weak rearend?
ive done some lookin, and apparently, the early miatas diffs are fairly weak.. instead of swapping them out for the rx-7, ect... would welding the diff be any stronger for a short term fix, or make it more prone to breaking?
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Its the ring and pinion that strips, not the internals. So no, it wont help at all.
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preciate it man... im looking to get a 92-93, mainly because seems to be more parts availible, and theyre a lil cheaper. would swapping in the 1.8 solve the problem? i plan to build decent power, and give it hell often??
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Originally Posted by AlexT88
(Post 310012)
preciate it man... im looking to get a 92-93, mainly because seems to be more parts availible, and theyre a lil cheaper. would swapping in the 1.8 solve the problem? i plan to build decent power, and give it hell often??
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yea thats what i hear. sorry, i miss typed.... what i meant was if i swap in the 1.8 rear, w/ the 1.6 mildly modded. how long would it hold up?
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I have some pinion salad, yum:-D
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Originally Posted by AlexT88
(Post 310012)
preciate it man... im looking to get a 92-93, mainly because seems to be more parts availible, and theyre a lil cheaper. would swapping in the 1.8 solve the problem? i plan to build decent power, and give it hell often??
get a 94. |
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 310040)
get a 94.
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thanks for the help. the obd1 part is also what i wanted, didnt wanna deal w/ all the bs of obd2.. opg im guessing is oil pres gauge?
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Originally Posted by AlexT88
(Post 310091)
the obd1 part is also what i wanted, didnt wanna deal w/ all the bs of obd2..
get a 94. |
Yep, OPG is oil pressure gauge. I can't remember if it was 95 or 96 that they switched to the dummy gauge, but either way, you get a real one with a '94. Minor benefit, but all the little benefits add up to make '94 the best year.
Anybody want to guess which year mine is? :-) |
90?
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Originally Posted by BenR
(Post 310094)
get a 94.
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Originally Posted by skidude108
(Post 310080)
and the nifty visors that fold in half!
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I feel like I need to say this to clear things up. Get a 94.
The Ring and Pinion (R&P) are what usually breaks, which immediately destroys the rest of the differential. If you are building one, shim it to the tight end of spec, or a spec tighter. That will make it less likely to break from shock loads. |
Originally Posted by miataspeed1point6
(Post 310158)
My 93 has those. Don't they all?
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Originally Posted by skidude108
(Post 310213)
'90 to '94 has them, and in '95 they switch to regular full sized ones.
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Now that the sun is setting sooner I'm wanting to put those damn visors back in though!
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Originally Posted by kotomile
(Post 310248)
Not that it matters, because a lot of us remove the visors altogether. ;)
That was my very first modification, and I did it about 20 feet into the test drive before I even bought the car. If I put it down, I can't even see the entire hood :bang: |
Gotta admit, I'm actually considering putting my sunvisors back in. I dropped my seat down so low that I wouldn't mind having them again.
That was my first mod :cry: |
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