Sup sup, just soaking it all up
Hey turbo dudefolk.
Got a '93 1.6L Miata junker (mechanically fine, cosmetically garbage) that a buddy dumped on me before moving out of town. I'm turning it into a track car that will likely get a turbo/1.8swap/something next winter, but I'm gonna see how fast I can get without the turbo first. So far I've done all the safety/reliability/free stuff (seats, roll bar, harnesses, steering wheel, brakes, brake and clutch lines and master/slave cylinders, wheels, tires, radiator, reroute, struts, weight reduction, A/C delete, power steering delete, etc.) but I'm trying to bite my tongue on adding power until I've earned it. I've also got an MS3PnP sitting on my shelf that I haven't gotten to install yet; was going to learn The Megasquirt Way on a stock engine first so I know what I'm doing a bit better when I start adding power. This is just my fun project--this car will never get daily'd--so I've been tackling it in pieces that I can take on myself. I've done 100% of the work so far, and it's been super fun for me to learn how things work, slowly make my way around the car and take things apart, and (usually) put them back together, learn how to use new tools as I need them, and so on. Work's crazy and I've got a family to take care of, so things are just creeping along, bit by bit, as I can manage it. I've only ever taken my own car to the track once, but I have thousands of miles of prior track time, mostly on two wheels (superbike/supermoto). I've had the good luck to be able to do a ton of different racing and rally schools though, and between all of those I've probably done a couple hundreds laps on four wheels. I haven't had a chance to get this Miata on track yet, and I'm excited to get it track-ready shape for the spring (or maybe even catch some track days in the rain if I'm desperate). Anyway, that's it. No agenda. Just soaking up all the crazy good info and saying hi. Peace. EDIT: people are asking for pics. The best I have is a pretty out-of-date wheelwell profile. I'll try to update it more when I have the time. |
Welcome. Go under "Media" and start a build thread. Post up any pictures you might have of the work you have already done.
Good opening post. Lots of info. Post up some pics of the car here. Is this still a 1.6, with 1.6 differential? If so, I've heard that the 1.6 Diff -> 1.8 Diff needs to be your next mod. DNM |
Originally Posted by DNMakinson
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Good opening post. Lots of info. Post up some pics of the car here.
Originally Posted by DNMakinson
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Is this still a 1.6, with 1.6 differential? If so, I've heard that the 1.6 Diff -> 1.8 Diff needs to be your next mod.
Or is it cheap enough and easy enough labor-wise that I should just do that diff swap now, get the handling benefit immediately, and worry about a different diff some day in the future if I need to? |
You need to determine your end goals and then work back from that. 250 WHP 220 Torque is a good target with stock 1.8 engine. 1.8 Torsen should be fine with that. 5 speed may even be OK. Luck of draw / empathy.
Next steps to 300 HP starts adding lots of $$$. And it goes kind of exponential from there. Drive a 250 car and then decide. Personally, I run 230+ HP on street and enjoy it. Run only about 175 on the track to stay away from reliability and heat issues. (only a couple of track days so far). EDIT: Even with the above comments I am beyond my personal experiences, except for where I talk about my personal experiences. DNM |
Welcome! Where in the in the sound are you located. Im in the Seattle/Burien area and there are a few others that are in the area.
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Originally Posted by DNMakinson
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250 WHP 220 Torque is a good target with stock 1.8 engine.
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Originally Posted by matrussell122
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Where in the in the sound are you located?
Same as you :) Just a bit tin-foil-hat about putting personal info out on the intertubes :rofl: |
Check out MK Turbo for the 225-250hp then when you decide to go 1.8 its just a manifold change.
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Same as me as in Burien area?
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Where you at? I basically have a miata junkyard if you need anything. Snohomish.
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Where you at? Same as me as in Burien area? Seattle area. I basically have a miata junkyard if you need anything. Snohomish. :yippee: |
Good intro post. Sounds like you'll fit in well. Welcome.
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I have everything you need for a diff swap into a 1.6 (drive shaft, axles, diff). The diff is a torsen type 1 4.3:1 out of a '94. It's already on poly bushings. I have an add floating around the classifieds somewhere. Hit me up if you're interested.
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Welcome.
I am in tacoma. I have purchased from Wackbards; good experience. I am in the process of learning megasquirt as well before I add the parts from MK turbo. Its good to see more washington people here. |
A 1.8 diff will handle maybe 400whp. We don't usually break them.
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