1.6 or 1.8?
#22
If you are going to turbo the car, get a 1.8. There's no reason not to, even if you have to wait a little longer. You will save money and aggravation in the long run. The '94 has the larger 1.8 brakes, a real oil pressure gauge (unlike the '95), OBD-I (unlike the '95.5+), and the biggest benefit, the 7" Torsen rear end (unlike the 90-93). When I was shopping for my car, I knew I was going turbo, so I didn't even consider anything that wasn't a black '94 with a Torsen.
#25
I thought we'd talked about the proper use of Google.
And take a good long look through the m.net Garage and FAQ and to get a good idea of the information there for all future general questions about Miatas:
http://www.miata.net/garage/
http://www.miata.net/faq/
This is how to spot a Torsen:
http://www.miata.net/garage/diffguide/index.html
Torsen stands for Torque-Sensing... read here why you want one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsen
And take a good long look through the m.net Garage and FAQ and to get a good idea of the information there for all future general questions about Miatas:
http://www.miata.net/garage/
http://www.miata.net/faq/
This is how to spot a Torsen:
http://www.miata.net/garage/diffguide/index.html
Torsen stands for Torque-Sensing... read here why you want one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsen
a co-worker of mine has a 86 rx7 non-turbo that I can get parts off of. Ive heard from some that some have the clutch type, and some have the type-2. The type2 supposedly needs lots of work to get to work in a miata, while the clutch type pumpkin supposedly drops right into the miata carrier. Can you shed some light on this for me? or maybe show me some links. Sorry if this is too much off topic.
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And even if you end up buying an open diff car, swapping an Rx7 LSD into it is about $400-500. The Rx7 diffs are stronger for drag launches.
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