do you ever get so stressed out by the miata, that its not even worth it?
 

Suddenly I hate this car, because I can't figure out which direction to go with the turbo build.

I hated it when I couldn't get it running, but I fixed it yesterday so now I love it again!

Time to go fix my manifold-turbo leak problem. I broke a Grade 8 stud yesterday.. gotta drill that out..

getting stressed out is a waste of time

So walk away, this is a hobby. If its not relaxing or fun, drop it till you want to work on it again. Its not a job or commitment.

When i was doing my turbo kit everything hardware was done, but I didn't feel like fixing some oil leaks in my line or installing the emanage so i ripped it all down installed the stock exhaust and drove around and had a blast.

Its never to late to go back.

Dude hustler no one is forcing you into a high powered miata if it doesnt feel right dont force it. You are obviosly fast in it as is. Just try to focus on the other hobbies you have to see if maybe you are wasting your time even hoping to get FI done think about it. Sounds to me like it is time to make a list of pros and cons of FI and then what you realy want do some thinking flip a coin etc and then go for whatever you feel is best. GL man

Thats a good point, I realized while doing my project I enjoyed fabricating and designing the turbo system more than I wanted a turbo car. Then again Roman has his 99 FMII, so whenever i wanted stupid fast I drove his car.

Roman you went to Itally to drive a FM2 :rofl:

sometimes you just gotta make the best decision you can with what you have and commit to it.

what's that song? if you can't be with the one you love... love the one you're with.

or as they say on woot when you get a bag of crap: if you dont get the crap you want.. want the crap you get.

:rofl: you haven't even done anything

you're going all :robert: on us already.

slap a greddy on your 1.6...decide if you like it a low boost...if you do...pull motor, sell greddy, continue w/ 1.8 turbo build...

FWIW, I've never gotten stressed about no knowing which way to go, annoyed, yeah, but my problem always lies in the funds to actually make something happen, thats stressful, but never enough to make me want to hate it.

I can see where you are coming from though...sorry bud!

i only get annoyed that i do so many projects that render the car undrivable for periods of time. the rest is my own damn fault, so i have no one to blame but myself, but the car is a blast and always worth it.

Meh, I'm a bitch. I hate people. I need a magic hp want to wave over my fairy car.

Well, I have the money...if I don't do the miata I'm going to pay cash for a tacoma x-runner. Time is the big thing, and I turn into a whiny fagot when I can't go home to see my dog, and realize that if I want to do this, I have to do a engine swap, rear end swap, brakes, turbo install, and tune in one week.

I just need to go home for a while.

You need to either shit or get off the pot. I can't beleive you've been agonizing over this as much as you have been, you have to be putting all of us on. Even the sissies over at m.net can pull the trigger with less drama than you.

If you are stressing this much and haven't even done anything you'll be climbing to the top of a clock tower when you actually get around to installing and tuning.

lol

these threads are tiresome.

philip should just ban you till you get some kind of FI on your car.:bigtu:

:bowdown:

I AM ITALY!!!

OMG I haven't done anything but sit around and bitch about having to make a decision!!11

Buy a turbo 94-97. No swap. No install/tune. You have the money.

and track yours...and keep as DD
great solution.

And why can't you just use your 1.6?

Or pay somebody to do the work if your that worried about it...aren't you near BEGI?

starting with a 1.6 is like buying a v6 mustang...maybe with a few thousand dollars it will run with a stock gt.


OK, I'm done being a ------ now, next thread.

not really.

And this coming from the guy who doesn't have the balls to make a decsision and turbo his fucking car already?

Honestly I doubt you'll ever do it. I think you use these threads to let everyone know about all the "mad money" you've got to spend. It's a lot of whining and bragging as far as I'm concerned. Your threads are like masturbation but with out the fun.

the driveline is the only weak link- the 1.6 makes plenty of power w/boost. Lots of guys are tracking turbo 1.6s and stomping LOTS of big $ cars. Just buy a greddy (or other base) kit and pay somebody to install it. Then build from that.

