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FatCow posted:Because the soul of the NA/NB Miata is clearly the glorious BP lump. A motor so well-suited to turbocharging that it was literally designed for it. A motor so well-suited to bolt-ons that a couple thousand dollars will net you fully double (plus) the original output and give it to you reliably for 100k miles. A motor that sucks so badly in its standard form that nobody expects a Miata would ever be quick, giving an inherent sleeper quality. Yep, BPs suck. 
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Jul 18, 2014 12:36
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The BP is an awful motor, though. The K24 on the other hand...
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Jul 18, 2014 12:38
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I vote VAG 2.0 TSI
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Jul 18, 2014 13:01
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The sheer loving quantity of rusty nastiness contained in my seats is terrifying. I went it to do a foamectomy, I came out pretty sure I'm going to need new seats. On the plus side, the foam removal made my seats both more comfortable and a good bit lower sitting, so while I may be sitting in a half rusted out pile of rotting garbage at least I can see out the windshield and no longer have my head brushing against the top.
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Jul 18, 2014 13:47
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Was a bender robot the previous owner?
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Jul 18, 2014 14:46
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My 2006 just threw a rod.  Never tracked it and never missed any maintenance. What's the best place to buy a new engine?
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Jul 18, 2014 15:04
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Phone posted:The BP is an awful motor, though. You shut up about the BP, some of us still like it  When are you doing the K24 swap anyway? MrLogan posted:My 2006 just threw a rod. That's odd. You can try calling your local import yards, check ebay and Planet Miata too.
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Jul 18, 2014 15:32
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leica posted:You shut up about the BP, some of us still like it The BP is The Little Engine That Could. I did just get a raise and I just found someone to fill in the spare room, so it shouldn't b- NO! NO! I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. NO!
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Jul 18, 2014 16:05
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I bought an '01 :x Silver, hardtop, 04 motor and 6 speed. Harddog rollbar, sparco drivers seat and kirkey passengers with 6point for both. 949 racing xida coilovers, solid motor mounts, racing best exhaust/intake/ headers. All that for $6500!!!
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Jul 18, 2014 16:21
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What's the FD? 3.9 or 4.3?
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Jul 18, 2014 16:26
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Muffinpox posted:I bought an '01 :x You bastard. Want to trade?
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Jul 18, 2014 16:30
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Muffinpox posted:I bought an '01 :x drat, track ready Miata for that is a killer deal. You're gonna track it, right?
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Phone posted:What's the FD? 3.9 or 4.3? Torsen with the 3.9. I need to find belt buckles, the car didn't come with stock seats and I doubt the inspection people will overlook that I only have the 3 point belts but no where for them to go into. TrueChaos posted:You bastard. Want to trade? If I sell it you'll have first dibs. leica posted:drat, track ready Miata for that is a killer deal. You're gonna track it, right? Yep! The PO is my height too so the seats/belts are perfect. 6 points aren't uncomfortable when the sub belt pass through is properly positioned in relation to your body, who knew? Muffinpox fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Jul 18, 2014 |
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Jul 18, 2014 17:00
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Muffinpox posted:I bought an '01 :x drat, that's pretty much exactly what I'm looking for.
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Jul 18, 2014 17:31
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MrLogan posted:My 2006 just threw a rod. Don't you see it? It's because you never tracked it, dummy!
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Jul 18, 2014 19:08
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So I watched the first few minutes of diagnosis on my NA's AC and it looks like there's a leak on the front seal of the compressor. I asked the tech if the seal can be replaced/the compressor be rebuilt, he said no, whole thing needs to be replaced. Accurate? If so, is it something I can safely/relatively easily do myself if the system is evacuated? I'm still a mechanical noob and like I said, I'm very adverse to getting frostbite again (last time wasn't car related).
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Jul 18, 2014 19:15
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meatpimp posted:A motor so great it only needs a couple thousand dollars to be good.
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I'm going to do an oil change now and I also grabbed some coolant when I was at the store to do a flush, but I have a some last-minute doubts. I currently have some sort of greenish stuff left there from the PO but the one I got is pinkish, apparently compatible with VW TL 774 D/F or G12 and G12+, whatever that is. so a) is it ok for a BP miata? Based on some searching it seems that yes, but all the discussions are hardly conclusive. and b) should I do a full flush with the garden hose etc? The water here is pretty hard and leaves a lot of residue so I'm not sure if this would be doing more harm than good.
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Jul 20, 2014 17:49
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mobby_6kl posted:I'm going to do an oil change now and I also grabbed some coolant when I was at the store to do a flush, but I have a some last-minute doubts. I currently have some sort of greenish stuff left there from the PO but the one I got is pinkish, apparently compatible with VW TL 774 D/F or G12 and G12+, whatever that is. I don't know definitively, but if it were mine, I would do a full flush (with distilled if the water is that bad).
