Hello, my name is Tyler. I bought a 90 in the middle of the summer and promptly screwed it up, it had a stripped-then helicoiled #4 spark plug that I didn't find until too late, and now I believe I'm facing a warped block . I'm in the process of finding a 1.8, fixing some botched body work and de-stancing.


I very been a rotary guy for the last 6 years and wanted to try something different. So far I've been read doing the interior and ordering parts to get the car up and running so I can at least enjoy it while I build up the turbo set up. Looking forward to reading as much as I can about everyone's set ups.

 

Welcome to the forum. You are in the right track swapping the 1.6 for a 1.8 and de-stancing the car. Get the 1.8 rear diff and axles while you are at it. The 1.6 diffs often fail at stock power levels.

There is a lot of information in the sticky threads and the build threads are a great source of do's and don'ts. You can learn a lot by following the right build threads from start to finish.

Good luck.

 

Thanks, ya I read about how weak the rear end is so I've been hesitant to drive the car too rough. Biggest issue I'm having is it seems like every 1.8 in my area is around 1200$ running or not.

 

Welcome, I live in Akron and if you ever need any help feel free to reach out. Also, check out the Ohio Miata Owners group on facebook if you haven't yet.

 

Thanks, ya I'm on omo it's actually how I found my car

 

Judging by the license plates I'm seeing down here, it looks like we stole all your old people this winter.

 

Haha ya good chance, I'm ok with it. It seems like as soon as people see snowflakes they forget how to drive completely