Will they pass the broomstick test AND not be any higher than stock? Or just pass the broomstick test?

I can just about pass a broomstick test with the A4s, but they sit higher than stock.

And do they really bolt up to stock sliders? That's rad.

I need to sit in one, obviously.

They are lower than stock because it's a sling seat. They're uncomfortable for long drives because it's a sling seat.

My Sprint V with the standard sparco sidemounts bolted straight on to my stock sliders into both the driver and passenger positions (had to move the sliders a bit to fit in driver side but it still all worked).

I loved the seat for track. EDIT: I never drove the track in this seat. I really mean I loved the seat in aggressive driving and it would have been great on the track.

Roomy and incredible holding, and VERY stiff seat. But the sling design pushes buttcheeks together, and there's a metal bar that runs around the front of the seat (the steel seat frame) that kinda cuts into the back of my legs as a driver. Exacerbated because I have to have the seat further back for proper heel toe (ankle screwed up, doesn't move as much as regular folk so I need my seat even further back).

I can't wait to lose every HPDE because of these.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1421938722

OMG should have got 6ULs!!! Hater!

lol there's the haters, then there's the anti-hate haters, and so on


They do look sooo good tho.

Those are gonna look awesome on the car.

What rubber are you going to put on those 9's? I just ordered Federal RSR's, gonna rock some stretch for a bit.

Gonna wait to see what goes on with the RS3 situation for a little bit before i go with some stretch swag.

Im actually a fan of this color.

Finally after much digging found a pic of the 205/50/15 RSR mounted on a 9" wheel. Stretch doesn't look too bad to me. Yeah would prefer 225's but this'll work. Better than the RE-11's that were on my white car.

https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...3/#post1015971

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1369763255

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1369763255

Yeah that's not the worst thing in the world. We'll play it by ear.

I hate how cheap you got this...the only thing I have to add to this.

I should have started with an NB shell...would have been cheaper if I built it the same way I did the NA

:dealwithit:


:bowrofl:

I have a new pair of front hubs on the way. Once i get that and the brakes taken care of, i should be able to start putting some miles on it to see what else bothers me. Front end feels a bit weird, but i'm hoping that's mostly from the shot driver's front hub.

Next on the list of "Wants."
1) AWR 70A mounts
2) Delrin diff mounts
3) Miataroadster tall angled shifter
4) CSF radiator
5) Swap my NA Singular vent louver panels for some NBs. That's gonna suck because i got the NAs at group buy prices. :(
6) Suspension bushings
7) RB big front bar
8) RB header
9) figure out exhaust things
10) intake for noises.


If Good-Win is using my picture of the unboxed vents in their product listing, do you think i could twist their arm for some discount? :giggle:

Looks like some fine choices on the parts list, wish I had got the tall angled MR shifter because I am on my second MR angled shift extender and both have bent :vash: but I do love the MR srs. I think the CSF radiator will be the new budget, not cheap, radiator. Look forward to the progress Ben, although wish boost was in there. :hustler:

Maybe a Rotrex if the car sticks around for a long time and i feel like sinking some money into it.

No oil cooler or brake stuff on that list?

Guess i need to list the parts i already have in my garage. My bad.

1) Hardtop + SM brackets
2) Boss Frog Clearview
3) Boss Frog harness bar
4) Boss Frog Frog Arms
5) Boundary Engineering frame rails
6) Carbing shock tower brace. (Bling BLANG!)
7) Corbeau A4s (don't particularly love these in Miatas, so they're temporary.)
8) Autopower 5pt harnesses
9) Swank Force Racing Budget Billy setup
10) Momo competition wheel and hub
11) NB Sport brakes with Yellowstuff pads. (For now. Will use them up then evaluate if just a pad change will do it or if i want the Trackspeed front kit)
12) Coolant re-route

Oil cooler is on the "eventually" list. Been doing some light research to see how i want to attack that.

Some things have arrived.

Care package from Emilio.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1422137564

Hubs. Thought my car had ABS, so i ordered ABS hubs. Turns out the car doesn't have ABS. Will these still work?
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1422137564

Last looks at the awful interior.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1422137564

Saggy glovebox.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1422137564

Nice top.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1422137564

Should be fine. The ABS hubs are a bit beefier, but the rings are just pressed on. You can pop them off fairly easily.

Now that 949's sport clutches are gone, what's the flavor of 1.6 clutch we all like?

Well, the horror stories include: "oh god why did I buy an eBay flywheel when the 949 lightweight 1.6 flywheel is only $129 more..."

For 1.6 size, SPEC or ACT are really your only choices of decent clutches. FM and others just use 1.8 sizes and tell you to buy a 1.8 flywheel.

Honestly, even at only 172ft/lbs, I wish I had a 1.8 sized clutch instead of my 1.6 949 clutch, since launch control over heats it. Actually I haven't set my boost controller back to the dyno pressures, so that's probably closer to 160ft/lbs or less.

No forced induction for me. Still a problem?

But this is going to be on an N/A car.

Honestly I wouldnt be too afraid of any of the steel ebay flywheels, the aluminum ones with steel friction plates added in, not so sure about those. The F1 chromo in the subaru still hasnt managed to cut my feet off yet.

