tall people mods or normal? that let sit in one to test if could fit in.I live in NL Terneuzen (could drive ~150km), tried to look for rent around, but everything too far away
>>2763593920 copies of this guy in a parking lot talking about pokemon
I love these fucking cars bros. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1o_gbTBPfM>>27635939Probably gay, sadly. I left some Miata groups on Facebook because people kept posting pics of them driving in their fur suits. Fucking pedophile rapists.
>>27635939millennials with NAs, zoomers with NBs, gen-x with NCs, and boomers with NDs all standing around staring at whoever dares to put their hood up
>>27636445It’s crazy I pulled up to park behind another ND to my horror when I went to check if it was manual or auto it had a wolf furry seat cover…. Why is this allowed bros.
>>27636445maybe they attract a certain kind of people? >I love these fucking carsfurther proves my point
>>27636439And 3d printing for some reason LAMO I swear to god. Miata fags like 3d printers.
>>27634099>had some things pop up
>>27637735clever girl
>>27625365That tracks for an openly trans furry with mental issues.
Cuscoanon reporting in.The swap is complete. It only cost me >$3366All up. What a deal!
>>27639890Wrong image.Weird that it's only on one side. I wonder if the previous owner had mad wheel hop on one side or something.Immaculate and deaths door.
Going on a road trip about 1k kms will post pics
>>27639890>surface treatment.exe was not foundwhat kind of chink shit did you install before?
>>27636881fuck you
>>27640624which generation are you?
>>27636881yeah what of it? Who wouldn't like it? My seat belt guide here >>27623857 was 3D printed. Keeps the belt from digging into my neck.
I've always loved cars, I bought my NC Miata because it was the car that I could afford. Often I click through classifieds for other faster, far more expensive cars I've always dreamed about. But then I get back in my Miata and drive it, and I NEVER leave that car wanting another. The Miata is peerless. What a fucking awesome machine, I'm so lucky to own a beautiful one. God bless Mazda.
My brother in law is offering to sell me his 2000 special edition I'm creaming, should I go for it?
>>27641831I love my emerald green but fuck the 00SE is sexy.
>>27641831It's a patrician's color. Normies won't get it, but normies don't get the MX5 at all. My miata is black and it looks amazing but Special Edition Mahogany Mica is based too.
>>27625282at least they look better than the TE37s everyone puts on all their riced cars
>tfw getting too fast on the fucked up bumpy mountain roads near my house for how low my shitbox 94' on fm springs ishow many times do you guys think i can realistically fully bottom out before i crack my oil pan or my diff housing? i already shattered a ton of the bolts holding my lip and side skirts on and just replaced them with zip ties
>>27640377A genuine 2nd hand NB8C torsen type 2?Or the 1.6 open before that, the 1.6 VLSD before that, the 1.6...Images are of the failed type II torsen.
>>27642349Sounds like you need higher springrates with dampers to suit my friend.The NA has literally zero rear travel and the front isn't much better when it comes to shocks.Get some fatcat bumpstops or something at the least.
how do I lower just one corner without coilmemes or cutting the spring, my passenger rear sits like an inch higher than my driver front
>>27641831Love that colour combo.
>>27643625Go to a spring foundry. They'll reset the spring(s).
How do I unseparate the glass on the soft top of my miata People seem to use window glass adhesive but that was not what was used from the factory I think or it doesn't look like it at all.
>>27644423>miata
>>27623765
>>27644423I think your miata has autism. Also just replace the soft top, that one's cooked. There aren't really any permanent fixes to the glass coming unbonded. Get the Robbins cloth upgrade instead of vinyl, it's so worth it.
Nice weather but taking the hardtop off is a two-man job unless I want to risk damaging it.
>>27644566Nah it's simple unless you're a weakling manlet>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnh2eiyzeZ8
>>27644895I know its possible, I just don't want to risk damaging it.The guy I bought the hardtop from said it's best done with a towel draped over the boot to limit any scratching, but as the video shows its still an awkward job placing the hardtop down. He's three inches taller than me and still says its hard to put the entire thing down by himself.The only other issue I have is that I have to travel further to put the hardtop in a safe, secure place. What space I have is also limited, and I'd want it back on as soon as possible.I have a cover to keep the car protected when using a softtop, but the cover takes up far less space when not being used.
