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#NCsneedxidastoo

 

To be fair, I really enjoyed my NC1 as a DD. And now that their is a trim package with limited-slip and the GT goodies, the 135 is likely going bye-bye over the winter.

 

Ben, Always knew you were broken.

 

I don't think i'm alone in my sentiments.

I did think the ND was good, though. Seats felt decent, steering was good (though crazy light), shifter felt good, brakes felt good, the car FELT way faster than it was, was super fun to go real slow but feel crazy. Stereo was great.

Interior tripped me out.... the windshield felt about 6" away from my forehead. I had plenty of space physically, but it was a weird perception. Car was wide, cabin felt really short front to back. It was like driving a torquey chode.

 

I imagine pre-2019 cars are going to depreciate hard after the 2019 is out. I'm already seeing 2016s, even RFs under $20k, which is the point I start to get interested..

 

They're already depreciating hard, and there's crazy deals on them brand on dealer lots right now. 2016s have been easy to find for under $20k for a year or so now.

 

I hear goodwinracing is making that happen.

 

Progress has been slow but we should have prototypes to begin testing pretty soon. Hoping to have the final kits developed, produced and on Goodwins shelf by Q1/19. Goodwin will be the exclusive source for the NC Xida.
No further info available now (so don't ask).

 

What if we do? What then? <3

 

 

You let me know when that's done and i'll come visit you. I should visit you before just to say hi, but i'm just saying i would DEFINITELY come visit to check that out.

 

 

Establish a financing option for sale of such a vehicle as a new car, and you might be surprised.

What price for an ND that kicks ***, takes names, and repeats that process, with the same transmission, over and over,?
Broken **** is broken ****.

I find it somewhat shocking that they are FINALLY listening to the american market, and giving us more power, and yet saying nothing about their current gen transmission which has been shown to be woefully weak with less power.

 

seriously the only thing stopping me from buying the 949 ND is the transmission issue. I'm super frustrated as a potential ND owner that this didn't get worked out... it basically crosses this car off the list for me on a permanent basis.

 

FM is making 183 whp on their new ND2 with just a muffler and midpipe change. https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=676090

The first guy to respond, Nataphen, has the hp record for ND1's AFAIK. He is on the Goodwin longtube header and a custom E85 tune, revving to over 7600 and making 180 whp. Yes, different dynos, blah blah.

No one can tune the 19's yet, but those parts gained 16 whp and 8 wtq. I would say the engine is more than a little bit better than the old one, since it is exceeding the factory rating at the wheels, with only two parts. It also makes that power basically at red line.

Once the soft tops become available to test drive somewhere near me, I am definitely trying one out.

 

An RF passed my on the expressway going home tonight. Man, what a sexy little roller skate!

 

Not just different dynos. Strangely enough certain places in Colorado have extraordinaily high specific outputs. Not sure if it is the gravitational pull of the Earth or there are pockets of high-density air nestled in certain spots at high altitude.

 

I see what you did there.

 

If I remember correctly, those same places are the only locations on earth where a VTCS manifold makes more power than a VICS manifold. Truly a magical place.