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1999 Built Turbo Mazda Miata tuned to 21PSI

Car is located in central east Florida (zip 32927)
~119k miles on chassis
~110k miles at motor swap
~9k miles on new motor (only 1 track session)

Price $10k OBO

SEATS ARE BLACK not sure why the photos make them look purple.

I bought this car in 2015 and built it out as a street legal race car. It still has all the comforts for the street like power steering and air conditioning, but other than that it is built for the track. I spared no expense building this car out with all premium parts, mostly from Flyin Miata. I wanted something reliable so it wouldn't give out under extreme situations, and you will see that in the parts list. Everything that could be overbuilt was overbuilt. It runs off from a Megasquirt ECU, so if you want to change boost, tune, etc. You will need Megalog Viewer and Tuner Studio as well as a computer with a USB port. It is currently set at a conservative spark and fuel map and street boost (21PSI). For track I set it at 15PSI boost for safety.

I built the car in stages and have been to the track about a dozen times. I finished the car in 2018, but have managed to get it to the track only once since then. Now, I have a baby on the way and am forced to realize that I just don't have the time for this hobby like I used to.

I put a LOT of money into this car, as the parts list will attest. I am not sure how much, since I stopped counting at $20k, but it was significantly more than that. I know I won't get that money all back, so I am just hoping that in return the new owner will be able to take my car out for some spirited driving in my stead. Bring a friend with a van or truck when you come! The miata will come with all my leftover parts and pieces from 5 years of building out this race car. I have lots of spare stuff and it all goes with you!

Engine bottom end:
All lower end done by R&R Machine Shop in Huntsville Alabama ($809 labor cost)
Manley Forged H-Beam Rods
Supertech Forged Pistons
ARP Main Studs
Wiesco Rings
Clevite Bearings
84mm bore
9:1 compression
Crank polished and balanced
Block hot dipped

Engine top end:
All head work done by me
Head cleaned and polished
Full head seal kit
Valves lapped and polished
Sealed Power VS-855 valve springs shimmed to spec
Head is good to 8.5k rpms, but I set rev limiter to 7600rpm and springs are for over rev safety
OEM head gasket
ARP Head Studs

Electronics:
Megasquirt 2 Enhanced ECU from Reverant
Electronic Boost Controller
Innovative Wide Band O2 sensor
Boost gauge (broken chinese junk)
DIY Plug N Play Intake Air Temp sensor
A pillar two gauge mount

Fuel System:
Full Blown Motorsports Fuel Pump
Aromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator
M-Tuned Fuel Rail w/ stainless braided fuel lines
Flow Force 640cc injectors

Turbo System:
Garrett 2871R turbocharger oil and water cooled
Flyin Miata 1.8 Exhaust manifold (with welded blow off valve flange)
Flyin Miata 3" downpipe
Flyin Miata full 3" stainless exhaust (including high flow cat and muffler)
Flyin Miata intercooler
Tial MVS 38mm vband wastegate (have all other springs for different boost settings)
HKS blow off valve
Oil catch can
All hoses for coolant or boost replaced with high temp tolerant hoses
Flyin Miata stainless turbo heat shield

Cooling System:
Flyin Miata Crossflow Radiator
Flyin Miata Stage 1 airflow fan kit
Coolant Re-route kit
16 PSI radiator cap
New radiator under tray

Transmission:
6 speed transmission (always babied with frequent Redline MT-90 fluid changes)
Limited Slip Differential
Flyin Miata 10.9lb lightened flywheel (some chatter, but quick turbo spool)
Flyin Miata Stage 1 clutch with stainless braided clutch line

Brakes:
Supermiata Wilwood 11" Front Big Brake Kit
G-Loc R12 race pads (fine for street, bite hard when heated up)
Stock rear brakes with EBC Green brake pads
Singular Motorsports 2.5" brake cooling ducts for front
Stainless steel brake lines

Body:
New paint 11/6/20
Hard Dog M2 Hard Core hard top compatible double diagonal rollbar (with leather wrap)
Corbeau Forza racing seats both sides (mounted lower for race helmet clearance)
Robbins Vinyl zipplerless glass factory style top (11/29/17)
Flyin Miata front and back sway bars
Front bumper NB2 swap (so that you can use cheaper headlights)
Spec-D LHP-MX501JM-TM halo LED Projector Angel Eyes front headlight swap
NB2 tail lights to match front
Rota 15"x7" GT3 wheels in Royal Lip Gunmetal color
Voodoo Magnum stainless shift knob
Dunlop Star Spec tires at 109k miles (several track sessions on them 30% life left)
Electric air horn

Maintenance items:
At 110k miles on chassis
-Kevlar timing belt, water pump, front seals
-Coil pack
-Shifter rebuild kit with new race spec bearing
-Differential fluid (redline)
-Spark plugs and Magnacore wires
-Alternator
-Fuel filter
-Clutch Plate
-Clutch Slave cylinder
-Clutch throw out and pilot bearings
At 117k miles on chassis
-Battery
-CAS sensor
-Wiper blades

Issues:
-Boost gauge is chinese junk and doesn't work
-There is a chattering noise when exhaust gas is dumped out the wastegate due to shape of dump pipe, nothing dangerous just doesn't sound cool
-In cold weather if not heated up for a few minutes goes into a weird loop where rpms never drop below 2k, I.E. very high idle. Not a problem if warmed up first.
-Missing top trim piece around radio
-Key requires jiggling to remove
-Seat belts don't retract very well, require feeding back into spool, was going to fix with 4pt harness but never got to it