miataturbo.net-like debauchery thread (about the ND or something)
#3162
98% of it used to be crap on how guys ruined their cars beyond the point of driveability and fellow retards responding with how "SICK" and awesome those cars looked, but there were always a few gems, anything posted by revlimiter, MSMjohn's awesome write-ups, and there's a guy who calls himself aidandj who seems to know his stuff.
It seems that the younger "retard crew" have moved onto the F-witsbook MX-5 forum, leaving CR a "better place".
#3163
folks have the grass is greener syndrome. Lots of us do, I think. Even with my Miata.... always thinking about what to do next, what I want out of the car. It's worse with my main car (currently my S2000), always thinking about a Camaro or Corvette or GTI or... or....... always something else pulling.
Yep, this. I'm conflicted between keeping the BRZ and doing some more mods to it, taking it back stock. Buying a new Mustang GT or Camaro SS, I also have an unhealthy desire for the Audi RS3 they are going to start bringing over (although that would really be out of the budget until I get some stuff paid off).
HAHAHA could not agree more with these guys.
Every single day I'm pondering another car. After wasting hours looking, thinking, comparing, I realize that I can't really do much better than I'm doing now without spending a ton of time, or money, or both, or significantly downgrading altogether. Then I look at my sexy car that's a perfect blend of power/speed, sexiness, comfort, and sportiness and wonder why I'm wasting time day dreaming about all these things.
Then 2-3 days later the whole process starts over. Rinse and repeat.
Every single day I'm pondering another car. After wasting hours looking, thinking, comparing, I realize that I can't really do much better than I'm doing now without spending a ton of time, or money, or both, or significantly downgrading altogether. Then I look at my sexy car that's a perfect blend of power/speed, sexiness, comfort, and sportiness and wonder why I'm wasting time day dreaming about all these things.
Then 2-3 days later the whole process starts over. Rinse and repeat.
Craigslist/Autotrader browsing/dreaming is about a every other week thing for me. That's about how much time it takes to forget the math and that I'm a peasant by Austin standards. ND, NSX, FD, 996 Carrera S/Turbo, Cayman S, or hell just turbo/supercharging the NA, the list goes on and will never be realized because my next vehicle will probably be a boring *** truck so I can haul my NA to the track in comfort and maybe, one day, an SM/SPM S2/Cheap as ***** by racing standards Miata.
#3166
I said a few pages back that I wanted a turbo Miata. Well, the Fiata is a turbo miata and it has a proven transmission behind it, unlike the ND. Emilio said to not even bother with turboing the ND unless I had a transmission solution.
I won't buy an Abarth, it has a bunch of stuff I don't want. I would buy a base Classica with the Technology package. This all hinges on getting an acceptable trade-in from a dealer, which 99% likely won't happen, so this is just a way to entertain myself on my days off. Don't worry so much.
I will most likely have to suck it up, take the huge hit on the ND, and turbo my 01. I have the time to check out all options, so why not?
I won't buy an Abarth, it has a bunch of stuff I don't want. I would buy a base Classica with the Technology package. This all hinges on getting an acceptable trade-in from a dealer, which 99% likely won't happen, so this is just a way to entertain myself on my days off. Don't worry so much.
I will most likely have to suck it up, take the huge hit on the ND, and turbo my 01. I have the time to check out all options, so why not?
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Be sure to turn Sport mode on. Little rocker switch behind shifter. Boost rises quicker and raises steering effort. I understand reflashes are available already. I don't care for the looks but the OEM Abarth suspension and steering are what the ND Club should have been.
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#3168
I may start parking it on the street and leaving the spare key fob in it so someone can steal it.
I should have sunk the money into the NC when I had it. It needed a top and to have a competent shop install a quality top around here was $1900 and the BOSE headunit was failing.
#3169
Be sure to turn Sport mode on. Little rocker switch behind shifter. Boost rises quicker and raises steering effort. I understand reflashes are available already. I don't care for the looks but the OEM Abarth suspension and steering are what the ND Club should have been.
I couldn't get the numbers to work for a red Classica with the Technology package, so I walked. I am still interested to see actual dyno results from reflashes, because this thing has boost delivery issues just like my old MSM.
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So Emilio, based on your posts it seems that you believe it's an actual design flaw rather than a defect in certain transmissions, is that correct?
Apologies if that has been explicitly stated elsewhere.
If that's the case, that's really pathetic of Mazda. Sell a car with 155hp... and then make it so the parts can't even handle that. Wow.
Apologies if that has been explicitly stated elsewhere.
If that's the case, that's really pathetic of Mazda. Sell a car with 155hp... and then make it so the parts can't even handle that. Wow.
#3177
So Emilio, based on your posts it seems that you believe it's an actual design flaw rather than a defect in certain transmissions, is that correct?
Apologies if that has been explicitly stated elsewhere.
If that's the case, that's really pathetic of Mazda. Sell a car with 155hp... and then make it so the parts can't even handle that. Wow.
Apologies if that has been explicitly stated elsewhere.
If that's the case, that's really pathetic of Mazda. Sell a car with 155hp... and then make it so the parts can't even handle that. Wow.
I have not heard of anyone with a stock or reflash/exhaust tuned power that has broken a gen 2 box. Based on what we know now, we can reasonably postulate that N/A trans woes might be fixed but still not enough for boost.
Our plan for our car is a severely torque limited map in 1-2 and 5-6, letting the kittens run free in 3-4 EMCO gears.
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#3180
Feeding nearly double the stock torque through the ND box constitutes lack of mechanical empathy.
We car geeks were weened on decades of under engineered, over built, heavy OEM parts that survive 2-3x the OEM power. A deftly engineered, ultra light platform like the ND shows up, we all praise its amazingness but hate on Mazda because they pared down it's mass and drag just a wee bit too much. I could be wrong but I suspect the gen2 box will survive the tuned N/A autocross and HPDE cars just fine. That it doesn't cope with hard use at 2x stock torque isn't Mazda's fault. We asked for an ultra light Miata with a bit more power and room than an NB. We got it.
That all said, we will be investigating transmission swaps so we can take advantage of the AVO's torque in every gear, not just 3-4.
We car geeks were weened on decades of under engineered, over built, heavy OEM parts that survive 2-3x the OEM power. A deftly engineered, ultra light platform like the ND shows up, we all praise its amazingness but hate on Mazda because they pared down it's mass and drag just a wee bit too much. I could be wrong but I suspect the gen2 box will survive the tuned N/A autocross and HPDE cars just fine. That it doesn't cope with hard use at 2x stock torque isn't Mazda's fault. We asked for an ultra light Miata with a bit more power and room than an NB. We got it.
That all said, we will be investigating transmission swaps so we can take advantage of the AVO's torque in every gear, not just 3-4.
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