>>27644479I put the top on it 5 years ago, the rest of it is fine. It is a cloth upgrade
>>27644939If it is a Robbins and it wasn't exactly 5 years ago yet, they have a 5 year warranty on failure of the glass bonding.
>>27644946no its a Sierra and it was in January 2019ishI know tops only last 6-8 years but I'm hoping for a bit more life out of it.I'm thinking about just popping it out, applying fresh primer, and using 3m vhb
Anyone here installed foglights onto an NB2 before?Mine is a low spec model so it has plastic grilles where the foglights would otherwise be installed. I'm just wondering how simple the install job would be.
>>27645055Each to their own, i guess. All the NB2's had fogs here so I look on enviously at the Foreign ones with the fog delete. So much more sporty looking.
>>27645055Wiring will be included in the stock harness. You'll have to search for the tails to connect to..
Good morning miata friends. What a nice day to drive a miata. How is your miata today?
This is an NA6 with a 1.8 swap from the previous owner. It has an NA8 alternator My water pump went bad. Bought. 1.8 pump.There is this extra bracket on the side. Looks to have been cut off on the installed pump.Is there a. NB specific alternator bracket that will clear that?
Just bought a brand new red ND2, how can I keep it looking good and shiny without spending 4k on ppf?
>>27648637PPF really costs 4k on something small like a miata?
>>27644423Had this happen to my NC soft top awhile back and I manage to fix it. Mine came completely undone from the top and bottom (was only held by the the cloth headliner).You will need these things plus a very good caulk gun since the glue is pretty viscous and hard to squeeze with a cheap gun. Clean any of the old adhesive with a razor carefully not to fuck the top or mess the tint if your glass is tinted. You can get away without the suctions cups but hindsight I should've gotten them (didn't know they were a thing) since it would have made my life easier since I didn't had anything decent to apply pressure around the glass seam, for it to properly seal. Let it fully cure before testing for leaks with a hose. I had to do some extra gluing around the seam to stop some leaks, but 6 months in since the fix in the hot and humid rainy Caribbean heat, it has held. Read the 3M adhesive instruction carefully and let that thing fully cure. Wear gloves this thing is fucking nasty and is a fucking pain to get rid of. ONLY thing that I found that worked was GOO GONE.
>>27648670Bought them on Amazon Convertible Doctor Suction Cup Clamps for Convertible Glass Windshield Repair/Gluingand 3M Auto Glass Urethane Windshield Adhesive, 08693, Medium Viscosity, High-Strength, Fast-Curing, 310 mL/10.5 fl oz Cartridge , Black
>>27648671https://youtu.be/X2LTaSrCUts?si=k0G4l9ZlVTflcQYB Here a good video/tutorial that I just found on the process.
>>27626389In some lighting conditions (artificial and occasionally dawn/dusk) the smoked bronze kinda clashes with the wheels, but it'd probably look good all the time with a black top. I ordered em without having seen them for the weight reduction, figured I'd risk it and I'm happy enough with them. Semi-related, any other brown top ND owners notice how weird the top looks under some lighting conditions? My garage florescents make it look almost purple...
>>27648578figured it out. just need the 1.8 bracket.its lighter, and simpler
>>27648637>>27648658No. I spent $1500 on PFP. Also get these mud flaps or rocks and gravel will destroy your rocker panels https://megachipusa.com/products/nd-mazda-miata-chip-guards
>>27648901lol. On my road trip gmapsntook me down two fucking 30km stretches of farm and logging road, I’m sure my front end done fucked. Will post pics once I get them compressed.Had a scary as shit oversteer moment going up the hill climb to Dorrigo, absolutely decimated my confidence the next day going down thunderbolts way.
Be honest, how bad is it?
>>27649657very
>>27649657Looks like a thin stainless trim on a one piece alloy wheel. Trim is fucked. You may have to remove the tire to get it off. Does it come off without removing the tire? What brand of wheel?
>>27649657fucked
>>27649791>>27649838Thought so.>>27649822Barracuda voltec t6. Trim is rolled on. Ain't gonna move. Is buying second hand wheels a bad idea in general?
>>27648901Over one hundred fucking dolarridoos? Wtf. Why the fuck are mudflaps so goddamn over priced?I was gonna get some for my dail, $140!!Fuck
>>27648901Does PPF have to be applied to good quality paint? How does it deal with dents?
