Turbro Miata. To ruin or not to ruin?

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Most meata drivers invest in the travel sized ones :doe:
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Tarspin wrote: Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:41 pm Very true...

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My roommate drove the car for me yesterday. And while coming to a stop he had the clutch pressed and the car stalled out. He said before the car stalled the battery light came on. Also my windows no longer go all the way down.

Only one month until I get home to figure this crap out.


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A friend and I went out for a drive last night. 2.5 hours of tearing up some empty back roads. We eventually found our way an hour from home and at a lake campground. The car performed ALMOST perfectly. The engine didnt get hot (thank you koyo radiator) I still want to do the reroute though. But the clutch did start to slip on me. Which means it will not hold at all once I get the MS ecu and start tuning. So its now time to order a happy meal. :(

Also ordered a Megasquirt ECU earlier this week.
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Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:12 pm A friend and I went out for a drive last night. 2.5 hours of tearing up some empty back roads. We eventually found our way an hour from home and at a lake campground. The car performed ALMOST perfectly. The engine didnt get hot (thank you koyo radiator) I still want to do the reroute though. But the clutch did start to slip on me. Which means it will not hold at all once I get the MS ecu and start tuning. So its now time to order a happy meal. :(

Also ordered a Megasquirt ECU earlier this week.
this is all good news.

I had the MS pnp so if you need halp i can try to recall things
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:19 pm
Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:12 pm A friend and I went out for a drive last night. 2.5 hours of tearing up some empty back roads. We eventually found our way an hour from home and at a lake campground. The car performed ALMOST perfectly. The engine didnt get hot (thank you koyo radiator) I still want to do the reroute though. But the clutch did start to slip on me. Which means it will not hold at all once I get the MS ecu and start tuning. So its now time to order a happy meal. :(

Also ordered a Megasquirt ECU earlier this week.
this is all good news.

I had the MS pnp so if you need halp i can try to recall things
Not for my bank account. Im thinking of just having my flywheel resurfaced instead of getting a new one. It will save me $300 and make my wallet much happier.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:19 pm
Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:12 pm A friend and I went out for a drive last night. 2.5 hours of tearing up some empty back roads. We eventually found our way an hour from home and at a lake campground. The car performed ALMOST perfectly. The engine didnt get hot (thank you koyo radiator) I still want to do the reroute though. But the clutch did start to slip on me. Which means it will not hold at all once I get the MS ecu and start tuning. So its now time to order a happy meal. :(

Also ordered a Megasquirt ECU earlier this week.
this is all good news.

I had the MS pnp so if you need halp i can try to recall things
Thank you. I might hit you up. Did you do self tuning? Im thinking the tuner locally who specializes in miatas might be best for my initial tune. And then I will fine tune for daily driving and cold starts which ive heard are difficult with aftermarket ecus.
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Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:20 pm
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:19 pm

this is all good news.

I had the MS pnp so if you need halp i can try to recall things
Not for my bank account. Im thinking of just having my flywheel resurfaced instead of getting a new one. It will save me $300 and make my wallet much happier.
eh. cars cost money. the hobby aint cheap.

honestly on a boosted car I'd skip the LW flywheel too and save the $$.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:24 pm
Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:20 pm
Not for my bank account. Im thinking of just having my flywheel resurfaced instead of getting a new one. It will save me $300 and make my wallet much happier.
eh. cars cost money. the hobby aint cheap.

honestly on a boosted car I'd skip the LW flywheel too and save the $$.
Youre the second person to tell me that. Which is odd because their website really recommends the super light one.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:24 pm eh. cars cost money. the hobby aint cheap.

honestly on a boosted car I'd skip the LW flywheel too and save the $$.
Youre the second person to tell me that. Which is odd because their website really recommends the super light one.
I love light flywheels. Some people hate them :doe:
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:33 pm
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Youre the second person to tell me that. Which is odd because their website really recommends the super light one.
I love light flywheels. Some people hate them :doe:
Im sure I would enjoy the light flywheel. But at this moment in time I could use the $300 for other purposes. The main one being the eventual purchase of proper wheels and tires. These gaudy 17s are so bad.
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Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:34 pm
troyguitar wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:33 pm
I love light flywheels. Some people hate them :doe:
Im sure I would enjoy the light flywheel. But at this moment in time I could use the $300 for other purposes. The main one being the eventual purchase of proper wheels and tires. These gaudy 17s are so bad.
You need some sweet 15s.
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Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:34 pm Im sure I would enjoy the light flywheel. But at this moment in time I could use the $300 for other purposes. The main one being the eventual purchase of proper wheels and tires. These gaudy 17s are so bad.
You need some sweet 15s.
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Get RPF1s from dubshow, add conti sports, profit.
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Apex wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:37 pm
Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:34 pm

Im sure I would enjoy the light flywheel. But at this moment in time I could use the $300 for other purposes. The main one being the eventual purchase of proper wheels and tires. These gaudy 17s are so bad.
You need some sweet 15s.
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You need some sweet 15s.
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:41 pm
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You need some sweet 15s.
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Get RPF1s from dubshow, add conti sports, profit.
:ohdang: I forgot dubshow had 15's he was selling.
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Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:26 pm
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:24 pm

eh. cars cost money. the hobby aint cheap.

honestly on a boosted car I'd skip the LW flywheel too and save the $$.
Youre the second person to tell me that. Which is odd because their website really recommends the super light one.
they in the business of selling car parts. :iono:

LW flywheel on an NA motor: revers easier, easier to rev match, final drive is generally shorter so revving freer actually matters.

LW flywheel on boost: wont rev as easy as NA because of turbo restrictions (engine needs LOAD to build boost, otherwise that turbo is a big restriction. ) sure it will be better than stock...but not as much. Turbo cars are generally geared longer so revving free is less of a big deal.
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Apex wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:55 pm
troyguitar wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:41 pm
:dat:

Get RPF1s from dubshow, add conti sports, profit.
:ohdang: I forgot dubshow had 15's he was selling.
could have even arranged free delivery this week too
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Apex wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:37 pm
Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:34 pm

Im sure I would enjoy the light flywheel. But at this moment in time I could use the $300 for other purposes. The main one being the eventual purchase of proper wheels and tires. These gaudy 17s are so bad.
You need some sweet 15s.
Yeah im leaning towards some Advanti Storm S1 wheels. With some nice sticky 205-50-r15 tires.

http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda-Pe ... -1387.html
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.js ... mpare1=yes
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I would also buy a set of RPF1's. I love that wheel.
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Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:33 pm I would also buy a set of RPF1's. I love that wheel.
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Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:33 pm I would also buy a set of RPF1's. I love that wheel.
Hit up the dubshow.
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Barnes93cb wrote: Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:21 pm
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Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:33 pm I would also buy a set of RPF1's. I love that wheel.
dubshow legit has a brand new set for miata fitment that has never even had tires mounted. JUST SAYIN
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