hey. well im a new owner of a mazda, miata! bought it for 1980$ it has 95k miles, im 3rd owner has no problems right now =) and i hope not in any closer time. i love to drive it!!! =D top down nice weather taking turns =) but what i hate about it is that everybody thinks im gay xD tired of these jokes and stuff =) but after they drive it, they love it! but my plans for it for now is getting header back ( no cat) with replica of apexi ws2 muffler from my accord =) have no idea how its going to sound, K&N intake soon and going to save up for turbo kit to put on next summer =) but going to lower it this summer, trying to find a lip, new wheels, tires, hardtop, hmmm nothing else in my head =)

got a new stereo already =)

car is pretty quick up to like 80-90 ish =) took on rsx type S today off the line =) and still my friend in his 2011 subaru legacy not a gt with auto tranny thinks he can be faster than my miata even up to 80
xD i just have to take him to autocross =)

welcome, theres alot of knowledgeable people here. and the girl/gar car jokes never cease unfortunately, you get used to it. Like you said, the people that know what a miata can do, wont make serious jokes about it. and the people that do, just dont know how fun it is to drive.
I actually had to replace that radio surround once on my '90 because someone snapped it to steal my stereo, it was pricy back then, i dont know how the prices are now. but glad you got it fixed. it looks like it's in awesome condition too!
to put my 2 cents in: Prepare to pay half of what you paid for the car for a hardtop, which will probably be more than the price of a used greddy turbo kit.(currently brand new the turbo kits are going for between $1400, and $1500)
your current plans are a great start, with just intake header and catless exhaust my old 1990 put down 99whp on a mustang dyno
your two best options for a lip are the r-package oem lip which is 159 from r-speed

or the garage vary (holy grail of the jdm crowd) for 218-228


for exhaust, unless you already have your mind set, or the parts purchased. i personally like the obx (ebay) header and single exit exhaust. or go with the tsudo n1 if you like the canister look more. its cheap, all stainless steel mandrel bent pipe, and not buzzy or annoying but ill tell you from experience, going without a cat is going to make it MUCH louder
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxZwLTGUK6c"]YouTube - 1990 Mazda Miata 1.6L OBX Single Tip Exhaust[/ame]

thank you but a guy at exhaust pro's is giving me a good deal so im just gona bring him my apexy ws2 exhaust there from honda and his going to cut it up make me new pipes weld everything and put it on and im not going to get header =( but i want to find hard top used for like maybe 300-400 $ if not than ill be with convertible roll bar and strut bar , and i WISH (2nd picture with the lip) they would be so much cheaper.... =(

Yeah, the hardtop is gonna cost you a pretty penny. Don't expect to find one in any sort of good condition for much under $1,000. Usually prices hover at or above $1,000. There is demand for the factory hardtops for racing. Aftermarket hardtops might actually be cheaper. Sounds like you enjoy the car so far. Looking forward to the progress that is made on it!

Welcome. If you took an RSX Type S in a race to 80 either he wasn't trying or your car already has a lot of mods, heh. They have almost twice the horsepower, even if they are about 800lbs heavier.

yeah i did notice that but didnt want to say anything, a stock 1.6l does 0-60 mph in 7.9 seconds and a stock rsx-s will do it in about 6.7... maybe the rsx driver just had no clue what he was doing..

Welcome to the club! I joined the "Miata Elite" not too long ago myself, and so far have sustained plenty of "girl car jokes"

I just replaced that interior trim piece yesterday on mine, took me maybe ~5 minutes or so, pretty easy. From everything I've been reading on these cars, if you don't care about being bumped out of an autoX class, it seems that in basic NA form (without booting the car, or ripping apart the bottom end/motor swap), engine management seems to be what enables people to pick up the largest NA gains (at least under the curve).

Either way, good luck with the car, I'm sure it will be fun!

P.S. Are my eyes deceiving me, or is your Miata wearing studded snow tires?!? Haha! If so, that's awesome.

Dange wrote:yeah i did notice that but didnt want to say anything, a stock 1.6l does 0-60 mph in 7.9 seconds and a stock rsx-s will do it in about 6.7... maybe the rsx driver just had no clue what he was doing..

that girl prob just didn't know how to drive it =) it was me and my friend in miata and 2 hot girls in rsx S =)

roninsoldier83 wrote:Welcome to the club! I joined the "Miata Elite" not too long ago myself, and so far have sustained plenty of "girl car jokes"

I just replaced that interior trim piece yesterday on mine, took me maybe ~5 minutes or so, pretty easy. From everything I've been reading on these cars, if you don't care about being bumped out of an autoX class, it seems that in basic NA form (without booting the car, or ripping apart the bottom end/motor swap), engine management seems to be what enables people to pick up the largest NA gains (at least under the curve).

Either way, good luck with the car, I'm sure it will be fun!

P.S. Are my eyes deceiving me, or is your Miata wearing studded snow tires?!? Haha! If so, that's awesome.

and yes =) snow tires, but right now im driving on friends steel wheels with like no thred left xD every time it now rains get some wheel spin there and here =) but beating that rsx just made my day yesterday =)

Dange wrote:yeah i did notice that but didnt want to say anything, a stock 1.6l does 0-60 mph in 7.9 seconds and a stock rsx-s will do it in about 6.7... maybe the rsx driver just had no clue what he was doing..

girl driver but still felt so good =) hearing her vtec and my stock miata in front of her =)

and its really hard for me to lunch my car if i take it to 5k RPM it just spins the wheels if its less the car like jerks and like bugs some times i do a good one but to do on on purpose i just cant.. =(

Dange wrote:yeah i did notice that but didnt want to say anything, a stock 1.6l does 0-60 mph in 7.9 seconds and a stock rsx-s will do it in about 6.7... maybe the rsx driver just had no clue what he was doing..

LOL, I WISH my car would do 0-60 in 7.9 seconds. I timed it once and it was around 14 seconds to 60.

Girls know how to drive cars too. They just have to have the training and the drive

Welcome