>>27648740Beautiful miat. Looks like fun!
personally, I'm a fan of the z3.
>>27651026>a car so fat the frame literally cracks in halfI love inline six engines but please anon, have some standards. Turks can't build cars for shit.
>>27634884>What's wrong with being a weeb?A lot.
>>27651501Those had frame issues as well? jfc
We ralllyata now. I think I probably shaved some years off the suspension after driving over 20 grids on a 30km gravel road, cows wandering around staring at me like the retard o was. Should have stopped and taken a pic with them on frame
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>>27651793lmao @ that wheelgap
>>27651975Thankful for it after the nightmare potholes I encountered tbqhfam
>>27651793nice, i take mine offroad too :D
>>27651985Exactly why it's great. Dave Coleman said (paraphrasing) "the best roads are often the worst roads. They're remote so they rarely get resurfaced and having a compliant suspension allows you to enjoy them."
>>27650884Thanks, It's been a good few years of driving for sure!Anyone seen any decent work on ND(2) ITBs? I'm a glutton for sounds, the header and SSST sound great together but I could use some induction noise. I'd settle for tiny performance gains as long as it sounds nice. Aftermarket intakes barely add any sound and I've got a lot of exhaust noise to balance. (>>27624050 was me)
Passing by to say I'm happy you're living my dream.
>>27652633Thank you friend. Keep your dream alive, perhaps the greatest virtue of the miata is that it can be accessible to anyone who can afford any type of car. NB and NC can be found for as cheap as a Corolla or Civic of similar age, sometimes even less.
>>27651793This is a blessed post. Cars are meant to be driven and experienced. It's awesome to see you having fun with yours!
>>27652436really loving the KPS on this 2023 model because of that. Makes for flat stable cornering without losing that flexibility. I've completely abandoned any thoughts of swaybars, or coilovers.
>>27652723Facelifted NC is the Miata I like the most. Price goes from €14k to €20k. In a year's time I can probably afford one, although I'd much rather get a ND RF for that sweet flowing roof line.
>>27652813Pretty similar to what I did actually. I fell in love with the ND RF but ended up buying NC2. It's not as pretty but it's much cheaper and very, very good.
>>27646195The fake grilles look stupid to me, also whoever tried repainting the bumper got some chemicals on them.>>27647122Yeah the wiring is going to be an issue I think.
>>27630239I had the IL competition mounts for a while, the NVH was pretty bad (granted I built the motor in my basement so it's probably not *perfectly* balanced) so I replaced them with new oem mounts. I had lots of drivetrain movement as the oem mounts are pretty soft so I used some stiffer diff mounts. Now it's actually enjoyable to drive again. For reference it's a 1990 chassis with a BP4W and similar turbo to yours.
hellothere is a nice mx5 outside my window
just ordered the flyin miata coolant reroute, tell me why I'm retarded
>>27653064Looks very nice! NB with hard top and custom front fascia?
>>27652633Good for you. I recently became a 1 car only ND2 RF daily driver owner and haven't regretted the decision for a second.
>>27653289Same. It's a bit of a tetras game when I hit Costco but it works. If I ever need a truck I can walk to the local Uhal and rent one.
>>27653113It's too late, your 4th cylinder is already COOKED BRO
>>27653563yeah I compression tested it last year and got 160, 180, 175, and 120 1-4 before I adjusted the valves that were way the fuck off
>>27652949>wiring is going to be an issuePlenty of info out therehttps://forum.mx5oc.co.uk/t/front-fog-lamp-retro-fitting-on-nb/142695
>>27653770I like how the coupe still has the windblocker despite not needing one anymore
>>27653580Oh Christ. Hopefully the valves fixed that last one...right.
>>27653822I haven't compression tested it since, but you'd never know it had that much difference between cylinders by driving it. It's got all its horses and runs smoothly.
>>27653895True. If it drives fine don't question it b
>>27653821> had to lookThat doesn't appear to be the case.
Noob here, my ND Miata needs rear brake pads/rotors and the dealer wants [spoiler]$600[/spoiler] for parts/labor which seems insane. Trying to source the parts myself and bring it to another shop but I'm unsure about OEM vs. aftermarket parts for my use case. All I'm doing is daily driving and occasionally spirited driving on twisty roads. Would I be good with some decent economy pads/rotors from the auto parts store?
