BThomas220

Hey everyone,

I purchased a white 1991 Miata back in February with 142,000 miles for $150.

All it needed was a new battery and a 80amp fuse to get it running.

Since then I have been competing in autocross events with it, in the Maryland area.

I inevitable ran into Soviet at a couple of these events.

This conjured up some quite expensive ideas.

I plan to have the car turbo'ed by the spring of 2013. I plan to run with the 1.6, I may do internals on it, unless I am talked out of it. I want to run megasquirt, and I feel that this needs to be my first step toward awesomeness.

I will be starting a build thread in the near future.

Oh yeah here is a picture of the Bucket

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peterd444

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Welcome! Sweet deal only $150!!

Braineack

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Thanks for joining, BThomas220!

blaen99

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Wow, that's one heck of a deal for $150. Welcome!

Fireindc

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Sounds good. Cut out that rust before it spreads though, even if you dont fix it right away.

soviet

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Hello!
If you want to stay cheap, I have a pair of megasquirt 2

shuiend

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If you are seriously considering doing internals on a motor there is absolutely no reason not to build a 1.8 instead of the 1.6.

Which clubs are you autoxing with up there?

tplociniak

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Awesome deal for $150

Braineack

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sounds like CDC if he met up with Soviet. and I agree. Buy a 1.8L and build that, then swap it in. 1.6Ls should be melted for scrap.

BThomas220

Thanks for the replies

I really was leaning toward MS3 but if the price is right...

Pm me.

You are right, I will begin my hunt for a 1.8.

Yeah I run with capital driving club. Don't you have a 1.6L

Braineack

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I fail, so you don't have to.

Fireindc

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All glory to the 1.8L.

Miahtahere

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I can't think of any more fun you can have for $150.00, nice find!

viperormiata

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1.6 glory. BP is for fagtards

OP, nice car. I would love a beater miata for auto-x only.

soviet

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no, get the MS3X, its a million times better.

Braineack

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The "x" means expander card, which is just a $90 module with pre-built circuits on it. But I agree, get the expander.

I can build you a MS3x PNP for exactly 4.6 times what you paid for your car.

silverbullet5410

not a bad way to spend 150$, nice welcome

BThomas220

Brainy, I will probably be in touch with you about getting a MS3X built. I would like to get one running on the car while it has the 1.6 in it. Is there much involved with changing the ecu and tuning when I switch to a 1.8, or is it pretty trivial?

Braineack

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like one parameter in the software.

soviet

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It really depends on how you go around your 1.8 swap. you can do it the lame, peon way and just use all 1.6 wiring harness, sensors, 1.6 ingiton and throttle body. Doing it this way is easy but... lame - No sequential unless you rewire your harness, poor timing accuracy, lame ingitor, tach signal comes from coils, etc etc etc.

Or, you can do it the right way and use a crank sensor, NB throttle body and NB knock sensor (or any other knock sensor). It's more involved but is superior.

Either way, all you would need to do is change configuration in tuner studio and wiring. You don't need to mod the MS3 in any way or form (other than add-on knock board).