New Forum Member from Vancouver, WA
Hey Everyone,
Just joined up, been reading for a while and finally have a need to post and I understand an introduction is in order first. I live in the Pacific Northwest and my car is a 2001 NB2 6 speed with Torsen diff and sport brakes. I have big goals for this thing and so far I've done a few things starting with a large rust removal and treatment after discovering what happens to a Miata when the PO doesn't have their drains unplugged and water travels into the spare tire well in the trunk. That was a few weeks of grinding, scraping, metal prep, POR15 and re priming and painting. The metal is still solid so it's like new now. The car did come with coilovers, too, but they suck! I moved on to do more fun things like replace a few sensors, get a matching hard top, upgrade the wheels/tires to Work Equip 03 15X8 and 15X9 riding on Toyo R1R, full exhaust with RB header, high flow cat and muffler from Roadstersport, a short shift kit, brakes upgrade with stainless lines and better pads and new rotors, stainless clutch line, a FAB9 Tuning COP kit, tore out the cruise control and added stainless windshield wiper reservoir and coolant reservoir from circuit sports. I have a long list of additional plans and am currently struggling to install my Megasquirt 3 PNP Enhanced, My goal is to get a spare head and have it decked, build it with a Supertech valve train and mild porting for a high compression build with ITB's. It's one step at a time as this is a hobby car and I'm not able to dump tens of thousands in a single go, so it's just a step here and there. Anyway, I love my Miata and after 2 years have had a ton of fun working on it, driving it, and making it better. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c52108d829.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2ca71c59e3.jpg |
Welcome. Good looking nb2 you got there!
Any turbo plans? |
Welcome. Do you plan to k20z3 k20a2 or k24a2 swap
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Originally Posted by borka
(Post 1554384)
Welcome. Good looking nb2 you got there!
Any turbo plans? |
Originally Posted by matrussell122
(Post 1554390)
Welcome. Do you plan to k20z3 k20a2 or k24a2 swap
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Welcome. Clean looking car. So did you replace the the coil-overs?
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Originally Posted by Nordz
(Post 1554432)
Welcome. Clean looking car. So did you replace the the coil-overs?
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It's been said before, but do a budget bilstein setup at that price range or save up your pennies and go for some xidas. Also, welcome from the north!
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Originally Posted by Scaxx
(Post 1554481)
It's been said before, but do a budget bilstein setup at that price range or save up your pennies and go for some xidas. Also, welcome from the north!
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Beilstein gets you plenty low. Scaxx has it on one of his cars if I remember right. They are probably 80% as good as xidas until you start pushing hard on the track.
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Originally Posted by matrussell122
(Post 1554502)
Beilstein gets you plenty low. Scaxx has it on one of his cars if I remember right. They are probably 80% as good as xidas until you start pushing hard on the track.
Also scaxx and I are both in WA too. I'm in Ridgefield, WA, by the way, where are you and scaxx at? |
READ THIS
So it's a long thread but read the whole thing and you should be able to decipher what works for you. I'm in Burien and Scax is down south a bit. We both work in Kent/Auburn area. Aidan should be close to you in Oregon too. And I know there are a few more in Oregon kinda near you. |
I built a pretty decent set of DIY bilsteins for about $850 OTD. You can read my build from about page 80. The thread is big, but basically you need a set of shocks, a set of top hats, and this stuff:
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7cdd23a51c.jpg |
Originally Posted by matrussell122
(Post 1554514)
READ THIS
So it's a long thread but read the whole thing and you should be able to decipher what works for you. I'm in Burien and Scax is down south a bit. We both work in Kent/Auburn area. Aidan should be close to you in Oregon too. And I know there are a few more in Oregon kinda near you. |
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1554539)
I built a pretty decent set of DIY bilsteins for about $850 OTD. You can read my build from about page 80. The thread is big, but basically you need a set of shocks, a set of top hats, and this stuff:
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7cdd23a51c.jpg |
Just a whole lot of love going on here for washington peeps. Rare to see, but I like it.
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Originally Posted by Nordz
(Post 1554668)
Just a whole lot of love going on here for washington peeps. Rare to see, but I like it.
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I see a lot of South Sound Miata owners here, too. You guys all know each other? That deal from Treasure Coast looks really good, but I kind of want to build my own. Also tapped out for now. I just did my MS3 Enhanced install, and just wrapping that process up. After that, I'll be doing some tuning, then moving over to installing my new intake and GM IAT and tuning more... then was thinking of a square top or Skunk manifold (though I dread the skunk installation as it seems like a PITA. I'm pretty stoked my innovate wideband wiring went smoothly and I'm about done with wiring for now. thanks again for all of the welcomes and help. Seems like a great forum to be a part of and I'm looking forward to it.
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I think I know more of the guys from Oregon than I do from Washington. But I see Mat weekly usually.
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Originally Posted by Scaxx
(Post 1554710)
I think I know more of the guys from Oregon than I do from Washington. But I see Mat weekly usually.
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