>>27653932I don't know why anyone would buy less than oem. Under any circumstance, especially with brakes or rotors.
>>27653932>auto parts store padsNot their bargain basement or even midrange shit. You'll hate the pedal feel, they don't wear well, and they can be noisy. You don't have to go full racecar with them, but I wouldn't want pads for under $40/axle. I'd recommend peeking at Rockauto, the Akebono pads they carry are good, and I'm currently running the Power Stop Z26 pads which I like a lot.
Who else is waiting on parts?
>>27653932Buy decent pads. Hawk or something. OEM is like $80-$100 for pads which is kind of a robbery but don't spend below $50. For rotors, again, it looks like Mazda is charging $80/rotor which is crazy. Even flyin Miata is selling centric blank rears, $106 for two. Centric and power stop are both fine brands. Labor for rear brakes is a joke. Your car isn't even using an EPB, so it is a typical brake job. Push AND turn the piston. So dealership was charging you $160 for two rotors, $80 for pads, which leaves $360 for labor ? that's crazy.Honda was trying to fuck me like this except they weren't even going to replace the rotors. I stuck with OEM pads because this car does use them to help turn-in during normal driving and idk I wanted whatever the OE put on it even though they're tearing my ass for it. The fronts I went with hawk...mf's wanted $1k because Honda decides to change to two piece rotors for the fronts 4 years into the life of the car. Nah I'm good. >>27653951Waiting on motivation..and whether I want to sand down the paint a bit below the CMC to tackle any light surface rust before stopping the vvt engine back in.
>>27653964>hawk>decentI would run crumpled up receipt paper in place of brake pads before buying another set of hawks.
>>27630239I run the 949 hybrid mounts on my turbo nb. The engine is absolutely glued in the bay. If i shove the engine from the side I can rock the whole car on it's suspension without discernable engine movement. It stopped the turbo from hitting the frame rail which was my main goal. The performance is great - engine slop is gone, it even reduced transmission twist and 3rd gear misses (but not as much as Mazda comp diff mounts). NVH has noticeably increased. Vibrations felt through the seat and even steering wheel increased at idle and low rpm. At 3k and under various parts of the dash vibrate and rattle depending on rpm. Over about 25 mph or 3k rpm and the NVH mostly fades into the background vs road / wind noise. Install was sort of frustrating trying to get everything to align. I did not have an engine hoist and balanced the engine on a jack, then made the mistake of removing both mounts at once. Don't rush it like I did and instead do 1 at a time, rocking the engine side to side. Overall recommend - the vid probably explains just as much:https://youtu.be/Vyq4DFVTw20?si=DoLq5RhIRp2ygteH
>>27653970Skill issue
>>27653951>that stickerkek i love it
>>27653964if you dont mind paying a few hundred for pads imported from japan, dixcel makes their z-type pads for the miata, in their part finder it's under the roadster/eunos roadster section. they make a LOT of dust, especially if you're heavy on the brakes, but they're extremely resistant to fade and rated for both street and track use.
>>27653999Honestly the OEM (non-brembo) pads are pretty good though. They're the Akebono pads on Rockauto if anyone wants to avoid the dealer tax, but they're priced about the same as comparable options. In my experience they give 99% of the performance of an "aggressive street" pad from one of the go to performance brands with way better daily/mild use characteristics for the same price. Good pads aren't cheap
….1.6l idles at about 900 rpm (ac off) then the fucking thing skyrockets to 1500rpm if I drive it around a bit. Seems like the only thing that’ll get it to shoot back down to 900 is turning the AC on and letting it run for a bit. You guys think I got a vacuum leak? The idle fluctuates about 100-200 rpm up and down for a bit if the engine hasn’t been running for at least 30 minutes.
>>27623761Had a Miata as my first car when I was 18. Had to sell it because I almost became homeless. Been missing it ever since. Now after 4 years (two of which I spent in the Army to get my shit together) I am finally buying a Miata again. Just needs some nicer wheels.
fuck yeah, finally found a tan 04/05 speaker windblocker. nabbed it and ordered the 3rd millennium m200 speakers for it. tired of only having 2 door speakers
>>27655851do you know how to install it?is there already a plug for the speakers or will you have to wire it all yourself?
