YOUNGGUN

Hello! I haven’t been on any forums since 2007. This will be my first time joining any online forum. Originally from Club4AG & Norcaldrift.org

I’ve just got on to club roadster and Miata.net as well. But perhaps the way I’m situated with the ol’ silver spur (‘90 NA6), I believe forced induction will be in my future.





I wanted to say hello and put down a list of items on the car #fyp and for future reference. It’s very exciting to be a part of a car community again, it has been many years since I’ve done something like this. On a personal level this is quite thrilling to join a group of like minded individuals. my wife and I had children young, so I’ve veered off the beaten path of my love of cars to my love of family. Thank you MiataTurbo.net!, here’s the list!

1990 Miata with 330k on chassis. Purchased through a great buddy of mine. Roughly 5k miles on the rebuilt engine.

Currently will be needing the Torsen 1.8 upgrade as My main focus. She’s no shiner (not yet) but she’s got charm.

Suzuki cappiccino washer fluid reservoir
Warped terrible fitting hard top
Jass performance hard top brackets
Full forward miatacage with gusseted A-Pillars
Sparco sprint seats
Full flat floor, oem mounts removed
Steel plate replace for the tunnel hump up
Miata Cage Steering hub
Momo 350mm
Cobalt shift ****(it gets hot)
Oem Rebuild shifter bushing
Cobalt E-Brake handle (it also gets hot)
Newly replaced OE motor mounts
Dorman OE unit driveshaft
Oem flywheel
Exedy oem clutch
Rebuilt and de powered Steering rack
Newly replaced oem rack bushings
Oem replacement inner & outer tie rods
Rare A/C pulley mount w/o power steering
Innovate Motorsports AFR narrow band Bosch 4 pin
5xracing AFPR
Purple Top Injectors
JR Ceramic Coated Headers
New Catalytic convertor
Cobalt exhaust
NGK spark plugs (6) heat range iridium
Gapped .40 & indexed
NGK spark plug wires
New coil pack
New dash pot
CSF 2 row radiator
Napa 195 thermostat
Sunbelt Head
Integral cams Forgotten duration
Obx adjustable cam gears
Super tech pistons 10.5cc 8.8:1
Total seal rings ( no oil control issues )
Eagle connecting rods
Balanced rotating assembly w/ flywheel and SNC
Teflon crank scraper
Cobalt tri mount strut brace
Eibach Spec Miata F/R Sway bars
NA8 Brakes
Slotted rotors w/ EBC Yellowstuff
Good ridge SS braided brake lines
Good ridge SS braided clutch line
Motul RBF600 brake fluid
Cheap China tires 185/60 “there’s cement in those tires”
14” BBS
Biletein PSS9
Pioneer deck(Walmart)
Infinity door speakers
New A/C condenser
New air drier receiver
Old A/C compressor
Old school bay area Drift Unit License plate frame I got from a buddy.
Need to install engine shroud/under tray

No oil control issues with total seal rings
Runs quite happily at 18degrees on 91 and spark plugs gapped at .046
Currently commuting on 10degrees on 87 octane and spark plugs gapped at .040
30-33mpg commuting from Central Valley to the Bay Area 200 miles round trip
Passed Smog legally!

Thank you for reading!
Glad to be a part of something cool again.

NewMember

Bro. You and me are in the same boat. Just joined. Never been a part of a forum before. Just posted my build. The car was built by a member about a decade ago. I'm the 5th owner. I wanted to let the veterans know it hadn't been wrapped around a tree, or scrapped.
8.1:1 compression!? wow dude. You're looking to slap an 80mm turbo on the side of that engine. Looks like you're about ready for one, that's for sure. I didn't see an MS2 in your build list. I assume its "on the list". Not sure why your shifter and parking brake are hot. Maybe you don't have a shift boot insulator? Is your exhaust routed right next to the brake cable or something? I used to have heat bleeding through the transmission tunnel at the foot well, next to the center console, but then I wrapped the downpipe. Never had any temp issues with the shifter or e-brake lever. I at least need a roll bar in my car (its on my list). A cage is a little too much for me. I'm a sucker for PWS. I had manual steering in a civic I owned years ago. No more 2-handed parking for me . If I went manual steering, I would get a manual rack. The gearing makes it easier to turn. Good luck getting a new wiper motor. I'm sure she needs one (my 90 does). Rock Auto does a reman service, but that's about the best you can get these days. I cant seem to find anyone who stocks one. Looks like its in pretty good shape, all things considered. I need to get on the ball with my 90. I have a 1.8 block and head in my shed, it just needs to be built. I need a full intake for it. The 1.6 in the car is leaking oil like mad, and the piston rings are just about shot. I might work on all of it this spring/summer. I've dumped most of my time and energy on my NB. But its pretty much where I want it now. The NA looks better, but is much slower and has its own list of issues. At least I won't have to pull the subframe this time to change the oil pan gasket



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