👋 Long time miata lover, first time caller.
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👋 Long time miata lover, first time caller.
Yo 👋
Glad to finally be on here. I've been a Miata guy since my first speeding ticket in my parent's black 96 when I was a kid haha. In the past couple years I've become a Miata owner and try to be as plugged in with the community as I can. I'm in the Raleigh area so I'm a member of Triangle Miata Roadsters (TMR). If you're in the area come out and say hi!
I'm currently building a track-focused NB turbo running a modest Kraken kit with forged internals. Power goals are reliable 200-220HP for track use. I'm here to learn as much as I can and be a resource however I can. Glad to be here ya'll 🏄♂️
My 2002
Glad to finally be on here. I've been a Miata guy since my first speeding ticket in my parent's black 96 when I was a kid haha. In the past couple years I've become a Miata owner and try to be as plugged in with the community as I can. I'm in the Raleigh area so I'm a member of Triangle Miata Roadsters (TMR). If you're in the area come out and say hi!
I'm currently building a track-focused NB turbo running a modest Kraken kit with forged internals. Power goals are reliable 200-220HP for track use. I'm here to learn as much as I can and be a resource however I can. Glad to be here ya'll 🏄♂️
My 2002
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That's a really pretty car you have. I like your idea for miatabolts. You should make a trackside "grab bag" that includes all the common sizes and lengths for that oh **** moment at the track.
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I'll definitely keeping it as clean & well maintained as possible. There were maintenance & repair clues all over the car that it had been cared for. Zero rust, 1 owner. All for 5 grand cash!
#6
Dang, you got the unicorn Miata! Not many one owner NA/NB Miatas around these days. My car was a one owner car as well but it got into a fender bender and then sat outside and didn’t run for 3+ years before I bought it, so it was less than immaculate.
That head’s crazy clean for the mileage. What a great starting point. Keep the build thread updated as you build the motor!
That head’s crazy clean for the mileage. What a great starting point. Keep the build thread updated as you build the motor!
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Honestly I didn't turn a single wrench on it (aside from maintenance) for about 6 months because of this. I was on the fence about turning it into a track workhorse because it was just too clean. But, when I originally started looking for a second Miata as a wrench project, this was too good of a deal to pass up. Plus, as I go to more and more local Miata evens, there's actually a lot more clean / untouched OEM examples than I was expecting. They're more common than I thought, so wrench time it is!
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