>>27655863I'll have to run wiring through the center console up to the parcel shelf for it, but it already has an aftermarket head unit with a pigtail that has rear speaker wiring provisions so that's already part of the way there. I don't know if it's a Bose windblocker or one with regular speakers, so I'll know what I need to do on that side when it comes in. Gotta bypass the internal amp in the windblocker if it is Bose.
>>27655587go OEM.
May have found reasonably priced, well kept stock headlights. Please God, have mercy and let me be the one to buy them. I hate these headlights so much. >>27655587I am so happy for you anon
>>27655587Good on you mate, wagmi
>>27641928you have it wrong, the miata IS the normie's car...
>>27634246miata is the reddit tier 2 seater.
>>27655959Those are rare where I'm from. People don't sell them and when they do, they want too much money. Will probably go for some König Countergrams - pic for reference.>>27655995>>27656328Thanks kings, we're all gonna make it. Also, that NB looks friggin' mint.
>>27656549Sorry buddy but no. If you want to get respect from normies do NOT get a miata. They're good cars but they're not cool. Get a Mustang or Vette.
>>27657047define: NormiesThe general populationorThe average car enthusiastMustangs and the like are so common they're practically invisible. The average person doesn't know v6 from a Cobra.When I arrived at the company gathering in my ND2, it had a lot of people checking it out and gathering around it while the Mustangs and Camaros were ignored.
I love the Mazda Miata NC1. Please keep hating him so I can buy cheap parts when I wreck him.
>>27653563Never understood the coolant reroute meme since both the temp sensors are at the back of the head where it supposedly gets hottest. If I'm not seeing high temps on the gauge or in the ecu data then how would cyl 4 get cooked?
>>27658075Overheating isn't the issue the reroute is designed to fix. It's the temperature differential between the front and rear of the engine that it aims at curing. Just because the rear of the engine (where the sensor is) isn't technically overheating doesn't mean the engine is going to be happy about the front two cylinders running cooler than the rear two because the fronts receive more coolant flow, for the same reason you shouldn't beat on an engine that isn't fully warmed up yet- thermal expansion and different parts expanding at different rates, with an optimal happy point at operating temperature. The engine will internally wear less (and be easier on the head and headgasket with less chance of warping) if the entire engine warms and cools evenly front to back rather than heating one side more than the other.
>>27635016engine cooking ftw. lunch is ready in 20 miles
Some retard in a Range Rover reversed at a stop light and hit my bumper. How do we end the suvtard menace. I even honked as soon as I saw the reverse lights come on
>>27659189I want a bumper bar mounted to the subframe. If they hit me they're ruining their bumper too, fuckers.
Anyone ever have the threads where the sway bar brackets go...get stripped ? At least it's a through hole and you can fit a nut on the other side but still. This shit sucks. Worth trying to retap it or just live with it
>>27657047I literally get so much attention while driving my NB through the streets it's insane. People taking photos of my car, coming up to me on parking lots to ask about it. Definitely not a car that gets overlooked, but it probably does help that mine is a bright color.
>>27659287I'd just let it be if you've already tightened it. Could always plan on tapping it the next time you have it off but I can't imagine it causing problems.
>>27659293I will concede that literally two days ago a few girls at work asked me if I drove a Porsche, but honestly I think to most people the car looks funny and to most car enthusiasts it's a joke. I really like it but that's the truth, it's kind of embarrassing. I do get some positive comments though from people in traffic or parking lots, giving me a thumbs up or saying they like it.
>>27659679I would agree that the NA definitely looks a bit goofy and "cute". It's funny when a big mean dude gets out of a tiny red NA miata. But the NB and specifically the NB facelift look pretty amazing and quintessentially sports car. It really reminds me of the early 2000s porsche 911 convertible. It was also heavily inspired by the design of the FD RX-7.
I went driving in my NB2 for about 10 minutes to the supermarket and saw two NDs and one NA.
