Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
7/24/17 1:57 p.m.
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With a brand-new engine from Treasure Coast Miata installed in our turbocharged Miata, it was time for a checkup. We wanted to run the car in a controlled environment, someplace where we could break in the engine and monitor its vitals, so we headed over to Very Cool Parts.

Although this shop made its name assembling Factory Fives, it’s much …

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Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Associate Editor
7/25/17 11:02 a.m.

UPDATE:

We haven't blown up the new engine (yet).

Success! At least compared to our last two engines.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/25/17 1:39 p.m.

Yay, success!

PseudoSport
PseudoSport Dork
7/25/17 1:52 p.m.

Are you going to dyno the car again with the new turbo before the next race?

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/25/17 2:01 p.m.
PseudoSport wrote: Are you going to dyno the car again with the new turbo before the next race?

Good question. First, um, we gotta replace a diff.

codrus
codrus GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
7/25/17 6:03 p.m.

How did you break the diff? It's a '96, so it never had a 6" ring gear, did it?

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Associate Editor
7/27/17 9:32 a.m.

Stay tuned for a future update.

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