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MattD1zzl3 posted:Why would you want a new miata anyway? They made hundreds of thousands of proper ones from 1990 to 2005. This. For less than 1/4 the price.
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Only the 89-91 1/2 have the spirit of miata in them. Every version after those is a compromise. They are also the cheapest. How can you lose.
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Sep 15, 2014 14:48
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What changed after the 91 1/2? The only thing I know is they have crank issues
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Sep 15, 2014 16:05
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You're not cool unless you have one of the 6 "color" cars.
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Sep 15, 2014 16:25
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A MIRACLE posted:What changed after the 91 1/2? The only thing I know is they have crank issues The first couple years got a 1.6l engine with the weak crank snouts, all the later ones had a 1.8l.
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Sep 15, 2014 16:26
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Terrible Robot posted:The first couple years got a 1.6l engine with the weak crank snouts, all the later ones had a 1.8l. Close, the early ones had a small nose crank that had the issues, after 91.5 they changed to a large nose crank, but still the 1.6l motor. The 1.8 came in '93 or '94.
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Sep 15, 2014 16:28
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Has to be 94, my 93 has the 1.6 and the big crank. It's fast enough for me. I don't see why anyone really needs more than 105 horsepower.
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Sep 15, 2014 16:30
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A MIRACLE posted:Has to be 94, my 93 has the 1.6 and the big crank. It's fast enough for me. I don't see why anyone really needs more than 105 horsepower. I drive a Mazda2, I don't know why anyone needs more than 100hp.
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Sep 15, 2014 16:52
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"Need" is a relative term. I find normally aspirated Miatas to be boring. Even regular supercharged ones are. It's not until the 200+ hp range in a Miata does the car become fun for me (and pushing 300hp is a blast). Is there a need for it? Nope. But for me it takes something that feels like a roofless appliance and changes it into a proper sports car.
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Sep 15, 2014 16:58
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MattD1zzl3 posted:Why would you want a new miata anyway? They made hundreds of thousands of proper ones from 1990 to 1997. ftfy. I'm so sick of this clear plastic headlight image that auto makers have been cramming down our throats as "healthy" and "safe for pedestrians". Real Miatas have popup headlights.  Also, I'm a firm believer in the old adage that it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow. I quite thoroughly enjoy puttering around town with my slightly over 100HP, taking corners way too fast and wringing it dry on my way to the speed limit. It puts a stupid grin on my face every time. 
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Sep 15, 2014 19:32
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I kind of ruined my miata on the street with star specs. It's not any fun on the street with stock hp. Maybe with a blower but as it is, it's boring. I have way more fun driving my e46 m3 or my gf's v6 mustang (kind of fast cars but keeping them slow). Also I don't care what any one says. There are times where the miata is a bitch and a half to drive in traffic due to the low power. Some rear end in a top hat takes a short merge lane entrance ramp super slow, you're hosed. Also I loving want an ND. It looks like the best of everything to me, almost the same weight as an NA, shorter but with longer wheel base (I always found my miata slightly twitchy in some conditions). If it has the same or more power than a NC then I can't wait to test drive one. I see no negatives.
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Terrible Robot posted:The first couple years got a 1.6l engine with the weak crank snouts, all the later ones had a 1.8l. Only in the US, ROW got 1.6 as the standard until the NC. I'm still not sure why would anyone get that though. I finally made it to my first miata meet after two years of ownership.      This guy is nuts. He fried the ECU somehow and has no gauges. Like, they're physically missing  Anyway, this meeting owned. We got navigation instructions ("at 10.8km, make a right turn onto the main road" in picture form, so not quite pace notes) to follow and a bunch of tasks to complete, mostly spotting a landmark or something. After every 60km there was a meeting for a challenge, on of them was a small autocross track that you see above. I did ok there but failed miserably at everything else. I was driving solo so just juggling the instructions and not getting loving lost took up the majority of my attention. So unsurprisingly people with a passenger took the top spots on points. The driving parts weren't timed so the pace was quite reasonable, but one guy got into a drift, over-corrected, and made contact with the rear bumper of an oncoming car  The only damage was some missing paint on the bumper near the front-left fender, not even a dent. I myself had some unintentional sideways action but that went without incident. Overall this was a shitload of fun and something I'd prefer to do again over just driving at illegal speeds on public roads. Highly recommended if you get a chance.
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meatpimp posted:"Need" is a relative term. I find normally aspirated Miatas to be boring. Even regular supercharged ones are. It's not until the 200+ hp range in a Miata does the car become fun for me (and pushing 300hp is a blast). Is there a need for it? Nope. But for me it takes something that feels like a roofless appliance and changes it into a proper sports car. That's because you got spoiled. If you've never driven a FI Miata on a regular basis the stock power is just fine. If I put a Turbo on mine I'd never be satisfied without one from then on, who wouldn't?
