My '99 Miata w/95K

My '99 Miata w/95K#285254

By texasmr2 - 01 Dec 11, 16:01

- 01 Dec 11, 16:01#285254

Hope yall don't mind if I share a few pics? Only thing I have done so far is replace the stock muffler and intake but I have a set of Eibach springs that should be arriving soon. I'm gonna build a forgy and add a custom intake and exhaust manifold along with an a/w IC, T4/T3 turbo and EMS.

I removed 40lb's from the car by just replacing the muffler system:

"Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination".
Mark Twain

Re: My '99 Miata w/95K#285272

By The_Stig_Money - 01 Dec 11, 19:38

- 01 Dec 11, 19:38#285272

Cute?

Check out monstermiata.com

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Re: My '99 Miata w/95K#285287

By texasmr2 - 01 Dec 11, 21:20

- 01 Dec 11, 21:20#285287

Cute?

Check out monstermiata.com

I can barely stomach the current Miata forums and I'm not gonna F'up my Miata with a V8 swap. :wink:

"Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination".
Mark Twain

Re: My '99 Miata w/95K#285289

By andrew - 01 Dec 11, 21:41

- 01 Dec 11, 21:41#285289

I'm confused (largely because we don't have Miata's in the UK) but that looks like a Mazda MX5 to me. :confused:

Re: My '99 Miata w/95K#285297

By myownalias - 01 Dec 11, 23:27

- 01 Dec 11, 23:27#285297

It is a MX-5, many cars are renamed for the US market, guess Mazda didn't think MX-5 would be a name that would sell in the US, same as the Hyundai Coupe was branded "Tiburon". Personally I like the MX-5, had the chance to drive one back in the UK, not the most powerful car but what it lacks in power, it makes up for in handling!

I agree about not putting a V8 lump in the front; that just spoils what the car is meant to be...

Personally I prefer the look of the newer 2003 models onwards...

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Re: My '99 Miata w/95K#285327

By texasmr2 - 02 Dec 11, 14:26

- 02 Dec 11, 14:26#285327

I like the look of the NC chassis but prefer the look of the NA and NB series (mine is an NB). Anywho the car is a blast to drive and is quite perky when it needs to be, I got a hair two weeks ago when I found a local shop for my trans/diff fluid change (RedLine) but they also sell race gas so I added 5 gallons of Sunoco unleaded 104 for shits and giggles.

The first pic I'm posting is simply to show the exhaust manifold I will be using (that Miata has 600+rwhp) and the 2nd and 3rd pics are of my intake manifold that is currently being built for me.