Hello everyone
#1
Hello everyone
Looks like this is the place I need to be. I'm hailing from Central KY just moved here from Michigan and liking the warmer temperatures. I hope to pick everyones brains a bit and offer the little advice I can in the future.
Anyway a bit about myself. I'm a GC born in Michigan but moved around a lot, including MI, IN, IL, OH, UT, NY, PA, KY and multiple places in Japan. I've been happily married for 5 years to a wonderful woman who also loves fast cars. And have had the miata now for just over a year. And we both agree it's time to make it faster.
Thanks in advance for any help/ advice offered.
Anyway a bit about myself. I'm a GC born in Michigan but moved around a lot, including MI, IN, IL, OH, UT, NY, PA, KY and multiple places in Japan. I've been happily married for 5 years to a wonderful woman who also loves fast cars. And have had the miata now for just over a year. And we both agree it's time to make it faster.
Thanks in advance for any help/ advice offered.
Last edited by Eloquin; 02-12-2008 at 11:52 PM. Reason: Just to add on.
#2
Hey Eloquin,
I'm from Lexington too (and also new to this site). I have a '91 blue (that's up on jackstands in my garage undergoing a V8 conversion) but have been turbocharged for years. I wish I had found this site earlier but got word right when I was starting to sell off some turbo parts.
BTW, I'd highly recommend a turbo for your miata if you're thinking about that. I've had fun with some sort of turbo on my miata for over 10 years and it's been great.
A large group of miata power junkies used to meet every Thursday at Sawyer's Downtown for lunch. Usually only a few are there now but feel free to join us some time. Just shoot me a PM so I'll know to look for you if you plan to come down. The owner is a miata nut too.
Any pics of your car? Post one if you can.
I'm from Lexington too (and also new to this site). I have a '91 blue (that's up on jackstands in my garage undergoing a V8 conversion) but have been turbocharged for years. I wish I had found this site earlier but got word right when I was starting to sell off some turbo parts.
BTW, I'd highly recommend a turbo for your miata if you're thinking about that. I've had fun with some sort of turbo on my miata for over 10 years and it's been great.
A large group of miata power junkies used to meet every Thursday at Sawyer's Downtown for lunch. Usually only a few are there now but feel free to join us some time. Just shoot me a PM so I'll know to look for you if you plan to come down. The owner is a miata nut too.
Any pics of your car? Post one if you can.
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Looks like this is the place I need to be. I'm hailing from Central KY just moved here from Michigan and liking the warmer temperatures. I hope to pick everyones brains a bit and offer the little advice I can in the future.
Anyway a bit about myself. I'm a GC born in Michigan but moved around a lot, including MI, IN, IL, OH, UT, NY, PA, KY and multiple places in Japan. I've been happily married for 5 years to a wonderful woman who also loves fast cars. And have had the miata now for just over a year. And we both agree it's time to make it faster.
Thanks in advance for any help/ advice offered.
Anyway a bit about myself. I'm a GC born in Michigan but moved around a lot, including MI, IN, IL, OH, UT, NY, PA, KY and multiple places in Japan. I've been happily married for 5 years to a wonderful woman who also loves fast cars. And have had the miata now for just over a year. And we both agree it's time to make it faster.
Thanks in advance for any help/ advice offered.
1 suggestion: read braineack's FAQ. BTW, what is "a GC"? sorry, English is my second language
Rafa
#5
Hey Lee I actually think I've e-mailed you back and forth a couple of times. Saw you on craigslist.
I've been there to sawyers and saw all the miata pictures I thought it was great. Hopefully I'll get a picture of mine up there, after a while.
Have done thank you Rafa, and of course Braineack. And sorry, you forget when you're in a field for so long that other people may or may not know abbreviations for things that are common place to you. GC stands for General Contractor. I build residential homes. Kind of a long way from where I started in school, C'est la Vie.
I did post two pictures of my miata but not sure where they turned up. So here they are again.
I've been there to sawyers and saw all the miata pictures I thought it was great. Hopefully I'll get a picture of mine up there, after a while.
Originally posted by Rafa
1 suggestion: read braineack's FAQ. BTW, what is "a GC"? sorry, English is my second language
1 suggestion: read braineack's FAQ. BTW, what is "a GC"? sorry, English is my second language
I did post two pictures of my miata but not sure where they turned up. So here they are again.
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Hey Lee I actually think I've e-mailed you back and forth a couple of times. Saw you on craigslist.
