Tall, 6'4", first time Miata owner
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So, here's my intro post. I'm 6'4" and this is my first Miata, a '99 NB. I'm 31 years old and a hobbyist mechanic, welder, fabricator. I received this Miata as a partial trade toward a car I sold. Before I even drove the car I modified the floor pan, installed a racing seat, and built a turbo kit. Just a note, the bumper was that way when I got it.
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welcome
what are you trying to sell or buy? |
Originally Posted by 18psi
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welcome
what are you trying to sell or buy? Thanks for the welcome. |
weird. usually when people start machine gun posting in various threads its to up their post count to make a fs ad or pm someone. my mistake
details on your setup? |
Setup is a mish-mosh of parts.
FM Cast Manifold 3" SS downpipe, homebuilt 2" aluminum turbo piping Unknown FMIC Ebay BOV AEM Failsafe UEGO/Boost gauge ME221 ECU running auto tune with the AEM failsafe Turbo is a T25 with a Nissan (SR20DET) hot side and Mistubishi (4g63) cold side. I spent money where I felt like it mattered. Overall running really well at 8 psi. I have a couple of holes in my tune, but working to getting it running well. |
pretty solid setup except for that ecu
but I'm sure it's still better than bandAIDZ so there's that |
Originally Posted by 18psi
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pretty solid setup except for that ecu
but I'm sure it's still better than bandAIDZ so there's that |
On another note, If anyone is curious about the seat and mounting for me to fit here is a thread on GRM about it.
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/fo.../125200/page1/ |
Welcome to the forum. What are your plans for the car?
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Plan is evolving.
I have this car, a e36 M3 Sedan, and a 1g Eagle Talon. I would like to track the car. I think the seat configuration will allow me to pass tech, even at my height. So, the near term modifications list include: - Hard Dog Ace Roll Bar - Larger fuel injectors - Oil Cooler - Oil Temp and Pressure Gauges Thanks for the welcome sixshooter. I used to live in Tampa and attended many FAST and Corvette club auto crosses. We have probably met at some point. |
The Corvette club guys had the best events, were laid back, gave lots of runs, and had really high speed course designs.
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A tip for taller guys that can make a ton of difference. There is a decent about of adjustment on especially the clutch pedal.
Lowering it so you don't have to lift your left foot improved my experience a lot when I was a new to this cramped cockpit. |
Originally Posted by NiklasFalk
(Post 1434621)
A tip for taller guys that can make a ton of difference. There is a decent about of adjustment on especially the clutch pedal.
Lowering it so you don't have to lift your left foot improved my experience a lot when I was a new to this cramped cockpit. |
Adding a little rearward tilt to the Kirkey seat helped the height issue for me. Then I added a spacer to the steering wheel to get it closer to my arms where I wanted it.
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Originally Posted by NordicSaab
(Post 1434615)
Plan is evolving.
I have this car, a e36 M3 Sedan, and a 1g Eagle Talon. I would like to track the car. I think the seat configuration will allow me to pass tech, even at my height. So, the near term modifications list include: - Hard Dog Ace Roll Bar - Larger fuel injectors - Oil Cooler - Oil Temp and Pressure Gauges Thanks for the welcome sixshooter. I used to live in Tampa and attended many FAST and Corvette club auto crosses. We have probably met at some point. |
Originally Posted by dleavitt
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Skip the Ace, it's shorter than Hard Dog's other roll bars and made will weaker material besides. You want the Hard Core.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
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Adding a little rearward tilt to the Kirkey seat helped the height issue for me. Then I added a spacer to the steering wheel to get it closer to my arms where I wanted it.
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Current Seating Arrangement. This was before I swapped out the wheel.
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That look awesome. How's the comfort level?
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Originally Posted by Yuen74
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That look awesome. How's the comfort level?
The only thing i would change if i did it again is rake the seat back another 10 degrees. It is a little to vertical, but not bad. |
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