Howdy folks, new to this board but have been into the "Miata" thing since they first came out. Bought a '91 new and kept it for several years. Moved to a third gen RX7 and a bunch of cars and trucks since then. I have a fairly mod'd '94 now (see link) and it's time to rebuild the engine due to low compression. I spent a lot of time on miata.net and never knew about this site. This site appears to be a little more DIY which is cool in my book.

Let's see, I'm 42, into cars, guns, scuba diving, etc. Gave up sport bikes when I turned 40 as I felt I was pushing my luck.

 

Welcome man.
Any plans for the rebuild? CAT rods and some decent pistons/rings plus a little DIY port&polish will help get the most out of your FMII. What turbo are you running? What's the box in the passenger footwell? Might as well start looking for a '99 head to swap onto it.

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Nice Cardomain... I'll link the pics for you:
FM2 Turbo running at 12lbs boost
FM remote oil filter
Fidenza flywheel w/ Act clutch
Wilwood brakes w/ stainless lines.
FM springs w/ KYB AGX shocks
FM rear shock mounts
Polypro bushings
RB sway bars w/ reinforced mounts
Kosei K1 15x7 215/45/15 Toyo T1S
HardDog HardCore roll bar
Ultrashield Seats w/ back braces
Corbeau 5-pt harnesses
Momo wheel w/ quick-release
FM EGT/AF and boost guages

 

How about a warm WELCOME.

 

Thanks for the welcome. The box in the foot-well contains the ECU. I moved it there from behind the seat as the seats are bolted directly to the floor and I wanted to be able to get to the ECU to swap chips, wiring, etc. The driver seat I got even lower by cutting the floor humps out. I'm 6'3" and getting under the roll bar with a helmet was a challenge. It appears that I'm only about 30 miles from you! What are the odds? I'm in Suffolk. Know any good local machine shops for the block?

You know, I don't even know which turbo it is. GT2560? I have read about the '99 heads flowing better but it sounds expensive and hard to find. New head, intake, fuel rail, etc. Still learning about which rods/pistons/etc are the best for what I'm trying to do. Sounds like coated stock pistons are an option as 300-320 hp is my goal.

 

Welcome to MTnet, there are a lot of people from VA here, so you're in luck if you play your cards right and don't **** them off. You sound like you will be welcomed here by all.
Cheers,
Dan

 

Sweet, another Hampton Roads guy... we get bigger all the time.
Magnum Machine in Chesapeake is where you want to go.