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Old 08-14-2014, 02:53 PM
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Anyone is more than welcome to buy a set and explore alternative mounting methods, but these will come with a tried and true hardware method that won't have issues with heat and track abuse.

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Originally Posted by vehicular
Lol @ Crazy Glue. This is racing, not arts and crafts, man!
right!! now go get gorilla glue like a normal racer.
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Hopefully so, but let's hope it's never necessary. Experiencing your safety gear in action is ... not optimal.
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Originally Posted by ThePass
Anyone is more than welcome to buy a set and explore alternative mounting methods, but these will come with a tried and true hardware method that won't have issues with heat and track abuse.

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I hear you, it was just a thought.
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Originally Posted by ThePass
Anyone is more than welcome to buy a set and explore alternative mounting methods...
Good; I'm sure I still got some double-sided Scotch tape left over from when I installed my side skirts and canards...
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Zip ties. Because race car.
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Color matching the bolt heads to the velocity red metallic MSM...

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Does the 49% improvement apply to the NA or NB?
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They are within 2% of each other.

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So I know I said we'd post the group buy tomorrow... but I figured you guys wouldn't mind if we did it ahead of schedule

https://www.miataturbo.net/group-buy...7/#post1157529

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First on the list.😁 Sorry all spots filled.
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I couldn't put this any better:

Originally Posted by Monk
Excited to get this batch made and out to everyone!
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So the group buy is completely closed. No plans to run more then just 15?
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Originally Posted by 92mazdaspeed
So the group buy is completely closed. No plans to run more then just 15?
This is only the beginning. Group buy was to confirm that the interest was there. The plan was and is to do full production of these given that the group buy proved the demand was there. I'd say that's confirmed

We're going to focus first and foremost on delivering to those on the group buy, but hot on the heels of that we'll be working out the details for full production.

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Is it just me who doesn't like the half circle placement on the hood? Would be much better if the front of the cuts are in the same level.

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Air travels away from a point at the front of the car in a radial pattern due to the high pressure point at the very nose of the car, and the air traveling around the windshield. You're not dealing with a purely linear system like a 2D analysis of an airfoil here. You have to accommodate airflow in three dimensions.

If you string test your hood, you're going to see air moving in a pattern like the directions that the vents are oriented.
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^ What he said

Because this:

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Specific fin design and the vent’s orientation on the hood are based on real-world airflow testing
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my only complaint is that it's not big enough... make bigger..yes?
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Originally Posted by Mobius
Hopefully so, but let's hope it's never necessary. Experiencing your safety gear in action is ... not optimal.
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Will we be receiving a paypal request for the remainder of is owed? Or will we be emailed or pm'd?
I don't mean to bug if you haven't got there yet, just want to make sure I'm not missing something.
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Originally Posted by williams805
Will we be receiving a paypal request for the remainder of is owed? Or will we be emailed or pm'd?
I don't mean to bug if you haven't got there yet, just want to make sure I'm not missing something.
Those who have sent a deposit will be getting a follow up email later tonight about the remainder owed as well as an update on the group buy.
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Awesome to see this come to light, but sucks we won't be able to get the great pricing since it sold out in hours :(
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