Hello from Gainesville, FL
 

I recently purchased a '91 Miata with a homebrew, ghetto turbo setup to use as a track car. The previous owner already started the gut job and I'm just really getting into it.

What I know about the setup: 16g turbo, eBay FMIC, hacked MAF, stock DSM recirc valve, eBay manifold.

The clutch is slipping (I plan on ordering another), but it ran a 14.1 @ 101 (verified by PBox) on bad tires. I've seen close to 8 psi in second gear, due to the fact that it's only running off the wastegate at the moment (it doesn't even have a mbc).

I apologize for the poor-quality Blackberry photos, I lost my digicam charger when I came back to school this year. I'll post better pics tomorrow.

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The car isn't pretty, needs work, etc. but I don't care, it's a work in progress.

Coming from a B5 S4, I'm glad to see another active community and I look forward to getting this car dialed in.

Thanks.

Welcome. Should be a good project.

Ive got a few buddies that go out to gainesville to run on the drag strip quite a bit

Thanks.

I plan on dropping it off sometime this week to get a full road-race cage fab'd and welded in as well as an Al dash made for it. I'm not sure if I'm doing things in the right order, shelling out just over $2k for a full race cage and dash installed sound like too much to you guys? It's almost what I paid for the car, Miatacage.com cages are about $1k but I still have to factor in the install and what I have planned with the fabricator is really beefy. I also have to decide what I'll do about gauges.

I wouldnt bother, you can get a good roll bar for much cheaper and itll hold up to a serious wreck.

Basically you need to work on Megasquirting it, and then switching over to a manifold that wont crack (that ebay one will for sure)

I plan on eventually road racing the car, so I figured I'd just get the cage out of the way.

MSPnP is definitely on the list.

Welcome.
I think I saw you the other day at steak and shake. You go to the intmo meetings on thursdays?

Yes. Your car is either black or dark green, right?

Yeah. You bought this from hot carl right? I don't know how much more weight you can get out of it :giggle:. Where you gonna track it at?

Yes, I bought it from Carl. As far as weight, there's a lot more to be taken out. Other than GR? Not sure, but other places in FL and GA for sure.

FYI.........i think a hard dog cage is like $880.............i think.

as for the dash just pick up a 89-93, 94-97 or a NB dash.... 89-93 is different from 94-97.

Awesome. I'll see you around. We're gonna have to compare times and shit at GIR next year.

Welcome sir. I have a cousin that lives in gainsville and I run through there sometimes myself. Im sure you'll enjoy it here!

Yay, more FL people. Gainesville track day would be tits.