Hey Homey's,
It's been awhile since I dropped anybody a line, or really shown my face around here. I can say though, I've been a proud supporter of this site for over 14 years.
What's been new fella's? I'm gonna shout out to SixShooter...thanks for not changing your avatar. Who else is still here? Joe Perez I see. Braineack? How bout Lars? So many names, so many memories, Miata dyno meet up's...great times.
I still have my car, still have the K20Z1 sitting on the engine stand...still have the swap parts sitting in the box they shipped in probably 5 years ago (maybe more).
What am I up to this year? House ****. Miata stuff? Maybe. I want to part some more out and maybe at least order my subframe. Miata life for me moves very slow...(priorities). I'm at the age now where my kid goes, "Dad, when are you gonna get that Miata together and drive it again?" That's how I know Time is Ticking Away,
Please comment on this thread and share your guys situations! I'd love to hear about stuff...I want to keep myself alive in the Miata Turbo world!
Thanks,
-Thirdgen (Todd)

 

Thirdgen:

I always appreciated the encouragement...

Car is still running.

DNM

 

Wow. I don’t remember typing that response AT All! I put a lot of alcohol away back then. I think FaeFlora and I shared a brain for a few years… I do think that build might’ve inspired my cast manifold boring to external wastegate flange setup I had…
Good times!

 

Yo Todd, funny timing for this post because until recently I have been a multi-year hiatus as well. Just bought back my old red 95 a few month ago, and am in the process of re-turboing it this winter. This time just going slightly bigger.

 

I'm still here. Finally made 300hp right after it became the next 200hp, so, no change.

Forums are dead, metabook took over, which sucks cause I hate their organization and searching capabilities.

I work on a **** ton of Miatas, and I've swapped in 2 K24A2s. Hated both due to vibrations, no heat, no carpet, and they were both 3" straight pipes. I'm only ever driving them in cold wet conditions, since we're trying to get them ready for track season, so not a great comparison. Kpower did just released a new subframe with new rubber motor mounts, I have high hopes. I'm finishing my third K-swap connected to a Racing Beat exhaust, retained heat and carpet, so hopefully more livable. I also have extensive experience with the V8r subframe, and unless someone's got a gun to my head, I'd keep the stock subframe given the choice.

Personally, I'd do a Z3, stock subframe, easy to turbo with this: https://kpower.industries/collection...turbo-manifold

Then to me, a K swap is actually worth it. Not worth it naturally aspirated unless you're tracking it exclusively IMO.

Anyways, welcome back.

 

Thats fantastic! I’m glad to see you’re still around, and so is your car! Shoot me a text sometime!

 

Just browsing real quick tonight...gonna part my car out soon as far as all the Mazda 1.8 stuff. Slowly using what little time I have to get this K project going.

 

Not sure if this thread is exclusively for you senior members catching up but I wanted to say how much I appreciated the help I get in the threads! This site has been monumental to my project even though I keep changing my mind on what I really truly want out of it!

 

Hey dude, hope you get that K running! My car still runs, and I've been tracking it. It's still ugly as sin with bad paint, maybe even a bit uglier right now after contacting a tire wall at the track. But I also have a garage now so maybe it will be pretty soon.

 

Realized it's been over a year and a half since I posted...still have the car...still sitting in the same spot it's been since like 2016.
How's everyone else doin?

 

I'm still alive, the miata is usually buried under patio cushions in the winter and beach stuff in the summer. I drove it once this past summer (it still scares the crap out of me) and it needs wheel bearings now. I have zero motivation to do it.

 

I have plenty of motivation, but zero time to do anything. Kids are in sports...house/ yard stuff...work stuff...you get it.

 

I'm a piece of **** spammer and need to be banned.

 

I just put my car back on the road after 2.5 years of being in the garage. The young lady in my avatar is now a grandmother and her **** fit under the lap belts.

 

Assuming you uploaded the profile pic as soon as you joined in 2008, that 20ish year old girl is now 36. Don't make us feel older than we already are please.

 

Two 15 year old pregnancies equals a 30 year old grandma?

 

You still near Cabela's? I always remember you getting my ms3 working when I drive past. Took the turbo off my car in 2017 and just registered it again last year...sheesh time flies

 

I made the miata into a racecar. So then bought another so I could have one to drive for fun. Debating if I should modify it in any way or leave it alone.

 

Haha, that slope sure is slippery.

 

if/when I come across a good example in stock form that I can't pass up, it will stay that way.