The Miata thread: Miata is Always the Answer

[max225]

Can you get an employee on the ND2 ?

[troyguitar]

How weak is that trans that it blows up from 140wheel torque.

It's the situation where the trans blows. It's typically 2nd gear in tight corners under load.

Mazda approached the ND development with a gram strategy to cut weight wherever possible, and the trans casing is one area where they focused on weight loss. Some have speculated that the loss of structural material on the trans has made it susceptible to flexing under load.

It's a 2300 lb car meeting all 2016 regulations and customer demands, they went full Colin Chapman on it and it bit them in the ass.

[goIftdibrad]

It's the situation where the trans blows. It's typically 2nd gear in tight corners under load.

Mazda approached the ND development with a gram strategy to cut weight wherever possible, and the trans casing is one area where they focused on weight loss. Some have speculated that the loss of structural material on the trans has made it susceptible to flexing under load.

Crazy! Wonder where else they shaved off some weight... It's funny because they used a metal intake manifold for "looks" yet skimmed on the trans case for reliability.

Maxingeer at it again

[troyguitar]

It's a 2300 lb car meeting all 2016 regulations and customer demands, they went full Colin Chapman on it and it bit them in the ass.

Gotta give ‘em credit for the Lotus treatment. Light cars are hard to come by these days.

Yeah, I'm not complaining - but not going to risk buying one either. If the ND2 proves to have fixed the problem, then it'll be a future classic. I highly doubt that we'll ever see another sub-2500 lb rwd car in this country. Only Lotus themselves might bring another one eventually.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

A think a T56 weighs more than the entire Miata powertrian.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

[D Griff]

For Tennessee, I fit the following in my trunk:
1 large duffel filled with clothes for the wife and I
1 small bucket filled with towels and car soap
1 12x4x6 detail kit
1 soft case emergency tool kit
12 cans of beer
1 softsided shopping bag half filled with spices and some food
1 bigger blacker box of Cards Against Humanity
1 blonde mullet wig

Oh wow that mobile detailing salon

No mountain bike

Well... with a hitch rack it would still be shorter than an STI... just saying. I'm actually going Max-spec here and saying that being bummed about the inability to fit a bike in a Miata is ridiculous. I actually had a bike rack on my Gayata and it was just fine. Better TB vehicle than a Poorvette because you can actually drive through gravel lots without scraping on everything.

[Johnny_P]

Oh wow that mobile detailing salon

No mountain bike

Well... with a hitch rack it would still be shorter than an STI... just saying. I'm actually going Max-spec here and saying that being bummed about the inability to fit a bike in a Miata is ridiculous. I actually had a bike rack on my Gayata and it was just fine. Better TB vehicle than a Poorvette because you can actually drive through gravel lots without scraping on everything.

Hitch isn’t much of an option in my world.

But I was more that he didn’t take the bike and go slay some MTB trails down in Griffland when he was at the Fap.

[D Griff]

Well... with a hitch rack it would still be shorter than an STI... just saying. I'm actually going Max-spec here and saying that being bummed about the inability to fit a bike in a Miata is ridiculous. I actually had a bike rack on my Gayata and it was just fine. Better TB vehicle than a Poorvette because you can actually drive through gravel lots without scraping on everything.

Hitch isn’t much of an option in my world.

But I was more that he didn’t take the bike and go slay some MTB trails down in Griffland when he was at the Fap.

Well... if you ever want to do that, I'll ride with you.

[Johnny_P]

Hitch isn’t much of an option in my world.

But I was more that he didn’t take the bike and go slay some MTB trails down in Griffland when he was at the Fap.

Well... if you ever want to do that, I'll ride with you.

[D Griff]

Hitch isn’t much of an option in my world.

But I was more that he didn’t take the bike and go slay some MTB trails down in Griffland when he was at the Fap.

There is very little time to actually do things other than drive, because the roads are just that good down there. I think I had one day where I laid low out of the 5 full days I was down there this year.

Plus I had to leave a day early.

Bike is going next year, though.

[D Griff]

Drove an ND yesterday, was .

[Johnny_P]

Also, Hard Dog makes an awesome hideaway hitch for the ND.

https://www.flyinmiata.com/hard-dog-hitch-for-nd.html

https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=608133

That’s a nice piece.

[Johnny_P]

Drove an ND yesterday, was .

Me driving one of these would be bad. Because i would end up buying it.

[Johnny_P]

Me driving one of these would be bad. Because i would end up buying it.

Should've driven it while you were here...

I’m free Saturday

[Johnny_P]

I’m free Saturday

You know what to do.

Bring a bike with you, do a late afternoon test drive, and then lets go get some riding in after I get out at 5.

[D Griff]

Me driving one of these would be bad. Because i would end up buying it.

Should've driven it while you were here...

[D Griff]

You know what to do.

Bring a bike with you, do a late afternoon test drive, and then lets go get some riding in after I get out at 5.

[troyguitar]

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I wonder how bad the visibility and highway noise is on the RF. The recarbros look great.

[Johnny_P]

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/ ... by-tufnel/

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/20 ... more-power

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/ ... miata-nd2/





I wonder how bad the visibility and highway noise is on the RF. The recarbros look great.

Interesting. So it's really 7200 RPM. And all the mags are saying it's basically no faster than the ND1, except for maybe during autocrossing where the new motor makes more torque down low.

So, I am not sure it's worth the price hike vs a regular ND1 and a header/tune? Regardless this is the motor the ND1 should have had. Slightly hot rodded instead of pulled directly from the 3.

[Gberg2119]

When do 2019's start hitting lots?

[troyguitar]

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/ ... by-tufnel/

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/20 ... more-power

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/ ... miata-nd2/





I wonder how bad the visibility and highway noise is on the RF. The recarbros look great.

Visibility is better than a regular convertible and highway noise is not bad at all.

I mean compared to a regular-ish car, say a mazda3 hatch or an RX8... Obviously soft tops are terrible for both visibility and noise.

RF with recarbros is going to be $40k anyway so that's a big ole until they're $20k in 3 years.

[troyguitar]

So, I am not sure it's worth the price hike vs a regular ND1 and a header/tune? Regardless this is the motor the ND1 should have had. Slightly hot rodded instead of pulled directly from the 3.

If you're going to tune it anyway, ND1. If not, ND2... Or if you want a cruiser and don't really care about it being the best, get an NC for less than half the price.

[max225]

Visibility is better than a regular convertible and highway noise is not bad at all.

I mean compared to a regular-ish car, say a mazda3 hatch or an RX8... Obviously soft tops are terrible for both visibility and noise.

RF with recarbros is going to be $40k anyway so that's a big ole until they're $20k in 3 years.

40k for a miata...

[Desertbreh]

I mean compared to a regular-ish car, say a mazda3 hatch or an RX8... Obviously soft tops are terrible for both visibility and noise.

RF with recarbros is going to be $40k anyway so that's a big ole until they're $20k in 3 years.

40k for a miata...

This GIF is outstanding.