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http://wot.motortrend.com/1409_2016_mazda_mx_5_miata_more_secrets_revealed.html?sm_id=social_20140915_31670356motortrend posted:powered by a 1.5 liter, 130-hp base engine....As expected, however, there will be a larger 2.0-liter SKYACTIV engine, but our information is it will follow the launch of the initial 1.5-liter MX-5 by up to a year. If that's for real, we're in for another Toyobaru thread, for the first year at least.
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Sep 16, 2014 14:30
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Taco Box posted:130hp 
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Sep 16, 2014 14:47
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It's the second coming of the NA, hallelujah.
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Twerk from Home posted:It's the second coming of the NA, hallelujah. If that's the case, I hope base model ND's are going to be really affordable, but at least have AC(besides tossing the top back). I can deal with a little engine in a little car, so long as I can have AC in TX if I need it.
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Sep 16, 2014 15:39
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If it's really a 1.5 I hope there's a power steering / AC delete option
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Sep 16, 2014 15:51
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I wish it had 95 horsepower just so Miata.net would implode
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Sep 16, 2014 15:55
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leica posted:I wish it had 95 horsepower just so Miata.net would implode Or 95hp gas motor augmented by a 45hp electric. Hybrid Miata would implode m.net twice as fast.
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Remember that since the 1.8 came out, RoW has had a smaller base engine than the US. Also, remember that Motortrend is the "my uncle who works for Nintendo" of car mags.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:06
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Car magazines have stepped up their game ever since car blogs became a thing and started poaching on their bullshit fabrications. That's the one thing they can own and no one will ever take it away from them.
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PeterWeller posted:Also, remember that Motortrend is the "my uncle who works for Nintendo" of car mags. Seriously. Every midengine three valve V6 Corvette rumor has MT all over it.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Seriously. Every midengine three valve V6 Corvette rumor has MT all over it. It's funny you say that. Apparently, C/D was disappointed in the amount of Miata info and scrapped the Miata cover story this month for a MT-esque cover story about the 2017 mid-engined Corvette Zora.
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Sep 16, 2014 20:02
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Why not just render a mid engine Miata and run with that? Amateurs
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Sep 16, 2014 23:30
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NC2 is midengine, justsayin ok, front mid, but still.
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Sep 17, 2014 00:16
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Breaking news: ND Miata confirmed to weigh less than 1000kg, have 200horsepower, no stupid screen, and come with a year's supply of blowjobs. People on the internet still bitching.
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Sep 17, 2014 01:41
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Why hasn't the existence of this computer drawing of a car made my life better yet
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Sep 17, 2014 02:09
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What're the chances of finding an NA that's not a total pile of poo poo for 1.5 grand or less? I'm being forced to give up motorbiking for a year due to surgery and I want to actually enjoy owning a car again.
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Sep 18, 2014 03:16
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Your chances of finding anything that isn't an immediate death trap for $1500 are slim. Possible, but slim.
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Sep 18, 2014 03:24
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Expected. I can get decent Camrys and Civics all day for that price, but I figured I'd have to snipe Craigslist like crazy if I wanted a cheap Miata.
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Sep 18, 2014 03:26
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Look for something with a broken timing belt. Miatas have a real easy timing belt job and a non interference engine so a broken timing belt doesn't kill anything. I got a '97 with a broken timing belt but an otherwise perfect body and drivetrain including a LSD for 700$. You can do the job in just a few hours and maybe 100$ in parts.
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Sep 18, 2014 04:48
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Hell yes, that's good to know. Is there any rule of thumb for the crankshaft issue in the early NAs? Or is it a sometimes-it-happens-sometimes-it-doesn't kind of thing?
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Sep 18, 2014 05:02
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I think that it was only a risk for certain models. Something to do with a short-nosed cranshaft? I know it was only a problem in '91-'92.
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Sep 18, 2014 05:07
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It is indeed the short-nosed crankshaft at fault, but it was all of 1990 and early 1991's. It's supposedly uncommon, but I'm just curious if there're certain noises or running characteristics I should be aware of if I were to test drive one within that date range.
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Sep 18, 2014 05:10
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Smallnose went right up to the middle of the '92 MY, at least on the 323/Protege. It's not even an issue as long as the pulley is installed properly and the bolt is torqued to spec every time it's pulled off. If someone hosed it up at some point it won't really let you know, until the crank fails.
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Sep 18, 2014 05:43
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So a broken short nose crank car that needs a timing belt should cost $500? Loctite the crank when you change the belt and drive it like you stole it. rich guy tip, People seem to just throw out 1.6 engines if you just want to swap it.
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I have a 2010 PRHT NC, and I would like Sirius radio functionality. The radio does have a Sirius button (which does nothing) but I do not have an antenna or know what else what else might go into Sirius functionality. Is there anything else I need?
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Sep 19, 2014 01:11
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http://goo.gl/7YFcpH Instructions and parts to do the install on a soft top model. Sorry, don't have the hardtop instructions 
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http://www.mazdaparts.org/mazda-miata-sirius-satellite-radio.html Link for PRHT on that page.
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