You do realize that by stating this you insult half the people on this board who can push 200+ to the wheels easy? I blew my 1.6 and I plan on putting yet another 1.6 in my car. Why? Cause I like the motor, and I can make enough power off of it. Oh, and please never compare my vehicle (1.6) to a v6 mustang.

There are days I hate my relatively stock 91 because some new problem has creeped up and causes me a world of grief (for example, last week the bolt that holds the AC compressor bracket to the side of the engine fell out and I shredded the AC belt. :vash: )
When I get a second car that I can DD instead of the Miata, I doubt I'll be troubled by these little issues as much.

1.6 is not really like a v6 mustang or hustler isn't done being a :riaa:?

hustler is like a v6 mustang

hustler is the advanced version of playboy.

no that's penthouse, hustler is the advanced version of penthouse

yeah hustler you are way wrong there you just watch 1 1.6 300 whp no waiting its gonna happen, agian. Its been done before, but never like this. ;)

I have sand in my vagina

i love watching my old track videos of me passing GT mustangs with ease......hmmmm

at what hp and boost levels? If I could find a cheap torsen swap, I'd be more willing to run the 1.6.

I thought you had a complete NB sitting in the wings waiting to swap everything from it. You might consider swapping in the rear from that.

not a fucking torsen. I had my father pick it up at an auction, and it has the open rear. I got the car for $800 total though, so I ran the risk and bought it up. I can probably sell the motor and trans from it, keep the brakes, and at least break even.

ok so you find an rx7 lsd and pop it in. quityerbitchin

1.8 open > 1.6

hustler has more posts than me and has no turbo:ugh2:

I hate my car too after what I think I could be driving with all the money that i've got in what as a $2,000 twelve year old Miata a few months ago.

The road there is what I enjoy the most. Not just the view at the end.

I have way more posts than you and no turbo.....:dancegay:

that would involve making a decision

philip ain't got no turbo either. and I don't as well.

Phillip does have a badass supercharger though doesn't he?(i could be mistaken)

well you're not mentally masturbating as much then

I think most of the things I hate about my car relate to the fact that it's a DD. I need something boring and reliable to get me to work so I don't have to worry about buttoning up the Miata in time for the commute. I've half-assed some installs because of that and I'm going to have to redo them once I do get a new DD (I'm thinking late 90's LGT) and can have the Miata on stands for a little while. Plus if you have a DD you can boost more since there are less consequences for blowing it up!

I don't really exist, I'm just wintermute.

Bi-Polar Super computer?

Really though, your GTO is badass, i had to go back through your VBgarage again. You ever get your WI system tuned or try another nozzle or anything?

nah I pulled the fuse the other day.

I have the nozzle right above the MAF and I think it's fucking with the maf.

lol...I see your point, but totally not even the same ball park as far as comparisons...

so you could make 20 more HP from a 1.8...great...but thats still 140 more than your making now.

I like my 1.6...:(

Time for a Yaris?

with the 1.8 you make 10 more hp and 20pounds of torque.but most 1.6 cars are lighter.

also dont you have a shop?

also go drive a v6 stang and compare it to my DAILY DRIVEN 1.6, 5 pounds of boost miata.

also havent you built high powered vws,miatas are probally the top 10 easy cars to fix .

I decided long ago that a boosted 1.6 would be more than enough for the lightweight miata, that is why I went with the lightest model year I could get and bought a 90. Dont forget that the 1.6 has higher lift and duration cams as well, and that helps with the top end.

edit: My stock 97 miata with decent tires keeps me happy when I cant drive the 90' turbo project :) Its really a blast to drive stock .. you know, like taking corners at the speed limit and stuff.

I don't have a shop, but I do have a well equipped garage.

The miata is fairly easy to fix, but nothing is as easy to work on as a vw...because it has to be. The turbo job on the vw was a fucking nightmare. Nothing worked right, and mechanically everything "almost" lined up, a manifold cracked, turbo blew seals, an injector crapped and ran #5 super lean for a while, it constantly blew ic couplings, and was a royal pain in the ass. Hopefully the miata will be better.