I have a 92. I’ve spent two years turning it into an NB2, part by part. I’m not done yet.
On the other hand, here in GA I don’t have to take all my turbo shit out every two years to pass emissions because it’s over 25 years old. Rwyatt’s build thread makes me very happy about that. |
well I do plan on doing a turbo
a mad dog roll bar (for safety). idk the list could be small but turn into a never ending slew of things to do with the car right now I'm working with 6 -8k looking for a car whether it be NA or NB. as for what I want car to do? kick some ass on the road ( the car passion channels ability to walk mustangs is low key my goal) and maybe autoX. I am not entirely sure but I for sure would love to handle the suspension and brake before I go full on turbo. I'm just in it for the general info which you guys gave me a lot of good stuff to work with. I'm just torn. I might start NA? then go NB? I love the looks and style and charm of the NA but the nb is just statistically better. I wish there was a middle ground. |
Walk mustangs?
Like stock v6 grocery getter mustangs? Cause a boosted coyote would take a heaping dump on 99% of the turbo miata's out there.. Including his, even at 400whp ....oh and keep up in the corners too ;) But by all means, keep dreaming |
Where are you located? I may have exactly what you want.
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Originally Posted by Savington
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At what point did the US medical education system remove the requirement that doctoral candidates be able to read?
Sometimes it's hard to hear all the words unless you stay veeeery still. |
TIL that all 03-05 have TF diffs. I, along with about half the internet, it seems, thought that it was just 03.
Downsides to 01-02: Plagued with VVT issues, heavy, the projector headlights actually suck really bad, especially compared to a $200 retrofit in an NB1. Also: Gurl u faaatttttt. Anyways, i suggest an S2000. |
define: vvt issues
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There's a TSB for the early VVT cars that to some effect says "CEL on for VVT something or other, we don't know how to fix it, throw a ton of parts at it."
Likely not something that matters with a non-standard ECU, but i've seen it on a couple cars now. Doesn't seem to run any different, you just get a CEL for something related to VVT, dont' remember the actual code. Been 2 years since i've dealt with the last one. |
Mine had one. It was IIRC due to bad wiring for the vvt solenoid from the ecu.
To say "plagued" is a gross (pun :D) exaggeration. We're talking maybe a few dozen out of hundreds of thousands |
Originally Posted by 18psi
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Mine had one. It was IIRC due to bad wiring for the vvt solenoid from the ecu.
To say "plagued" is a gross (pun :D) exaggeration. We're talking maybe a few dozen out of hundreds of thousands We'll meet in the middle at "some." <3 |
Oh no when I said dozen I meant "reported on tha interwebz", shoulda been more clear. It's entirely possible the issue is much greater, but I haven't seen it be that bad, and when I was researching it when mine had it, I found very little info and very few people complaining about it.
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Will trade EFR NA for stock 01-02 miata
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Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1463839)
Oh no when I said dozen I meant "reported on tha interwebz", shoulda been more clear. It's entirely possible the issue is much greater, but I haven't seen it be that bad, and when I was researching it when mine had it, I found very little info and very few people complaining about it.
But, you guys can pry my beloved NB1s out of my cold, lifeless, grubby, dickbeaters. |
Originally Posted by Schroedinger
(Post 1463757)
I have a 92. I’ve spent two years turning it into an NB2, part by part. I’m not done yet.
On the other hand, here in GA I don’t have to take all my turbo shit out every two years to pass emissions because it’s over 25 years old. Rwyatt’s build thread makes me very happy about that. |
i actually live in jersey man!
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Where in NJ are you? Plenty of Miatas around to try out to see which you like best. There's a NJ Miata Facebook group. Are you in it? Just whatever you do, avoid buying a rusty one. I cannot stress this enough.
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I own a 91 na,I have changed out everything.It has been an 11 year process. Have you got that much time,and a ton of money? If so, go for it,if not listen to Sav! Only advantages are weight,and Va. has antique plates at 25 years.
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NB1 + HID headlight conversion + NB2 Console is good option.
Not sure value of VVT on stock rod build |
I owned all 3 generations and hands down my 02 nb2 is by far the best.
94 NA: pop up headlights, and older styling wasn't to my liking. Plus needs fender roll for 225 tires. 99 nb1 sport: good platform, chassy more flexible than nb2 and worse headlights. 02 nb2: my current and favorite miata. Vvt adds a nice torque boost, factory under bracing stiffens up the car nicely, good headlights and a bit nicer styling vs nb1. in a perfect world I will have a red msm with a built Vvt swap and ms3. Basically all my mods in a red msm frame. |
Too bad you are all the way across the country. I have an NA that is ready for a turbo kit, or making reasonable NA power.
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