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I think he has a turbo, and some really short gearing where he's redlining in third gear to hit 60.
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His motor is bone stock.
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Oct 18, 2011 20:43
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Your mom was in the passenger seat.
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Oct 18, 2011 20:47
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97 stock block in a 94 body: 4000rpm open loop everyday.
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Oct 18, 2011 20:55
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What AF does a stock miata run open loop (B6 or BP)? Sub 12?
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Oct 18, 2011 21:18
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You guys really get that low MPG? I find I average about 29mpg (8L/100km) or so. Of course, everyone drives so drat slowly in this town that I only get to play when the idiots in front of me take a corner at more than... 15km/h.
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Oct 18, 2011 22:35
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Mr.AARP posted:Anyone have experience with Carbotech AX6's? I don't run/own a Miata but I have a set on my daily drive/auto-x Yaris. They're a great car stopper but the trade-off is a LOT of brake dust and a lot of noise. Overall i'd buy them again but be prepared for dirty wheels and sounding like a school bus whenever you brake.
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Oct 19, 2011 01:00
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I average 24 mpg and get 10-11 at the track. Nearly stock NB. I was originally surprised such a small car gets such lovely mileage but Mazda made 5th gear way too short..
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Oct 19, 2011 01:57
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The gearing is super short on the Miata and there are no torques. Last year I averaged 18mpg at my first track event, 15ish at my second, and I hit 10 and change this past weekend. if (rpm >= 4000) dumpFuel();
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Oct 19, 2011 02:02
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Phone posted:The gearing is super short on the Miata and there are no torques. Last year I averaged 18mpg at my first track event, 15ish at my second, and I hit 10 and change this past weekend. The gearing isn't really that short for that type of car. My brothers ITR and mothers Suzuki Swift are about the same in fifth, and my older Integra was even shorter and they all got excellent gas mileage if you don't go faster than 110kph or so.
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Oct 19, 2011 02:07
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I get 20-24 in my turbo car and got 10-12mpg on track when it was stock.
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Oct 19, 2011 02:19
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The highest I got on my 91 1.6 was 37mpg. I usually get 28-32mpg though.
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Oct 19, 2011 06:18
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Podothehobbit posted:I don't run/own a Miata but I have a set on my daily drive/auto-x Yaris. They're a great car stopper but the trade-off is a LOT of brake dust and a lot of noise. Overall i'd buy them again but be prepared for dirty wheels and sounding like a school bus whenever you brake. How difficult is it to remove the brake dust? Can you just hose it off?
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Oct 19, 2011 21:18
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Anyone have a line on 195/60/14 Falken 615ks for cheaper than Vulcan Tire?
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Oct 20, 2011 05:09
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Grayham posted:How difficult is it to remove the brake dust? Can you just hose it off? There are some sprays that can help 'break it up (har har)', but your best helper is always elbow grease - but if your alloys are pitted beneath, don't say I didn't warn you.
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Oct 20, 2011 07:35
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What's the most  place for me to tap for an oil pressure sender? NA8
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Oct 20, 2011 11:29
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Phone posted:The gearing is super short on the Miata and there are no torques. Last year I averaged 18mpg at my first track event, 15ish at my second, and I hit 10 and change this past weekend. This is probably a  question but has anyone done a megasquirt or something similar and tuned it for better economy?
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Oct 20, 2011 13:25
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dreesemonkey posted:This is probably a If no one else has, whenever I get mine to work I'll run it NA for a little bit and tune it to normal AFR values above 4k and let you know. I've just got to find time where I don't have an asston of school work, my rear passenger caliper isn't vomiting brake fluid, and figure out why my CAS won't sync with the MS first...
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Oct 20, 2011 14:29
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Grayham posted:How difficult is it to remove the brake dust? Can you just hose it off? I've always found the brake dust is largely impervious to sprayed soapy water, but comes of easily with a brush or ever your finger.
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Oct 20, 2011 15:34
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Mr.AARP posted:Anyone have a line on 195/60/14 Falken 615ks for cheaper than Vulcan Tire? I don't know of anywhere that would beat 89/tire on those, but star specs aren't terribly more and are so much better, looks like only tirerack has them at the moment though.
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Oct 20, 2011 19:43
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beatdown posted:I don't know of anywhere that would beat 89/tire on those, but star specs aren't terribly more and are so much better, looks like only tirerack has them at the moment though. To be fair, a difference of $23 per tire adds up quickly. I don't know how much of an improvement the 615K is to the 615, but Star Specs grip significantly better than 615s in my experience.
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Oct 20, 2011 20:12
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Solosilent posted:If no one else has, whenever I get mine to work I'll run it NA for a little bit and tune it to normal AFR values above 4k and let you know. Well to be fair I guess if you're over 4k in 5th you're not going to get great gas mileage anyway, but I'm sure you can gain a few mpg by not having the ECU  Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Oct 20, 2011 20:47
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I might be buying a MegaSquirt PNP pretty soon. It'll be fun to try and get a little better fuel economy before the car is turbo'ed.
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Oct 20, 2011 23:12
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dreesemonkey posted:Well to be fair I guess if you're over 4k in 5th you're not going to get great gas mileage anyway, but I'm sure you can gain a few mpg by not having the ECU 4k in 5th is ~130km/h, or exactly where I need to be if I don't want to become a rolling roadblock. The engine does sound pretty nice when accelerating around those speeds, I guess that's the sound money makes when burning. I need to take note of the mileage next time I fill up, it's been too much fun driving to care about this so far. What kind of winter tire size would you guys recommend? I'm probably going to also buy an extra set of steelies or cheapo alloys so it can be any size, with lower price being preferred. I also see a brake pad replacement in my near future, but how can I tell which pads do I need? There seem to be about a hundred different types even once I drill down to the NB in the various catalogs. The brands also don't tell me anything, there's Bendix, ATE, Nipparts, Valeo, ICER, Ferdo, and Bosch  . Well I'm sure Bosch is solid, but also most expensive of the bunch.
