Hello from Maryland!
04-08-2010, 03:24 PM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Belcamp, Maryland
Posts: 55
Total Cats: 1
Hello from Maryland!
Hey guys, I found this site while perusing for another Miata. What a goldmine! Your For Sale forum netted me a good possible already.
A little about myself:
I used to autox with a 2002 Focus equipped with a Jackson Racing Supercharger and Snow Performance water/methanol injection. The car made 230whp/180wtq and also had a host of other part (SVT brakes, H&R cup kit suspension, and lots of European bits around the exterior). I was an avid member of Focaljet.com and the car was pretty well known on there as being the first JRSC ZX3 (non-SVT) to break 200whp and run sub-14's in the 1/4... a big feat considering I did my 13.98 on Falken Azenis and the car was not setup for drag racing. I got rid of the car in my first fit of lunacy when I bought my 2005 Ford Ranger.
After that I bought a '91 Miata and raced it for a while in stock class. It was great fun, but I found myself in a very small apartment complex that had limited parking. Another fit of lunacy later and I was back to one vehicle.
Flash forward to today and I now have a home and plenty of parking and as of Wednesday I will hopefully be the owner of a '92 Miata. I look forward to getting back on the track and I'm glad I found this forum as a resource. I've been spending a good deal of today looking around and there's a lot of very useful information to be found here! A few engineer/car nuts at work are already drooling at the idea that we'll have a fresh canvas to play with.
I intend to drive the hell out of this car and enjoy every minute of it. I can't quite justify buying my dream car, the Lotus Exige, but this will be a lightweight, RWD, boosted car. Haven't decided whether or not to go turbo or sc yet (probably blasphemy on a site called "miataturbo") but either way it will be quick and fun.
Regards
Nate
A little about myself:
I used to autox with a 2002 Focus equipped with a Jackson Racing Supercharger and Snow Performance water/methanol injection. The car made 230whp/180wtq and also had a host of other part (SVT brakes, H&R cup kit suspension, and lots of European bits around the exterior). I was an avid member of Focaljet.com and the car was pretty well known on there as being the first JRSC ZX3 (non-SVT) to break 200whp and run sub-14's in the 1/4... a big feat considering I did my 13.98 on Falken Azenis and the car was not setup for drag racing. I got rid of the car in my first fit of lunacy when I bought my 2005 Ford Ranger.
After that I bought a '91 Miata and raced it for a while in stock class. It was great fun, but I found myself in a very small apartment complex that had limited parking. Another fit of lunacy later and I was back to one vehicle.
Flash forward to today and I now have a home and plenty of parking and as of Wednesday I will hopefully be the owner of a '92 Miata. I look forward to getting back on the track and I'm glad I found this forum as a resource. I've been spending a good deal of today looking around and there's a lot of very useful information to be found here! A few engineer/car nuts at work are already drooling at the idea that we'll have a fresh canvas to play with.
I intend to drive the hell out of this car and enjoy every minute of it. I can't quite justify buying my dream car, the Lotus Exige, but this will be a lightweight, RWD, boosted car. Haven't decided whether or not to go turbo or sc yet (probably blasphemy on a site called "miataturbo") but either way it will be quick and fun.
Regards
Nate
Reply
0
0
04-08-2010, 04:06 PM
#5
Junior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Belcamp, Maryland
Posts: 55
Total Cats: 1
Thanks for the welcome guys. My post count might not show it, but this isn't my first time at the boost rodeo so no worries about me asking about eBay "turbos" and headlight fluid.
As for the turbo vs super... that's debatable to no end, but I have a feeling words like downpipe and wastegate will be in my vocabulary for this project.
Reply
0
0
04-08-2010, 04:21 PM
#7
Junior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Belcamp, Maryland
Posts: 55
Total Cats: 1
They will be replaced with stuff like horsepower and torque. Both of which tend to be difficult for the supercharger to produce a lot of, especially in a small engine.
Not to mention a lack of throttle response or too much lag are symptoms of dyno queens and poorly setup turbo kits.
Not to mention a lack of throttle response or too much lag are symptoms of dyno queens and poorly setup turbo kits.
Reply
0
0
04-08-2010, 04:41 PM
#15
Junior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Belcamp, Maryland
Posts: 55
Total Cats: 1
I have seen some no-names from our sweatshop friends that have actually worked quite well.
Reply
0
0
04-08-2010, 04:45 PM
#16
Junior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Belcamp, Maryland
Posts: 55
Total Cats: 1
I'm hoping to finalize the deal this Wednesday and have it home by next weekend. If I wasn't stuck doing weapons maintenance all weekend I'd have already been to the bank and en route southbound.
Reply
0
0
04-08-2010, 05:27 PM
#17
mkturbo.com
iTrader: (24)
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Charleston SC
Posts: 15,176
Total Cats: 1,680
One with a slightly dinged up passenger fender and Ford Mineral Grey paint? That'd be the one in question, yes.
I'm hoping to finalize the deal this Wednesday and have it home by next weekend. If I wasn't stuck doing weapons maintenance all weekend I'd have already been to the bank and en route southbound.
I'm hoping to finalize the deal this Wednesday and have it home by next weekend. If I wasn't stuck doing weapons maintenance all weekend I'd have already been to the bank and en route southbound.
Reply
0
0
04-08-2010, 08:43 PM
#19
I'm a terrible person
iTrader: (19)
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Arizona
Posts: 7,174
Total Cats: 180
First it was like:
Then it was like this:
Then this happened:
And then:
Which lead to this:
And the world was right again.
Welcome! You will do fine here.
Haven't decided whether or not to go turbo or sc yet
Turbo > Stupidcharged
I have a feeling words like downpipe and wastegate will be in my vocabulary for this project.
but what about throttle response and lag
They will be replaced with stuff like horsepower and torque.
Welcome! You will do fine here.
Reply
0
0
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
nathanhasa_carr
Miata parts for sale/trade
11
08-01-2015 08:38 PM
