miataturbo.net-like debauchery thread (about the ND or something)
#3821
Many guys pay a lot more than that for a set of blingy wheels, which you can't see from the driver's seat. The steering wheel is something you see and touch the whole time you're driving and I'm just not thrilled with the OEM piece - too skinny and a touch large. One of the best changes I made to my '93 was to replace the OEM airbag wheel with a Nardi from an NB. There wasn't a time I drove that car that I didn't appreciate having done so. I'm hoping to replicate that "Ooooh yeah!" feeling with the ND as well, so it's worth it to me. On the other hand, I have no plans to drop $2K on a set of coil-overs, so you could say I'm still coming out ahead.
#3822
I get it. I usually hate spending coin unless it makes the car faster. But as a package experience, the steering wheel and shifter/ebrake boots really stick out as econo. Replacing them with lux parts takes the interior experience up a notch. Think of it as a percentage of vehicle cost: the $300 wheel I put in my $3k NA was proportionally more expensive than the $700 wheel I put in my $27k ND.
#3828
Mazda just announced a "100 Anniversary" edition.
Images from Autocar UK
I like this a lot, except for the white dash trim
Images from Autocar UK
I like this a lot, except for the white dash trim
#3836
Sorry if this was posted elsewhere. NC trans adapter for ND. Pretty slick.
https://www.flyinmiata.com/miata-per...nsmission.html
https://www.flyinmiata.com/miata-per...nsmission.html
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#3840
Yes, if you run the gearing numbers, you absolutely have to run the 3.45 ratio from the Fiat or the automatic ND1's with an NC tranny swap. The ND2 automatics actually are a bit lower with a 3.54. Otherwise, your geared top speed would be 227 mph lol
I actually picked up a 3.45 rear diff from a Fiat from Redline Parts and sent it to Walter Motorsports to put an OSGiken in. I will run that and one of their built ND transmissions in my recently acquired 2019 Sport for track work. I will be keeping my 2019 RF as a daily and selling my 2012 NC and my 2018 124 Abarth to free up funds to modify both of them.
I actually picked up a 3.45 rear diff from a Fiat from Redline Parts and sent it to Walter Motorsports to put an OSGiken in. I will run that and one of their built ND transmissions in my recently acquired 2019 Sport for track work. I will be keeping my 2019 RF as a daily and selling my 2012 NC and my 2018 124 Abarth to free up funds to modify both of them.