I've been there to sawyers and saw all the miata pictures I thought it was great. Hopefully I'll get a picture of mine up there, after a while.
Have done thank you Rafa, and of course Braineack. And sorry, you forget when you're in a field for so long that other people may or may not know abbreviations for things that are common place to you. GC stands for General Contractor. I build residential homes. Kind of a long way from where I started in school, C'est la Vie.
I did post two pictures of my miata but not sure where they turned up. So here they are again.
I've been there to sawyers and saw all the miata pictures I thought it was great. Hopefully I'll get a picture of mine up there, after a while.
Have done thank you Rafa, and of course Braineack. And sorry, you forget when you're in a field for so long that other people may or may not know abbreviations for things that are common place to you. GC stands for General Contractor. I build residential homes. Kind of a long way from where I started in school, C'est la Vie.
I did post two pictures of my miata but not sure where they turned up. So here they are again.
Thanks for the GC clarification. In my case I'm a "MC" person (which stands for Mechanically Challenged).
Once again, welcome to the forum and we expect to see you modding your car where it counts soon!
p.s. sorry; Dan = whaaamx5.
#10
Originally Posted by m2cupcar
than a overweight stock powered Miata? Just wondering where you hope to go with it. That'll get you some input.
than a overweight stock powered Miata? Just wondering where you hope to go with it. That'll get you some input.
I have thought of doing a few things to this vehicle, I thought about going v8 but fear losing the handling of the miata, I have thought of putting in a rotary engine but, haven't heard anything good except for the fact that it's different. I've also thought of putting in a 2.0 turbo with n2o but everything would have to be done without a kit since there aren't many that have this setup. So I'm thinking about upgrading to a 1.8l turbo but just looking currently at different builds and deciding where to go. Currently I have a stock 1.6l with nothing really exciting but an AEM cold air intake, so really everything can change.
#11
Eloquin, I just sent you an email...
BTW, I saw a Mariner blue miata the other day in Lexington that had a similar body kit and that was the first time I had ever seen one with that kit in Lexington. Surely that wasn't you w/ a new paint job? That ruby red of yours looks very clean. I'd like to see it in person some day.
BTW, I saw a Mariner blue miata the other day in Lexington that had a similar body kit and that was the first time I had ever seen one with that kit in Lexington. Surely that wasn't you w/ a new paint job? That ruby red of yours looks very clean. I'd like to see it in person some day.
Last edited by Leebo; 02-24-2008 at 10:05 AM.
#15
Ok, just got myself some new parts for the 1.6:
*Greddy TD04H-15G turbo
*Borla exhaust system
*Saab intercooler
*Auxiliary Fuel Pressure regulator
*Boost Control
*VDO boost gauge and Exhaust Gas Temperature gauge with sending unit in a 95
*Gauge pod modified to fit on the Miata dash
*HKS Turbo Timer
*HKS Electronic Valve Controller
*Rod Millen Racing springs and GAB 8-position shocks
Now to start putting it all in.
*Greddy TD04H-15G turbo
*Borla exhaust system
*Saab intercooler
*Auxiliary Fuel Pressure regulator
*Boost Control
*VDO boost gauge and Exhaust Gas Temperature gauge with sending unit in a 95
*Gauge pod modified to fit on the Miata dash
*HKS Turbo Timer
*HKS Electronic Valve Controller
*Rod Millen Racing springs and GAB 8-position shocks
Now to start putting it all in.
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No, the width is perfect and yes I keep them all the way back which of course means they sit upright, but they are still very comfortable and they come in blue/black, red/black, yellow/black, green/black, black/black, and grey/black. The topper is that they only cost $160 for the pair, and they work with my harness perfectly.
Edit:However, I did need to modify the original seat track for them to fit. Nothing a Dremel didn't make quick work out of.
Edit:However, I did need to modify the original seat track for them to fit. Nothing a Dremel didn't make quick work out of.
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No, the width is perfect and yes I keep them all the way back which of course means they sit upright, but they are still very comfortable and they come in blue/black, red/black, yellow/black, green/black, black/black, and grey/black. The topper is that they only cost $160 for the pair, and they work with my harness perfectly.
Edit:However, I did need to modify the original seat track for them to fit. Nothing a Dremel didn't make quick work out of.
Edit:However, I did need to modify the original seat track for them to fit. Nothing a Dremel didn't make quick work out of.
Thanks man for the explanation. I'll be following you with those. I've searched for seats for a long time and those seem perfect for my needs (I'm too old for regular racing seats anyways )