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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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Alright, if I must..

New to this forum, not quite that new to miatas. I came over here from mt.net.

Here's my 96, after driving it for 13 hours from my home in ohio, to our vacation spot in Pensacola FL:


Here's a couple mods I've installed, or have bought and then haven't installed because I'm goddamn lazy.
95-96 MSPNP. I got it installed and running, haven't tweaked with it much afterwards though.


Imitation FM frame rail braces. Not installed because my frame rails are abused as hell. It's gonna take a lot of massaging to get them to fit right...


Garage Vary lip not installed yet.


370CC injectors soon to be installed


Shifter rebuild kit installed. Replacement valve cover gasket waiting to go in soon.


FM elbow and dp. Still waiting on the rest of the exhaust pieces to pop up on the for sale threads.


Konig Heliums, I wrapped these in Dunlop Z1 Star Spec's

Yes, they're upside down. I really do need to take more pictures of my stuff don't I?

SR20 T25 turbo


Also purchased but not pictured:
FM Turbo Manifold
FM Level 1 clutch (Installed)
FM Lightened flywheel (Installed)
No-Name IC Kit bought from mt.net member
LC-1 Wideband 02 sensor, A/F Gauge, boost gauge

Still have quite a bit of stuff to buy to finish this build out. I've never turbo'ed a car before, in fact I've pretty much only done basic maintenance on my previous vehicles. Speaking of other vehicles...

This is the platform I upgraded from:
Laugh all you want, but it was reliable as hell.

And my other vehicle:

2010 Ranger 4x4 with sport package. It's mostly my DD except in the summer when I can drive the miata. I've done a couple small mods to it since this pic was taken, but nothing too drastic. I will be installing a pretty decent sound system in it soon though. I might also put a good sounding cat-back dual exhaust. Maybe a ram-air intake. But for the most part it's staying stock.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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Welcome, thatguy85!
Old Oct 31, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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Welcome! Thanks for the intro. Glad to have some more people on here. Build looks to be coming along!
Old Oct 31, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 07:52 PM
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Cavalier...gangster as ---- man. I bet you are glad to get in a miata instead though!

Welcome to the Miata Forums DMZ.
Old Oct 31, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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hey another ohio guy, have you looked into the Buckeye Miata Club yet. we do a club autocross's and drives around the ohio area.The Club Website
Old Oct 31, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Track
Cavalier...gangster as ---- man. I bet you are glad to get in a miata instead though!

Welcome to the Miata Forums DMZ.
lol yeah, the cav was definitely the first car i've ever "modded". It wasn't pretty, but it kick-started my addiction. The Miata is a MUCH better platform though. There's actually aftermarket support for it. Here's a couple shots of it just before I traded it in for the Ranger:







And the biggest reason to get rid of it: It was rusting to ----.

(Yes, those are underglows/LED's. I think they look cool. No I'm not a ricer.)


Originally Posted by RedTurboMiata
hey another ohio guy, have you looked into the Buckeye Miata Club yet. we do a club autocross's and drives around the ohio area.The Club Website
I have, and I really should join. I've seen a TON of miata's around this area and I've always wanted to chase them down and talk to them I might join soon..
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 11:22 PM
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auto??? sweet pedals

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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 05:12 AM
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Meetings are the first thursday of each month at 6:30, at Byers Mazda.
Old Nov 1, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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I've seen that guy on the forums. Welcome to here.

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