I'd invest in the 949 one just to be safe myself. Then try a SPEC clutch. Something with a grabby organic.

Although I think the FMII clutch is ceramic, and I've driven one in Ed's MSM and I think Stoly's new NB has one. Takes a little getting used to, but the crisper shifts once you get moving are very worth it.

949 isn't available, no ETA. FM doesn't do 1.6 as far as i know.

My SPEC clutch sucked. Worst thing i've ever used.

Wondering if a basic Exedy would be fine. Or a South Bend. I know nobody uses SB clutches on Miatas but i've used them on everything my entire "career."

I dunno. More shopping necessary.

What composition and stuff am I looking for if I put importance on fast response? Ceramic? Kevlar?

My clutch is orange, not pink, so I'm not quite sure what it is.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1422221343

I have an F1spec 1.6 in mine atm. I loved my previous Spec though.

both are/were on a steel 1.6 FujiRacing flywheel from the last decade lol

Centrforce dual friction.

The last two clutches id ever recommend

ive heard really good things about southbend actually. never got to try one yet

We should talk ;)

You could try welding some used brake pads together. Would probably be about equal to a spec clutch but for less money.

Godfuckingdammit i forgot you had those mounts. Send me an email at celicahalftrac gmail.

I can try to get my order cancelled. Ordered through MR, got hit with a drop ship fee i'm not super happy with anyways.

Ceramic. That's the one people describe as on/off. Like I said, Stoly has a fermi. FMII and Ed has a 949 colored ceramic clutch that's not a 949 clutch. Both feel great.

Ryan_G actually has the mounts right now as he wanted to try them out.

As for the sway, I've got the big boy RB sitting in my garage as its listed in my FS thread. AND I've still got the M-Tuned dual feel fuel rail plumbing kit you said you wanted sitting on my desk at the office :laugh:

My FM Stage 1 feels great, looks fine after 2k track miles. Would buy again. Pedal effort is light enough that Curly can easily drive the car.

FM2 clutch & lightweight flywheel = fullofwin. I enjoy mine. Noticed rpms come up much faster during highway speeds in 5-6 gear in my msm. Will buy again.

FM1 clutch + aluminum flywheel is also win. No complaints here.

Transmission is a little noisy with that light a flywheel, but I'll live.

I too have FM with Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel. Like it so far.

Ben is the only person in the history of ever to not like the FM clutch from what i can tell.

Installer/Operator error?

lol

he had issues with the FM clutch in his na.

apparently that means all FM clutches suck :giggle:

Yup. :D

Yeah... that car is gone. I sowwy. :(

I will look at your big boy rod.

And the FM clutch in the red 2000. Everyone who drove either of those cars hated the clutch. I installed neither of them.

The point is, i'm sure they're awesome and lots of people like them.

I don't feel like paying that money and chancing hating it again and having to do the job a second time.

And they don't make 1.6 clutch anyways, so why are we talking about them?

My FM clutch sucked too but that was probably 95% my fault

and this was the FM clutch and not the ACT clutches they used to sell?

the FMI and FMII are two of the best clutches I've driven on.

FM1 in both cases.

Both clutches had an engagement point the length of Texas.

I've heard great things about the FM2, but that seems silly for an n/a BP4W.

And again... it's not 1.6, so i really don't care about FM clutches in general right now.

I'd like to point out that Ryan_G is borrowing the mounts. I'm not reinstalling them so they will be for sale if he decides to pass on them.

I feel that it is far more likely that I will just buy them unless they rattle me to death. Especially now that I have a secondary vehicle in case I need to transport someone who is less forgiving.

Another care package from Amsoil.

And ES control arm bushings.

And JDM y0 BP5A ecu.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1422455010

Nice.
is the 5a mainly to rev higher without going standalone?

Yes. Supposedly a small power bump and will play nice as a stopgap if i get a BP5A cam. Also the car the ECU came from had a 4-2-1 exhaust manifold that probably flows better than the stock garbage we got here, so it'll go nicely with the RB header i'll be ordering in the next week or two. :)

And no emissions, so i can remove that shit even before i go Megasquirt.

And because no emissions, i can remove the cat that PO said was bad and causing CELs (though i haven't seen one yet) and not care. Bonus for not having to buy my midpipe twice.

It's a stopgap that while may seem silly in light of going megasquirt eventually anyways, allows me to steam forward with a few things in the meantime and not spend my money twice elsewhere. Me gusta.

If you need a new BP5A cam, let me know?

I don't NEED one, but wouldn't say no to a nice deal on one. Details?

:laugh: I laugh so hard when people use this line

"I don't NEED your stupid worthless pos part that you can't wait to get rid of because no sane human being would give you even a dollar for it...........

.............but I GUESS if you really really want me to have it for tree dorras and fiddy cents, I suppose I won't say NO to this terrible for me and amazing for you deal"


Yeah, people just can't wait to sell you stuff :giggle:

PS: I'm not even hating, its not a bad approach :love: (for you)

He NEEDS my swaybar, don't confuse the poor man :rofl:

PM me a price for your terrible bar that will likely make my car slower and quite possibly blow up in a fireball. I'll consider it cause I pity you for owning it.

It wasn't really a tactic. I just want details and price.


I kindof feel like that swaybar is too hairy-chested for me. :(