Need advice on buying and boosting Miata!
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Need advice on buying and boosting Miata!
Hey everyone! Firstly, I apologize if this is already stated somewhere. There is so much info and I feel like my situation is unique. I'm very new to the Miata scene (I came from mustangs) and I'm looking to get into a Miata as soon as possible. My plans are to buy a decent Miata, daily drive it for a little, then slowly turbo it and turn into a 200-250whp drift machine. My question to you guys is what year Miata should I get? Definitely a 1.8 because drivetrain. I was thinking 1996 or 1997, however it has OBD2 which I love for diagnosing, but people say you have to "piggyback" the stock ecu to pass emissions. I heard its harder to pass inspection as well. I'm in NJ and don't really care about emissions (I have a guy to pass my inspection) so not a concern there. Now I'm thinking 1994 or 1995 because OBD1 and I love the idea of running standalone Megasquirt and forgetting the stock ECU. I also heard when piggybacking, you max out the limits of the stock ecu and can't make as much power as say a standalone setup. My other question is can you run a standalone setup on a 1996 or 97 with obd2? If that is the case, I'd prefer that because I like obd2. I'm under the impression that standalone is only possible with obd1 miatas. If someone could shed some light on this for me that would be great! Thanks in advance!
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My car is far from the sickest one on here but here's my build thread https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...-block-107372/ Might provide some insight for you as it starts just after I installed my Megasquirt. Also, I'm running a '95 and have never once yearned for an OBDII port when the car was still stock.
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