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Oct 21, 2011 00:33
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mobby_6kl posted:4k in 5th is ~130km/h, or exactly where I need to be if I don't want to become a rolling roadblock. The engine does sound pretty nice when accelerating around those speeds, I guess that's the sound money makes when burning. I need to take note of the mileage next time I fill up, it's been too much fun driving to care about this so far. I'm going with 185/65/R14's on 14" steelies, probably general altimax arctics. Never used them before, but heard good things and they're really cheap.
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Oct 21, 2011 00:36
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Having the rear sway bar attached owns. I think I might just try to burn up my R-S3s this weekend at autox so I have an excuse to sell two sets of wheels. If you're in NC and want a set of daisies for cheap or a set of Kosei K1-TS 15x7s for 350ish, hit me up. I'll probably put them on CL soon.
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Oct 21, 2011 01:03
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Grayham posted:I might be buying a MegaSquirt PNP pretty soon. It'll be fun to try and get a little better fuel economy before the car is turbo'ed. To answer someone's question, yes, it's quite easy to tune AFR in cruise to whatever you want.
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Oct 21, 2011 01:51
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What's wrong with the MSPNP? I've been looking at getting a MegaSquirt for a bit now and it seemed like the best option. I haven't seen anything negative posted about it, but I know MegaSquirts are kind of a niche product so it's hard to find much feedback at all.
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Oct 21, 2011 02:26
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Chickenbisket posted:What's wrong with the MSPNP? I've been looking at getting a MegaSquirt for a bit now and it seemed like the best option. I haven't seen anything negative posted about it, but I know MegaSquirts are kind of a niche product so it's hard to find much feedback at all. As for lack of feedback, I don't think you've looked? http://www.miataturbo.net/forumdisplay.php?f=18
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Oct 21, 2011 03:19
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Just to close out; I swapped out the clutch master and that seems to have been the problem. I don't understand it, but whatever.
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Oct 21, 2011 05:02
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Grayham posted:To be fair, a difference of $23 per tire adds up quickly. Yep, $100 difference between the two adds up for a student budget. My friend has 615Ks and has said they're a HUGE improvement over the crap that was the 615s. In a perfect world I would have bought the Star Specs when they still had a $100 rebate...
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Oct 21, 2011 05:21
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destructo posted:The MSPNP is garbage. Buy a DIYPNP from Braineack or bust. This is coming from a guy who had a MS1, a MSPNP and currently has a DIYPNP with sequential injection. Do it right the first time. Yep, definitely get one from Brain. Same price, MS2 > MS1 and he can do custom stuff for you as well. Great support from him too, he's answered about 100 of my stupid questions.
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Oct 21, 2011 12:58
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dreesemonkey posted:Well to be fair I guess if you're over 4k in 5th you're not going to get great gas mileage anyway, but I'm sure you can gain a few mpg by not having the ECU If I hang right below 4k for an extended trip, I'm able to get between 29-31 mpg. Anything above that and I get about 22-24. Hopefully it'll close that gap!
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Oct 21, 2011 14:24
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Mr.AARP posted:Yep, $100 difference between the two adds up for a student budget. My friend has 615Ks and has said they're a HUGE improvement over the crap that was the 615s. Just get the star specs. $100 isn't a lot, even if you're a student. Just skip the bar for two weekends! These are tires.. they're kind of important. (Sorry, been dealing with a lot of 'but I'm a student' excuses for buying crappy gear/tires/etc lately. Truth is, I was in the same situation a few years ago and if this is your hobby, it's a lot better to buy the good stuff, even if it means cutting corners elsewhere. I made that mistake more than a few times.)
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Oct 21, 2011 19:43
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Getting great tires instead of top-of-the-line tires isn't really cutting corners
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Oct 21, 2011 19:50
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No, it's not. It's also not what I said. I said just cut some corners elsewhere... $100 is little enough in the grand scheme of things that you might as well get the better rubber.
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Oct 21, 2011 20:49
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The Azeni tread pattern can't tread water.
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Oct 21, 2011 22:32
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Those of you with hardtops, how did you find/get them? Craigslist has had 2 in the past month, and neither one was the right color. Don't think any miss matched color would go well with a black car sadly.
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Oct 23, 2011 21:02
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Found one on craigslist from a lady who had crashed his miata a few years prior, asked her how much she wanted, she said $200, I drove down and picked it up that day. Sometimes you just get lucky. As for color I just had a vinyl stick made for the whole thing, 1 year later and it looks lovely but it was only $100.
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blugu64 posted:Those of you with hardtops, how did you find/get them? Craigslist has had 2 in the past month, and neither one was the right color. Don't think any miss matched color would go well with a black car sadly. Craigslist in my area has had a bunch, ranging from $650(turned out to be stolen and guy was caught by the cops) to a retarded $1500. Most around $900. I've got an Evo-Orange Miata that will never be color-matched, so I've just decided that I'll just get one of any color and pony up the 300 bones to get it right eventually. Just keep plugging along on craigslist, I've had good luck with SearchTempest and a 500 mile range.
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