An old friend is getting his turbo Miata back together. Stupid tree.
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Sept. 9, 2011 7:22 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director
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Sept. 9, 2011 8:38 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork
I like the sort of friends you have
Before I go any further, if you’re doing a valve seal job, just buy the plier type seal puller. That said, I was all geared up to do this job and found the seals impossible to remove with any normal tool in the box. After finding a spare chip puller tong in my tech tool box, I clipped it in the center, locked down on that end with some pliers, and producted a very effective seal puller.
this guy sounds like one of us
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Sept. 9, 2011 8:48 p.m. belteshazzar SuperDork
intriguing swap
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Sept. 9, 2011 9:21 p.m. EvanB SuperDork
I've always wanted to do an FE3 swap in a Miata and turbo it.
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Sept. 9, 2011 9:33 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid HalfDork
I dig the old mazda logo center caps. Know where he got them from.
Also, that sucks about the car.
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Sept. 9, 2011 9:39 p.m. skrzastek Reader
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote:
I dig the old mazda logo center caps. Know where he got them from.
As a side note, awesome wheels from them. I run them on my wife's stock NA, my autocross NA, and my Spec Miata...
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Sept. 9, 2011 9:45 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid HalfDork
In reply to skrzastek:
That's awesome, I would love a set of those for my SA Rx-7.
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Sept. 9, 2011 10:51 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director
Those are my old tires in that photo, too. Poor car. At least no one was hurt. Cars and garages can be replaced.
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Sept. 9, 2011 10:52 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director
EvanB wrote:
I've always wanted to do an FE3 swap in a Miata and turbo it.
That how this one was previous setup. I drove it. It was pretty benign around town. Glad it's coming back.
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Sept. 9, 2011 11:23 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
There's a few of them out there... And there's stronger variants of the FE3 out there than the 145hp version he's talking about.
I want an F2T miata. Just because it would be absurd.
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Sept. 10, 2011 10:57 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
Any chance we could talk them into doing a 300whp KL turbo powered Miata?
It'd be lighter. And faster. And sound way cooler. And it's one of my dream swaps into a Miata. I need 4 miatas.
The MSM.
An ITB'd FE3 high comp screamer
An F2T-swapped NA
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Sept. 10, 2011 11:33 a.m. belteshazzar SuperDork
what, no rotary miata?
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Sept. 10, 2011 1:36 p.m. unevolved Dork
I like the idea of that swap.
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Sept. 10, 2011 1:52 p.m. Feedyurhed HalfDork
I have lots of old mature trees in my yard so that is one of my fears every time it storms. And yes they have been trimmed back but it's still a possibility.
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Sept. 10, 2011 2:14 p.m. belteshazzar SuperDork
is there more FE3/Miata info out there? That site is a little thin.
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Sept. 11, 2011 9:00 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
There's a decent amount on Miataturbo.com or .net, whichever it was.
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Sept. 11, 2011 10:04 a.m. Teh E36 M3 HalfDork
Feedyurhed wrote:
I have lots of old mature trees in my yard so that is one of my fears every time it storms. And yes they have been trimmed back but it's still a possibility.
I've been thinking about trying to find an "old, mature tree" to park my MG under.
Insurance Adjuster: "Why did you park your car on the lawn, under the tree, before the hurricane?" Me: "That's a long story..." -
Sept. 13, 2011 9:04 p.m. FE3tMX5 New Reader
The site isn't officially launched at this point. I've still got a lot of work to do- gobs of content (words and pics) to sort through so I can document the first build. The site will grow immensely. And it will continue to grow as I'm in the midst of moving over the old FE3 parts and building/installing new to another 90 Miata. Thanks for hanging in there and stay tuned. - Rob
