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01-09-2015, 07:57 PM
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New to RWD
Hello there, names Nathan, started out with Honda's got tired of the drama and being slow, upgraded to 2004 Mini Cooper S, currrently at 151whp and 145trq, then got tired of FWD, still have the it but also have a 1992 NA with a 1.6L turbo, stock motor, just 460cc injectors, Volvo turbo, HKS BOV, tuned on Megasquirt II. Making currently 215rwhp and 203trq at 8psi. Dyno sheet coming as soon as I find it lol on Raceland Ultima coilovers other than that just starting to get into suspension upgrades, such as sway bars and strut bars, things to go fast around corners, not just straight lines lol
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01-09-2015, 09:15 PM
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Welcome. I also come from a long history with MINI's, so it's cool to see some automotive overlap with completely different kinds of cars.
Let's see more pics of that turbo setup. What manifold are you using? Those dyno numbers sound healthy; was that on a Dynapack by any chance?
Let's see more pics of that turbo setup. What manifold are you using? Those dyno numbers sound healthy; was that on a Dynapack by any chance?
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01-09-2015, 10:23 PM
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Welcome. I also come from a long history with MINI's, so it's cool to see some automotive overlap with completely different kinds of cars.
Let's see more pics of that turbo setup. What manifold are you using? Those dyno numbers sound healthy; was that on a Dynapack by any chance?
Let's see more pics of that turbo setup. What manifold are you using? Those dyno numbers sound healthy; was that on a Dynapack by any chance?
I'll post better pics of the turbo setup tomorrow
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Expect to catch some grief on the forum for running Raceland coilovers.
Be extremely cautious about sway bar selection on a street-driven car. Miatas can already be a little twitchy in cornering under power, increasing the size of the rear bar will exacerbate this tendency. On my last turbo car, I ran an aftermarket solid front bar (RacingBeat, I think) and disconnected the rear bar entirely. This, along with my spring selection and front/rear camber bias, set the car up to give a bit of understeer when cornering off-throttle, yet still allowed effective throttle-steering when desired.
Decreasing body roll in cornering is better accomplished with appropriate spring and damper selection.
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01-10-2015, 02:41 PM
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Welcome aboard.
Expect to catch some grief on the forum for running Raceland coilovers.
Be extremely cautious about sway bar selection on a street-driven car. Miatas can already be a little twitchy in cornering under power, increasing the size of the rear bar will exacerbate this tendency. On my last turbo car, I ran an aftermarket solid front bar (RacingBeat, I think) and disconnected the rear bar entirely. This, along with my spring selection and front/rear camber bias, set the car up to give a bit of understeer when cornering off-throttle, yet still allowed effective throttle-steering when desired.
Decreasing body roll in cornering is better accomplished with appropriate spring and damper selection.
Expect to catch some grief on the forum for running Raceland coilovers.
Be extremely cautious about sway bar selection on a street-driven car. Miatas can already be a little twitchy in cornering under power, increasing the size of the rear bar will exacerbate this tendency. On my last turbo car, I ran an aftermarket solid front bar (RacingBeat, I think) and disconnected the rear bar entirely. This, along with my spring selection and front/rear camber bias, set the car up to give a bit of understeer when cornering off-throttle, yet still allowed effective throttle-steering when desired.
Decreasing body roll in cornering is better accomplished with appropriate spring and damper selection.
Thanks for the info, yeah I should have expanded more on the sway bar, I have a FWD and the bigger is better, for RWD, not so much and the Racelands came with the car, I'm looking for better suspension atm.
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01-11-2015, 01:00 AM
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Welcome! I am newer to the Miata world myself but a lot of awesome info here. Sounds like you have a good start there power wise. I would recommend this thread as a start for suspension ideas to replace the racelands.
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