Merkle buys an '06 MX-5. Countdown to modding begins!

[D Griff]

Yea, leave it alone and get familiar with how it handles stock. Then address deficiencies where needed. I've never understood immediately modifying cars when you don't have a proper baseline. The MX-5 is so good stock, you may not have to do a thing. :thumbup:

Other than dat LS swap that is.

 

[Merkle]

A high flow air filter and an exhaust would really help it out, but making power on a naturally aspirated motor is an almost futile attempt.

 

[PetrolHead]

Other than dat LS swap that is.

Well, yea. That's a given. But pretty major surgery on a newer car.

A high flow air filter and an exhaust would really help it out, but making power on a naturally aspirated motor is an almost futile attempt.

See above.

 

[golftdibrad]

Reported, for ripping off my avatar :mad0259:

I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet, it handles really well out of the box.

Mang, I had that avi with the white car, that I modded for the mustang, and now the GTI. Just not in THIS board....details.

Ok, first mod should be worth a shit tires, because that WILL help you identify the gremlins that you want to work out. Those cars respond very will to alignment tweaks too.

 

[Merkle]

Deets, fine you can keep the avi

It had Potenza G019's on it now. They're a decent tire, and still have a lot of tread left on them.

An alignment may not be a bad idea, know of a good place to go besides the dealer?

 

[golftdibrad]

Deets, fine you can keep the avi

It had Potenza G019's on it now. They're a decent tire, and still have a lot of tread left on them.

An alignment may not be a bad idea, know of a good place to go besides the dealer?

Allied does ok, but no, not really. Got fed up enough with paying money for wrong shit that I just do them myself.

 

[Merkle]

Allied does ok, but no, not really. Got fed up enough with paying money for wrong shit that I just do them myself.

Would you mind showing me how it's done?

 

[D Griff]

Deets, fine you can keep the avi

It had Potenza G019's on it now. They're a decent tire, and still have a lot of tread left on them.

An alignment may not be a bad idea, know of a good place to go besides the dealer?

There are a lot of different alignment specs online (at least for NAs) depending on what you're after (best tire wear, auto-x, track, etc.) So I'd find a place that will align to custom specs.

 

[golftdibrad]

Would you mind showing me how it's done?

sure no problem. I haz a tool and all.

 

[SwiftGTI]

Congrats. RWD is so much more fun when you're at the track or autocross.

 

[Merkle]

Congrats. RWD is so much more fun everywhere.

FTFY.

 

[SwiftGTI]

FTFY.

:word:

 

[golftdibrad]

And the miata is a great car.
One day....PRHT NE with a true manumatic and lots of turbo boost.....

 

[manny2206]

This post got me building a Mazda over at their site; a club edition in grey with 2k down payments would be 320 a month...not bad and it looks great

 

[Merkle]

NE? Lol, that will be a ways off. The ND is still being developed.