Stumpy's: MazdaSpeed Miata

[Stumpy]

Originally Posted by thedguy

If you decide to mod it, don't go crazy. You've got a limited edition car as it is so it'll be worth some change eventually, and it's far cheaper to just get a "regular" NB miata and go balls to the wall with it.

I've got several friends in the local miata community to back that one, one of which had his car fully built by Flyinmiata... and the damn thing still don't run right.

I have no plans to go crazy with it. I just bought the Forge Bypass Valve cause the stock one is known to leak. I just want some 15" summer rims and an intake. I will stop there.

Oh, and I just ordered a new Leather Shift Boot, cause mine started to crack.
I only have 38,000 miles on it. I am going to do my best to take care of it.

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[thedguy]

Good man! Throw some Falken Azenis on those 15's. A friend of mine (very skilled driver) was PISSED last friday when he got beat at the auto-X by a jackson racing supercharged NB with DOT slicks and stock suspension. My friend car is the inverse of that, stock motored but heavily modified suspension.

You have an awesome car, enjoy it... and don't ever get rid of it. If you ever visit LA, let me know, we have an interesting group of enthusiasts down here.

[ChrisSRT4]

Awesome car! I have driven a few in autocrosses and they were a lot of fun!

[Nocturnal]

Looks great, really nice pictures too.

Oh, and for what it's worth, the Mazdaspeed job was a USDM and JDM car only. Here in Europe (...well, the UK), we had the BBR MK1, but only a 'Sport' of the MK2.5s (which was essentially a VVT engine and bigger brakes IIRC).

[Roman]

Originally Posted by Stumpy

... I just want some 15" summer rims and an intake. I will stop there.

Famous last words !

[prizrak]

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Lots of MSM people Up the boost. Some of them pushing 240/220hp at the wheels.

Watch this video: MSM at 15psi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZx_h30jn60

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Slower than I expected it to be honest.

[Roman]

Originally Posted by prizrak

Slower than I expected it to be honest.

A Miata is no muscle car to begin with...
And the twisty bit is said to be on a road leading UP to the Blue Ridge parkway.
The camera wouldn't show the incline ...if there is one.

[prizrak]

Originally Posted by Roman

A Miata is no muscle car to begin with...
And the twisty bit is said to be on a road leading UP to the Blue Ridge parkway.
The camera wouldn't show the incline ...if there is one.

At 15psi with meth injection I would expect a bit more speed especially considering how light the car is. Oh well I suppose I'll just get one and put an LSx in it

[jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Stumpy

I am actually quite lucky, there are some nice windy roads right by where I live.

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Must be Sheridan road, because there is nothing else I can think of. I hate living in Northern Illinois, insofar as driving is concerned.

[Stumpy]

Originally Posted by jayhawk

Must be Sheridan road, because there is nothing else I can think of. I hate living in Northern Illinois, insofar as driving is concerned.

Exactly! Sheridan Road is a blast (Early morning or late at night) Little bumpy at spots but a fun drive down towards the city.

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[My2ndProject]

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Exactly! Sheridan Road is a blast (Early morning or late at night) Little bumpy at spots but a fun drive down towards the city.

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Hm....i will have to find said road because I have never encountered a good road in IL.

[Nocturnal]

Originally Posted by prizrak

Oh well I suppose I'll just get one and put an LSx in it

£1000 says once you get the car you wont bother. There's a lot more to these cars than power.

[thedguy]

Originally Posted by Nocturnal

£1000 says once you get the car you wont bother. There's a lot more to these cars than power.

2nd'd (what is this, #2?).

Considering I grew up in/around the hot rodding "big inch v8! more power!" *Tim Allen grunt* you'd expect me to be the last person to hop in one of these and say "I really just don't give a damn about shoving a ton of power in it."

I really don't. I will eventually, but after shoving the better rubber, brakes, and suspension on the car I've got plenty in it. I've driven these things stripped out and with damn near 200whp in, while very fun, I still love mine with it's stock power. My form of "must have more HP" in this car seems to be "must find more grip and better handling!"

There is a hugely entertaining part of these cars when you give someone a run for their money on a road coarse or canyon and then you tell them "yeah, I'd be lucky to be pushing triple digit Wheel HP figures."

[Nocturnal]

Originally Posted by thedguy

2nd'd (what is this, #2?).

I seem to remember we used to agree a lot when I was a regular poster before, too.

There is a hugely entertaining part of these cars when you give someone a run for their money on a road coarse or canyon and then you tell them "yeah, I'd be lucky to be pushing triple digit Wheel HP figures."

There certainly is, and for me I love the feeling of grabbing the car by the scruff of the neck and revving the engine right up until the shift light is blinding me and telling me to change gear, and I love the balance of being able to be at WOT on the exit of a corner with no worries in the slightest.

The first thing anybody says when you say you drive an MX5 is...well actually it's a hairdresser joke usually. So is the second. But the third is usually ''is it turbo'd?'', and it's the same on car forums too, there seems to be some phallacy that FI or an engine swap makes these cars inexplicably 'better', and as subjective as it is...it just doesn't. I don't think most people actually realise just how capable these cars are with basic mods. The entertainment and theatrical value of the driving experience is much more important than the cock-wafting part IMO.

[prizrak]

Originally Posted by Nocturnal

£1000 says once you get the car you wont bother. There's a lot more to these cars than power.

I'll bet you 2K in w/e currency you want that I will never get the car

Considering I grew up in/around the hot rodding "big inch v8! more power!" *Tim Allen grunt* you'd expect me to be the last person to hop in one of these and say "I really just don't give a damn about shoving a ton of power in it."

I really don't. I will eventually, but after shoving the better rubber, brakes, and suspension on the car I've got plenty in it. I've driven these things stripped out and with damn near 200whp in, while very fun, I still love mine with it's stock power. My form of "must have more HP" in this car seems to be "must find more grip and better handling!"

There is a hugely entertaining part of these cars when you give someone a run for their money on a road coarse or canyon and then you tell them "yeah, I'd be lucky to be pushing triple digit Wheel HP figures."

I do alot of highway driving where power is more than welcome. I also generally enjoy the feeling of brutal acceleration so I would be shoving a huge V8 into something like a Miata.

[Roman]

Originally Posted by prizrak

I'll bet you 2K in w/e currency you want that I will never get the car

Well then, I guess that closes the engine swap talk in this thread.

[Stumpy]

Yeah, I did not get my Miata to race in straight lines. (Though it is decently quick). I just love the twisties. Something my old RSX type S could not do, even after some suspension mods.

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[prizrak]

Originally Posted by Roman

Well then, I guess that closes the engine swap talk in this thread.

True dat

[SileNceR]

Another MX-5, cool

[InfernalVortex]

Originally Posted by Nocturnal

there seems to be some phallacy that FI or an engine swap makes these cars inexplicably 'better',

By FI, you dont mean Fuel Injection do you? Are they actually carbureted?



I would love to have a Miata, I'm just a bit worried whether I'd fit in one or not. I'm 6'2 and about 200 lbs... so I can imagine I'd probably fit, but it'd be close.