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amadeo posted:So here's my question. I posted this in "Questions about a Performance Miata" before this thread was created. My guess is it's not going to get answered there now that it does. If it was me, depending on the condition of the car, I'd do suspension first. Shocks wear out over time. I haven't driven a Miata in a long time though, but as I recall the stock suspension is pretty good, but you'd want to be sure it's in good shape. For me, suspension, tires, and brakes make a big difference in feeling.
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Phone posted:I should source my quote: quote:White'901.8swap,MBSP,reroute,Red'90,15x7.5,VLSD,Red2'90VLSD,15x8,Laguna'94C-pkg,White'97FFS,XidaCS,OSGiken,RS3,JaguarXKES1,MiniCooper1275S, BMW Isetta That guy was never going to buy a new one.
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I don't wanna read through all that garbage but I did see somebody questioning what kind of top it will be. UK mags say the soft top is able to be put up with one hand. If they haven't figured that out already somebody point it out.
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televiper posted:NC does as well. Also one cubbie behind each seat, but they're kind of a pain to access. There were clearly at least two storage compartments in the center behind the armrest on the ND too. MattD1zzl3 posted:You chose an overhead cam 4 valve engine. You knew you would pay someone to fix it. ????
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Voltage posted:I cleaned out my garage the other day and found this stuff: I miss my Protege a lot too, but I love my 3 so that's okay. Someday I'll get another one though 
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Is there a MSM that isn't sketchy?
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Bovril Delight posted:Why did I not know about this type of phone mount? Slides into the CD player (which I never use) and is in an awesome location to change songs or use the nav. Highly recommended. Looks neat but I'd be afraid of accidentally activating the disc changer. edit: Or it doesn't actually slide into the slot...? hmm
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Rhyno posted:On the NC you can't slide in a CD without hitting the load button. What I thought at first was it was sitting in the actual slot and if you changed the disc it'd break off inside :P
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Rhyno posted:I just found it sitting on the desk, wrapped up in a small baggie I wrote MIATA KEY on so I wouldn't loving lose it. Mail it to yourself so next time you are looking for it all you have to do is check the mail.
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Any idea of the chronological order of the pictures...?
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I've heard stories of the old gasket getting stuck to the block. Look carefully to make sure you don't have 2 gaskets now :P
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Mar 14, 2015 23:25
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Honestly I thought I'd be the only one nerdy enough to go on a factory Mazda tour while in Japan but gently caress there multiple AI posters who have done that and that is freaking awesome. I wish my time wasn't limited by the tour group though cause I could spend so many hours there. If Phone got some kind of VIP tour I'm super jealous.
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The funny thing was the bus that took us from the museum to the factory was a stinky rear end diesel. It's not a Mazda built bus but come on. This is a car company tour. I think they have a lot more stinky rear end diesel buses in Japan like in other countries compared to the U.S. so maybe they didn't notice it as much. I mean like it was last tuned up in the 80s and is emitting a bunch of clouds of soot. That was in 2008. For the Toyota museum do you mean the one in Tokyo or did you head to the Nagoya area? I saw the one in Tokyo and was actually really surprised at how much cool stuff they had...I didn't bring my full size camera cause after all, it's Toyota... but yeah ended up pretty cool. If you have a ton of money to spend lots of stuff you can buy, too.
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Oh yeah you did say middle of nowhere...I can read...sure
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Oh well, if you enjoy it, it's fine to spend some money on it. Having a/c is nice too. That isn't too much. Could be a W202 Mercedes that requires dash removal for some of the a/c components  Edit: just get a more reputable supplier for compressors. Or post in the A/C thread, what if there is some dirt in there that keeps killing them?
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Longinus00 posted:More new miata info! This was true with the contemporary BP equipped Protege too. leica posted:Also noticed in the pics that Bose did the audio, wtf Mazda Why is that a surprise?
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leica posted:It's a surprise considering how many people rip it out of their cars yet Mazda continues to use it. Just put in something simple that's easy to replace with an aftermarket system if one chooses. Ah well I agree with you there. I looked for a Mazda 3 GT in manual without the "Moon & Tunes" (Moonroof + Bose) package. Couldn't find one. Deal breaker. Well, I don't think I even found one in manual. Oh well. But, they've been doing Bose stuff since at least the FD RX7.
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Rhyno posted:Well with the MS6 if you replace the BOSE poo poo you lose all your steering wheel controls and the adapter is stupid expensive. Now the NC only has radio controls on the wheel but I use those primarily right now. I installed a line in to the head unit but the sound quality is kind of crappy. I'm hoping to give the car some minor overhauls over this winter and since I'll have the interior out I want to upgrade the speakers and stereo. Might even toss in some sound deadener. If you have climate control make sure you don't need a special adapter to keep that LCD working. With the 3 the way the display integrated with the stereo changed and I think earlier cars are harder to upgrade if you have climate control. Worth finding out on the Miata obviously. I noticed the Metra harnesses don't have the wires for the steering wheel controls or LCD but the steering wheel adapter probably takes care of that.
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blk posted:Gimmicky as hell? Yes. "Great engineering defies them", does that make sense? Am I just tired or did they mean defines?
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Elysium posted:The connector didn't fail, the battery came loose and the movement of the battery was enough to wear down the cable itself. So do I get one of these? http://www.autozone.com/batteries-s...3458565cmpid=cj Be sure to get that battery secured, please!
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BG Mazdas are Good.
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DX or LX, auto or manual?
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leica posted:DX manual. I wish it was an LX but those are pretty much unicorns now, at least ones that aren't ragged the gently caress out, and even then 80% of them are autos. I can always swap in a BP and and other good bits later. . Having the BP is nice but the SOHC is still fun and has about the same torque anyway. The rest of the stuff you get with the LX isn't really that important. Maybe the anti roll bars are different but the rest of the sport suspension doesn't matter after 21 years. The drums even work fine on track duty. Maybe finding good tires in 13" size if you have the original wheels could be tricky but nowadays the 14s face the same problem I think. I miss mine a bit
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leica posted:Gonna get some 15" NB wheels for it, can get 'em cheap. But yeah, gonna drive it like it is for awhile, maybe put a ZX2 front sway on it, good tires with the wheels and call it a day. Gonna order the bronze shifter bushing kit from corksport, but it's only for the shifter side, do you know where I can get bronze bushings for the trans side? The ones I had were a custom group order. I would ask on ClubP. Be sure to find out if it varies between the SOHC and DOHC as they use different transmissions.
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leica posted:I'll check, but for now it's so bad I'll probably just go to the dealer and get the plastic ones because gently caress that sloppy poo poo. Aren't there bushings in the shifter turret as well? I know there were issues with the shifters "falling" out. gently caress I forget it's been awhile since I had my BG Kia I didn't have that problem so I don't remember exactly what caused it.
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Phone posted:He did. He also admitted right out of the gate that he got an ECU flash. Everyone is like WOW WHY IS MNAO BEING SO MEAN?!?! while the possibility of this 20 year old kid maybe being hamfisted with the transmission is not even on the table. Well apparently they delete posts that disagree and hand out "points"
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Phone posted:One of the Supporting Members [spoiler]not you, Gutbomb[spoiler] tried to assert that there was no way for the ECU to know which gear the car is in or the clutch disk speed. The gear indicator was introduced on the RX-8 I believe. The Mazdaspeed 3 limits engine power in the first 2 or 3 gears. Etc.
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