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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

yeah man as soon as I saw this Miata I was shocked at just how nice the color was. Didn't expect it to look that great at first either. When I came home in it everyone else was surprised too, even my dad who hated everything mazda couldn't stop telling me how good it looked lol

 

and just fyi it looks better in person lol

 

I kind of wish I had the 1.6 for everyday traffic and general commuting, but I love the 1.8 when I put my foot down, and it sounds nice too. If I bought an ND, i'd really want that 1.5, it's just as fast as the old 1.8 miata's like mine and you can get 40+ US mpg in the things.. Though the 2.0 isn't that bad compared to mine either, the ND in general is a really solid daily driver.

i wonder if i would be able to swap the 2.0 from the 2002 protege es into an nb miata. i mean i don't think the transmission will be a direct bolt up, but maybe it could work, though that would mean you would sacrifice some strength, since the 2.0 can't take a lot of boost. i mean i've seen people blow these engines on stock boost in an msp, and the turbo itself is stupid small. i mean you can build the engine to give it strength, but really it's not worth it.

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3 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i wonder if i would be able to swap the 2.0 from the 2002 protege es into an nb miata. i mean i don't think the transmission will be a direct bolt up, but maybe it could work, though that would mean you would sacrifice some strength, since the 2.0 can't take a lot of boost. i mean i've seen people blow these engines on stock boost in an msp, and the turbo itself is stupid small. i mean you can build the engine to give it strength, but really it's not worth it.

you're not making me like that engine lol. cheaper just to turbo the 1.8 already in the NB and that's proven.

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2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

you're not making me like that engine lol. cheaper just to turbo the 1.8 already in the NB and that's proven.

yeah even i'm tempted to swap the 1.8 as well, and just turbo it myself. but i do like the 2.0's smooth powerband, plus it's pretty torquey for a small n/a engine.

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this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

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34 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

the corolla lug nuts were terrible so that could of been something to do with it. The miata lug nuts actually seemed to fit them better when I had them on @ autoX. So maybe it'll be fine. I haven't tried driving the miata with them on the highway. But that is good to hear.

 

 

Just changed the Transmission fluid in my miata to the magical ford fluid. And OH MY GOSH it's soooooo much smoother. It's like I got a new transmission. The gear stick slides right into every single gear like a knife through butter. The transmission wasn't necessarily stone cold like it is in the morning but I highly doubt my 1 -> 2 shift crunch problem will come back anytime soon. 

It's gonna take a lot to convince me to buy a different MTF now... it's that good. @warmmilk if you can put it in the NC, do it next time you need to change fluids. Thank me later. You should of tried it in the old trans with the bad syncros.. it's just that good lol

What fluid did you have in there before?  

 

I have redline in my new trans and it shifts like butter. A lot of people do put Ford fluid in their NC's, but I'll stick to what I like. 

 

New fluid might have improved things slightly in the old one, but honestly it'd like putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound...

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2 hours ago, Strando123 said:

Warthog aquired! (I got a key from my buddy, he is a massive halo fan but not a car guy)

 

I won't get it tho (not that I want it in the first place), because no Xbox One, no Halo 5 / MCC, unfortunately :|

 

2 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

The engine is high mileage and he wants to swap in a new engine and do the build properly this time instead of being so haggardly done, but he's trying to blow the old one up so he has a reason to actually swap it. I'd do the same thing

 

Oh. Ok, that makes it a little better... Just a wee little

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3 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Fucking forum. Just have a link instead.

 

http://i.imgur.com/UVGLk53.gif

jesus fucking christ, this guy doesn't seem to know how to fucking drive. i wouldn't be surprised if the driver wasn't more than 5 years old.

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32 minutes ago, Maybach123 said:

 

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Where's that plate from? Freaking Andorra. I tell you, I was there before heading of to Barcelona for my vacation, and I think I've never seen so much Golf GTI's, A45 AMG's, Abarth 500's, and bikes, which were always nice to see, in one day :D

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16 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

What fluid did you have in there before?  

 

I have redline in my new trans and it shifts like butter. A lot of people do put Ford fluid in their NC's, but I'll stick to what I like. 

 

New fluid might have improved things slightly in the old one, but honestly it'd like putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound...

I had a mix of Redline MT-90 and Redline Lightweight shockproof gear oil. Perhaps it would of been better with straight MT-90 but I doubt it... Anyway this ford stuff is awesome. If you ever have a minor gearbox problem I encourage you to try it. 

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11 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Fucking forum. Just have a link instead.

 

http://i.imgur.com/UVGLk53.gif

I think someone got really angry and just took it out on everything around them lol

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5 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Where's that plate from? Freaking Andorra. I tell you, I was there before heading of to Barcelona for my vacation, and I think I've never seen so much Golf GTI's, A45 AMG's, Abarth 500's, and bikes, which were always nice to see, in one day :D

registered in andorra but i can tell you it has never been to andorra. ;)

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all i did was hit a fucking rock.....Unlimited376_thumb.jpg

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

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7 minutes ago, terrytek said:

all i did was hit a fucking rock.....Unlimited376_thumb.jpg

what game?

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6 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

I thought you were trying to leave a car meet...

sadly, i was alone on the streets. if there were people involved i'd look much worse.

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this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

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"Well that's on fire, I don't want to be on fire"

 

That's my new favorite quote

 

 

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It's an absolute life goal of mine to participate in DragWeek some year. Does anyone know what's needed other than the car has to be streetable and have a trailer on it?

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45 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

"Well that's on fire, I don't want to be on fire"

 

That's my new favorite quote

 

 

lol just finished watyching it "oh boy, that didnt go as planned, oh you poor poor thing, you poor thing, i hope your not on fire, i really dont want to be on fire..."

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38 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

It's an absolute life goal of mine to participate in DragWeek some year. Does anyone know what's needed other than the car has to be streetable and have a trailer on it?

money to enter

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I would love to drive this someday, or even walk it like in the video

 

 

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Just now, Midnitewarrior4 said:

money to enter

Is there no particular things needed for the car? Like if for some reason if I wanted I could enter literally any car if it was street legal?

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Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Is there no particular things needed for the car? Like if for some reason if I wanted I could enter literally any car if it was street legal?

probably full cage, chute, all the necessary safety equipment

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my laptop- toshiba satelite p850, cpu- i7-3630qm ram- 8gb 1600mhz hdd- 1tb 5400rpm gpu- Nvidia gt630m 2gb

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My issue with ever getting a project car is there's so many things I love doing with cars, build a drag car, a grip car, drift car, autocross. UGH, so many choices

 

 

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Can't wait for him to go turbo now

 

 

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1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

The IDIs aren't worth much I don't think

yeah, that's kinda what i've seen. great engine for what it is though.

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