Ramble On & on & on & on
#131
^ Touche. I haven't really driven an NA in a while, I might have to get my hands on an NA6 and see how the original miata drove. Without parts conversions, the NB is such a nicer track car from what I have seen so far. Its convinced me to make my NB a track car rather than wait and get an NA.
#132
my engine bay could fit a child in it its so empty now. There is a giant hole around my exhaust manifold thats crying "TURBO ME".
I will drive an NA6 one day! Just not this weekend.
#136
yea well, let me tell you if the NB got any simpler (other than emissions), it wouldn't drive.
my engine bay could fit a child in it its so empty now. There is a giant hole around my exhaust manifold thats crying "TURBO ME".
I will drive an NA6 one day! Just not this weekend.
my engine bay could fit a child in it its so empty now. There is a giant hole around my exhaust manifold thats crying "TURBO ME".
I will drive an NA6 one day! Just not this weekend.
Mines crying turbo me too, soon enough! soon enough.
#137
so after reading some more about the NA6, I think there is two things to do to get your NB/1.8NA to handle and feel like the original. Or atleast get close:
1) induce more oversteer. original NA had an FRC of 55%, the NB has 63%.
2) move to the 1.6L flywheel and clutch for increadible engine response.
Thats it, if you do those two, you will have the NA6+~30hp. Atleast thats all the difference I noticed, weight is there of course, but 100-150 lbs more is nothing when you add 30% power. And for the handling case, stiffer springs will easily make up for the increased body roll. oh wait, the NB already HAS stiffer springs...
1) induce more oversteer. original NA had an FRC of 55%, the NB has 63%.
2) move to the 1.6L flywheel and clutch for increadible engine response.
Thats it, if you do those two, you will have the NA6+~30hp. Atleast thats all the difference I noticed, weight is there of course, but 100-150 lbs more is nothing when you add 30% power. And for the handling case, stiffer springs will easily make up for the increased body roll. oh wait, the NB already HAS stiffer springs...
#138
It's way more than 100-150lbs difference. The 1.6 tub is already 100+lbs lighter than the NA 1.8 and some NB's tip the scales at over 2600lbs.
And of course my favorite part, CHEAP turbo parts
You can keep your silly, pig heavy NB's
And of course my favorite part, CHEAP turbo parts
You can keep your silly, pig heavy NB's
#140
With that said, the weight difference is also there, but minor if anything.