a hardtop makes a huge differece in the overall stiffness of the car and some 225-50r15's make abig difference in traction esp if they are wrapped on enkei rpf1's. 9.5 lbs. also no burnouts or atleast gratuitus ones until you get a torsen. on of these days ill have to get me one of those, they say they are nice and strong

 

Agree, lightweight 15's and some 205's are ALL YOU NEED. You can do 15" Konig Heliums and Toyo Proxes new for about $850 installed. Check the classifieds at m.net, used tires/wheels are "in stock" all the time.
You say you're clutch hasn't started to slip... just wait. There are a lot of guys around here who claim their clutch didn't last the length of their driveway on their first turbo'd test drive. Start budgeting for a Stage II clutch along with your Bipes and IC setup... in fact, I'd do it first. If you up the power and THEN fry the clutch, you're grounded a few days for shipping and install. If you get the clutch first, no worries.

 

Hehe... that is mine I have a feeling you might wish you had went that route too Hopefully I'll be posting pics in the next day or so.

Glad to hear your car is a fun one to drive, i've been in touch with Cody as he finished up your setup and such. Said that spoolup is really quite nice.

 

205's are puny go big or go home.

 

Whats the widest you can fit in the back stock fenders? 225s?

 

15s!? I really think 20 inch spinners would be very classy. With the turbo, I might even be able to turn them. That said, I would like to stick with OEM miata rims. But when I add up all the $, this may be some time. The pilots are doing fine, so far.

 

I have 205s and theres like no clearance remaining.. then again, my car is slammed.

 

Yeah, I think you may be an exception to the rule.

 

in the rear i could probably go 235-240 i rub a little on the airbag sensor in the front when the car is laoded at speed but that has been ground down now so it is all good.

 

I spin 205's in 2 and sometimes 3 gears

 

umm....dude you have an FD, thats like #2 on my top affordable cars.

 

never dealt with this shop before but they have a cracking sale going on right now,

http://www.edgeracing.com/1991/Mazda/Miata/wheels/15/
the flik fuel, hanabi, and blast are all 12lbs or under and cheap.

 

I heart FD

 

I bought my last set of Azenis from them. Quite quick and responsive to phone calls. No complaints.

 

Btw, no coolant reroute on the board of modifications? Cody mentioned when plugs were first checked that 1-3 looked normal and 4 was a bit off. Reroute should help remedy that.... Also consider a dual feed fuel rail, balance the fuel flow.

 

The dual feed fuel rail is a great idea with some interesting theory behind it, its a must do. The coolant reroute sounds smart, are there any comprehensive write ups somewhere?

 

I always forget to bookmark what I find.

Found one! http://members.aol.com/solomiata/CoolantReroute.html

 

Thanks man.