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Muffinpox posted:Torsen with the 3.9. I need to find belt buckles, the car didn't come with stock seats and I doubt the inspection people will overlook that I only have the 3 point belts but no where for them to go into. But your s2000
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mobby_6kl posted:I'm going to do an oil change now and I also grabbed some coolant when I was at the store to do a flush, but I have a some last-minute doubts. I currently have some sort of greenish stuff left there from the PO but the one I got is pinkish, apparently compatible with VW TL 774 D/F or G12 and G12+, whatever that is. Go to walmart and get a bunch of distilled water. Drain your radiator, fill with the distilled water. Repeat a few times until the water is completely clear. Then drain the radiator again and fill with coolant, since there are so many different types with different harmful additives that can wear poo poo out, I only use the recommended Mazda coolant from a dealer or online. Or you can get it cheaper from a Ford dealer under Specialty Green Engine Coolant with "bittering agent" whatever that means. I forget the part number.
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I know on Subarus sometimes you have to open the thermostat to force old coolant out in order to do a full flush. You can't just drain and refill the radiator, usually you have to do 2-3 full drive cycles until you just have water in the system and no antifreeze mixing with it. Don't forget to run the heater as well so that the heater core can circulate its hoard into the main system as well. I would expect Miatas (and indeed every car) are the same deal. Bittering agent makes coolant taste bad as opposed to how it usually tastes, which is delicious. This will presumably prevent your kid or dog from drinking it. If you spill coolant, dilute the poo poo out of it so nobody drinks it and gets poisoned! Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Jul 21, 2014 |
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Jul 21, 2014 04:36
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I should have clarified, I figured drive cycles between drains was a given. But yeah, that's how I flushed all the poo poo out of mine, I just haven't added any coolant yet because the water pump leaks and i'm too lazy to do the TB job
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Don't forget to run the heater as well so that the heater core can circulate its hoard into the main system as well. Mazda, in their infinite wisdom, have coolant circulating through the heater core full time 
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Beach Bum posted:Mazda, in their infinite wisdom, have coolant circulating through the heater core full time This plus a blend gate that doesn't close all the way means I get burning hot air on my feet no matter the setting if the temp is set to anything but full cold.
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Jul 21, 2014 20:20
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Is there a fix for that? If there is I'd love to hear it because I don't need hot air blowing on my feet when it's 98 degrees.
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Jul 21, 2014 20:31
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I did a gentle garden hose flush and blew out the water pump seal
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Jul 21, 2014 20:55
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It was going to leak sooner rather than later. You're about a quarter of the way there for a tb/WP job anyways. Goondolences.
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PHOTOS   I'm currently a crazy cat lady of sports cars. This is my parking spot: 02 S2000, 01 Miata, 95 M3.  I'm probbaly gonna swap out the kirkey for a less aggressive seat, maybe another sparco. Muffinpox fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Jul 22, 2014 |
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Jul 22, 2014 02:08
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Huh, you're still living there? How many years has it been? Anyway, pretty sweet purchase. Those headlights should polish right up. I dig the passenger Kirkey.
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NB2s are old dogshit, here are some pics of the NEW HOTNESS: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.867050849991497.1073741973.193891893974066&type=1 e: confirmed confirmed oil filter not in a ridiculous spot 
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Jul 22, 2014 03:25
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I don't get why they switched to 4-lug. Really desperate for that weight savings I guess
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Nodoze posted:I don't get why they switched to 4-lug. Really desperate for that weight savings I guess Because 2400lb cars don't need 5-lug hubs? Also going to kindly point out that the engine in that chassis is a Skyactiv without a turbo.
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Phone posted:NB2s are old dogshit, here are some pics of the NEW HOTNESS: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.867050849991497.1073741973.193891893974066&type=1 That's downright pornographic, thank you.
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Savington posted:Because 2400lb cars don't need 5-lug hubs? Yup. I never have gotten a look under the hood of my sister-in-law's Skyactiv but goddamn that's a factory mid-length header, and intake runners about a mile long. I think there are Hemis with ye olde tunnel rams shorter than that.
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Nodoze posted:I don't get why they switched to 4-lug. Really desperate for that weight savings I guess Because 949racing is the OE wheel supplier. WHERE ARE THE WHEELS, EMILIO!?
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Jul 22, 2014 12:40
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Phone posted:Because 949racing is the OE wheel supplier. No wheels forever
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Jul 22, 2014 14:39
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Haha. Motor Trend reporting they can't test drive the new Miata because it came with no wheels WTF 949 
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IOwnCalculus posted:goddamn that's a factory mid-length header, and intake runners about a mile long. I think there are Hemis with ye olde tunnel rams shorter than that. I'd be surprised if the production version is like that. There'll probably be a cat as close to the head as possible.
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Larrymer posted:I'd be surprised if the production version is like that. There'll probably be a cat as close to the head as possible. The reason why the Mazda3 and Mazda6 have such long hoods is to fit their 4-2-1 headers. Go read up on the Skyactiv technologies page, they talk about gaining efficiency out of keeping the combustion chamber as cool as possible (aka: it requires some long rear end headers).
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