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Hi all,

New here...as you probably would expect...

Up in the westerville area, and finally spent some money to turbo the miata...yeah, i know it's just a miata.

 

but it's fun as sh*t!!!!!

 

Looking to make a couple new friends with the "go-fast" interest, and another miata or two if there are any others out there...I know its not the most plentiful car in the world :confused:

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Hi all,

New here...as you probably would expect...

Up in the westerville area, and finally spent some money to turbo the miata...yeah, i know it's just a miata.

 

but it's fun as sh*t!!!!!

 

Looking to make a couple new friends with the "go-fast" interest, and another miata or two if there are any others out there...I know its not the most plentiful car in the world :confused:

 

 

We need more info, and pic's or you are going to get trashed.

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The car is a '94; bought it in '05 with under 60K miles on it when the silverado started puking oil :(

Until about 3 weeks ago, it was bone stock. Did a head swap (2000 head) for better flow, and installed the turbo on it. Did a flyin' miata kit. Also installed exhaust + cat, radiator, clutch, flywheel, did full synthetic change, etc. etc.

 

Still having some issues with the EBC, so i've been running strictly on the wategate at 7 PSI. I think the EBC is bad, but the goal is 12 PSI, and with any luck, >250 RWHP. I'll be digging into the wiring this weekend.

 

As it's night, I can only give up night shots. If i figure out how to post them, that is.....

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lol....

a little dirt never hurt anyone....

well, except that guy; and he had it coming anyways :(

 

I'll give it a good washdown and snap some shots tomorrow, but as they say, "you can't polish a turd"

 

The car is 14 years old, and so is the OEM paint job. Ive got refinish in mind for next spring, but there's a good chance I'll be deployed in september :( that'll put new paint off for quite awhile i figure.

 

Wiper blades were put on the car a week after i bought it...in '05. And they haven't topped the priority list for replacement since...i suppose that time is coming quickly though.

 

As for the windshield tag...sorry, it's stickin around for awhile...but if you dont want to look at it, ive got some pretty OEM tail lights :D

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Get some new tires on that NA and get it out to autocross! A turbo Miata would do great.

 

Welcome to CR.

 

But seriously, change the tires soon. TurboRust is right...those tires are definitely worn more than what you apparently think.

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Here's the same tire; under daylight.

Notice the shadow being cast over the wear bar by the tread. :)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/morphout/DSCN0742.jpg

 

And a nice day-shot of the car

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/morphout/DSCN0745.jpg

 

What sort of auto-x events are there in the area? I only know of the ones BMC hosts.

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SCCA-OVR has quite a few in the Columbus area. These are obviously different from the ones hosted by BMC. PM Ben, CR member "MrAutoX", for more info if you wish. He will be able to provide you with all of the info you need.
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It would not hurt to clean your car before you take a pic of it and whats up with your wiper blades, and just kill the flyin' your miata

 

Noobs dont welcome Noobs.Stay out of noob threads until you are no longer a noob,noob.

 

Back OT cool little car +rep

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Seeing as how i'm pretty much worthless to this board w/o rep, i suppose I'll make myself feel more important by putting up some pics of my other toys :)

 

The toy hauler....

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/morphout/DSCN0750.jpg

 

It's a pain in the butt finding someone who wants to do some REAL jet-skiing...They all want to play on 3-person Barges....

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/morphout/DSCN0749.jpg

When i bought the trailer, someone asked me "what the hell are you going to haul in that thing?"

I replied: "Whatever the f*ck i want" :D

 

And here's the 2-wheeler; No flames on the multi-color thing plz, I'm waiting on paint. I just got her back together yesterday and got the full fairing kit on it...For anyone who's wondering WTF kind of bike is that? Its an SV650.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/morphout/DSCN0751.jpg

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I ain't sayin' its not for sale.....

But you're probably gonna have to offer a good bit more than what its worth to IOT wrench it from my hands :p

 

I do like passing the liter bikes when they park them in the corners on the road courses though ;) This bike's seen Mid-O, Gingerman Raceway (Michigan) and Hallet Raceway (Oklahoma)

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Here's the same tire; under daylight.

Notice the shadow being cast over the wear bar by the tread. :)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/morphout/DSCN0742.jpg

 

 

 

 

I'm saying bs.. rotated your tires recently>? those are yokohama as430's and i've sold probably over a 1000 of them. i know what they look like new, half tread, and ho'd out like the first pic. oh and quit paying too much at some other ntb for your tires and call me when you need new ones.

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Welcome, good choice on your car and color ;). I wish my paint looked half as good as yours does, I've got a bad case of the front and rear bumper fade. Here's a pic of mine before the paint really went downhill.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/miataman91/Miata%20and%20GLI/DSCN0734.jpg?t=1217810324

 

I live around the campus area during school months, so keep an eye out for mine if you're ever around.

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oh and quit paying too much at some other ntb for your tires and call me when you need new ones.

 

*Note to self....get tires from Turbo*

 

 

Ahh, another NA owner....looks like i can relax a bit now ;)

Regarding the paint, i think the car was in a garage and under a cover for the first 11 years of its life. Over that time, it averaged about 5500 miles/year.

I've nearly doubled that in the last 3 years.

 

Your paint looks damn good in that pic, esp for being 17 years/old. How long ago was that pic? What kind of bar is that and how tall are you? Any issues with it?

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