Why is the N*1 always so dumb looking? Why does Mazda always waits the N*2 to make Miata smiling again?
how yall like my kill switch
>>27660934Now I steal your car
>>27660978thats fucked man
>>27660934>kill switch in plain sight
>>27660989you think theyd expect it to be the light switch though? also it has to be in the middle position, not left or right. i think it's pretty clever. wanted to keep everything oem
>>27660999>you think theyd expect it to be the light switch though?Everyone pretty much expects light switches to be next to whatever interior light it operates, so that switch, which is in an awkward place, is suspicious af. The real "OEM" play here would be to highjack one of the dash switches nearest to the door. If you have a blank slot, buy an OEM switch of your choosing (foglight, window isolator, etc. Etc.) and plumb your wiring into that. I'd also get a battery isolator for when you leave the car for extended periods of time. Just a simple knob that sits on the negative terminal of the battery.
>>27660999>>27661357Oh, just so my post isn't "nO yOu FuCkEd Up AnD yOuR dUmB!!!", the switch being functional in the middle is a good idea, and at the end of the day simply having an isolator switch at all is good. A for effort, B- for execution.
>>27659189ban women
>>27625276That’s this car in the rate car thread? Looks good man.
>>27661690Thanks, it is!
>>27661357Not him but have you ever sat in an NA before? The light switch he wired up IS next to the light it operates. The NA map lights are placed kinda silly. Having a centered map/dome light on the windshield frame started with the NB.
>>27661957I own a 1995 Eunos Roadster and my interior light is by the rear view mirror, and said mirror is mounted to the windscreen. iirc, '95 and up NAs have various QOL differences to the earlier models, at least outside the US.
>>27661978I see, probably just an NA6 quirk then.
>>27661994Maybe. Glad I don't have those map lights though because you're right, they're awkward as fuck. What was mazda smoking?
>>27662066Probably has to do with how unsure they were of how well the Miata would sell while they were designing it in the 80s, so being cheaper to make in things like that that didn't matter too much helped get the thing out the door. Fortunately for everyone, the Miata exploded in popularity and far outsold expectations, so they had plenty of money by 94 to massage out customer complaints of NA6 weirdness like the map lights
>>27662099...and a dash with a passenger airbag and an interior trunk popper, and to add power with the 1.8 and drop the shitty vLSD for a Torsen
>>27662104>TorsenI had no idea these things were so expensive. Was looking at eBay and my 4.3 torsen is worth nearly half what I bought the car for. Nuts.
Previous owner didn’t notice this while installing a new clutch. o2 sensor’s pinched between the transmission and the motor. Should I snip this thing in half so the cat goes into “failsafe mode” or leave it as is and continue driving? I’ve got a “code 15” when I put the car in diagnostics mode. that code is obviously for the o2 sensor. BUT I need to drive this car soon.>snip it?or >leave it?
>>27662220Loosen that bell housing bolt and see if you can pull the wire out
>>27662238>Loosen that bell housing boltYea the rest of the bell housing is super bendy and flexible I'm sure it'll just pop out fucking wrenchlet
>>27662910I say that because I've been in this exact position before lmao. Even then, if you're such a pro wrencher, loosening a couple more bell housing bolts until it does have just enough slack to let go of the wire shouldn't be a problem for you. Or shit, do it the shitty way and just cut the o2 sensor wiring and bypass the pinched section by splicing new wires. Or just straight up replace the O2 sensor, I'm not your mom.
>>27662923>pep boys spergGo organize that toolbox you ADHD fuck. 1 bolt lamo kys
>27662927rent free lmao, that thread was what, like 6 months ago now? obsessed
left this sperg little ricer so shook hes using my reply technique lamo
@27662947you did not invent denying a (you), newfag
>immediately changed it up fucking US general loving ADHD faggot, that's why you don't make good money
>27662957I don't own a US general cart anymore, because I make a shitload off of AC jobs like this one
>>27662982based wrenchlet/ricer, here's a (You)
>>27624283>>27625889thats the waterfront in tacoma, wa
>>27662923I agree with your take :)
Back home now, my miat will never abandon me
>>27663415Fucking sexy car.
>>27651793blessed gravelbrothe ND does handle quite well on gravel, even with the V105s
Cuscoanon reporting inGoddamn whatever the preload is set to is aggressive.>Just idling around in figure-8's like the mechanic said I should to help wear it in a bit quicker>Just literally a whiff of accelerationSHKRSHKRSHKRSHKRGrips like a motherfucker on sweeps though.
>>27651793Moar mud.
