Reply With Quote...unless he was still alive and hard up for cash.Originally Posted by cam76034
totally off topic, but trickyrix comment reminded me of the "viva viagra" marketing campaign going on now. Coincidentally, I caught part of the Elvis special earlier this week and am convinced that he would be less than pleased with that.
...unless he was still alive and hard up for cash.
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
The first motor had a #4 bearing failure 20k miles before I bought the car.
The second motor died because I was lazy and didn't check the oil level before a time trial event. It doesn't matter how clean the oil is if you starve the bearings - my own stupid mistake.
In between, the car got 70k hard miles, over 600 autocross runs, and almost two thousand track miles. It would probably still be running like a champ if I had bothered to check the oil that day.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Powertrain engineers often have to compromise on what they think may provide the longest life in order to meet packaging constraints and cost targets. At least, that's what I hear.Given the 'bulletproofness' of the Miata, I figure the engineers who designed the car have a small clue on things like oil capacity, pressure and filtration.
Just because it came that way from the factory, doesn't mean it is optimized for "enthusiastic" use.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Given the history, longevity and reliability of the Miata, I will continue to use OEM. You don't have to if you don't want to.
That was a good one....unless he was still alive and hard up for cash.
Mike Walsted - Not an expert, just a data point.
1999 Miata
2003 MIata
1999 Miata
2001 Kia Rio
Thats all well and good, until Maxda changed filter vendors. :oGiven the history, longevity and reliability of the Miata, I will continue to use OEM. You don't have to if you don't want to.
I use Purolator "PureONE" PL14610 (available at Pepboyz)
About a capfull more oil and quite a bit more filter area.
Royal Purple 10w30 changed every 5k.
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