Printable View
Brown Santa came today with a box from Mazda Motorsports. This will give me plenty to do during my Holiday vacation. I plan to…
- Install new front bushings
- Replace timing belt, tensioner spring, and associated seals
- Replace water pump
- Replace ignition coil
- Replace oxygen sensor (causing CEL)
- Replace cat-back exhaust
- Plus, I have several other chores, like adjusting my top latches and window seals.
What are you doing?
Rear main is leaking (was when I bought the car), so I'll be replacing that and throwing in a fresh clutch while it's apart.
Fresh brake pads and maybe rotors depending on their condition.
I'm really starting to like the looks of the Deuce Hard Dog roll bar, but I must resist! ;)
Get the RX-8 Sold. If so, put a rollbar in the Miata.
Replace the Civic's suspension with some Konis and GC and some fresh brake pads. Maybe replace all the bushings with ES.
Figure out which car I'm going to autocross next year... Practicality says come "play" in ST2 since the Miata has bad shocks in the front and severely sagged FM springs in the rear, so it's time for coilovers.
Replace the OEM cat and rework the exhaust from the OEM manifold back.
Install Recaro seat in the car.
http://www.hipmonkey.com/assets/imag...3CARBON000.jpg
I tried to get a matching one for daddy, but She Who Must Be Obeyed said no. :(
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Don't we hear this every year about this time? :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
BTW, you're showing how long you've been gone. There is no ST2, and your Miata isn't eligible for STS. So it's STR for the Miata or STX for the RX-8.
Come play in STX! :mrgreen:
ST2/STR whatever, you know what I meant... And, yes... STX is the other option floating about out there... Or C Stock, I suppose if I felt like changing tires. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Maybe some Sector 111 front control arms so I can get more than -.6 camber. Either that or sell the car and buy something else.
Not a good plan....RX-8's run CS next season! ::BaHump::Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
Well, duh... I certainly wouldn't want to return the Miata to stock... Oddly, I *do* have an RX-8 in stock trim, though...Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
CRX
1. Fresh Engine - currently at the machine shop
2. Lighter Exhaust System - hope to lose 20-30lbs
3. Lighter Seats
4. All New Hoses
STI
1. Timing Belt/Water Pump
2. Anything else Kim wants
Z06
1. Thermostat/Coolant Flush
been thinking about washing the black one...but prolly just pay someone to do that...
- Possibly some bushings
- Shocks - Koni OTS
- Alignment
- Kumho 710 - 205/55/14
New front wheel bearings. One is really starting to make noise.
Maybe an exhaust. Stupid STU rules will not allow me to do headers with the 6" rule on cats. I am really close to saying F*** SCCA and running BMW, NTAXS, PCA, NASA TT. Headers and race cats give me 30HP more at the wheels and keep me in the same NASA TT class.
What is the rule on cats in SM?
Let's see?
Coilovers
Brake pads
At least one racing seat
Clutch work
One more set of wheels? Maybe.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
--probably helping with some of the above ;)
--new front and rear bushings for 93
--new clutch
--install passenger racing seat
--looking at header options, liked the one DavidSS showed me at the last TT
--hmmmm find new trunk lid and play with a wing?
1. Timing belt/water pump
2. brakes
3. Tranny and diff fluid swap/shift boots
4. new race tires
5. alignment
What the car needs^^
What I would like to do
6. Coilovers
7. wider wheels to go with said tires.
8. anything else STR legal that I can afford to do
I really liked how the header, intake, and crank pulley changed my car. After the coilovers and wheels, look into these. I just went with a cheapo Raceland header from eBay, for now.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
Everything is bought. Send money. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad
Even with 30 more whp you'll still be complaining about the boost buggies. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
No cat necessary in SM. In fact, no cat necessary in anything beyond Stock or ST classes.
no complaints about boost buggies here in STU.... it's the stupid ST Civics :D
Cams in SM?
Not sure for the M3, but in SM I can swap cams, turbo, and all sorts of other stuff.
From Glen's M3, I'm pretty sure you could go FI in SM if you wanted to... in addition to cams.
You'll have to get real r-comps to be competitive though.
Put the stock exhaust back on yesterday. It's so nice and quiet now:D. No more ear plugs.:D
New tires next.
For the people thinking about exhaust next year don't forget about the new 100 db max :D rule in SCCA next year at nat. events, about time. I don't know if we will have a local limit.
I agree and I look forward to seeing how my new exhaust registers. With my current exhaust, I was the quietest car in my class at Nationals. My new exhaust is the same as Sammmy's, so it should not be too loud.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert
Sammm is hard of hearing.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
That exhaust of his is really loud no way it will meet the new spec. ::StirTheP
Hmmm, I guess I had better sell it. Know anyone that might be interested? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
whacha say sonny? ::hal::Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Geez give it to me and I can store it under my car for ya until you find a sucker to buy it from ya..... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
I'll be curious to see how well the measurements are taken and how this will be enforced (i.e., what penalties will be assessed for failing). FWIW my Stock class RX-8 was over 100 dB at ~30 feet on a dyno.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert
I think it will be 100dB at 50 ft. As much as I hate the hard limit and think it will be a pain to enforce. I am very much in favor of the rule because of a few cars that are WAY to load and nobody being able or willing to enforce the current muffler rule.
My left ear still rings from being in the wrong place when a 3 rotor Miata started his car in gird 2 years ago.
Screw cams in SM just do the Active Autowerks Supercharger then you have 500hp.Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
You can do headers....you just can't buy them off the shelf...
My mods:
AST 5300's with DLC coating on the inverted shafts
Camber Plates
Work out the exhaust system
Sparco seats
Intake
Harness bar
Motor Mounts
Trans Mounts
ECU Upgrade
Sway Bars
Start testing tires....
Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
Money........how about cat food and bad jokes
So how is everyone's to do list coming?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Davidss
Quote:
Originally Posted by Davidss
Showoff
- Install new front bushings - Not done.
- Replace timing belt, tensioner spring, and associated seals - In progress.
- Replace water pump - In progress.
- Replace ignition coil - Done.
- Replace oxygen sensor (causing CEL) - Done.
- Replace cat-back exhaust - Cancelled.
- Plus, I have several other chores, like adjusting my top latches and window seals. - Not done.
I've looked at the stuff I need to buy on the interweb several times...... Does that count??
Just paid Chris's spring tuition :punchout:Quote:
Originally Posted by Davidss
I have a box of new parts in the garage. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Davidss