Cosmin's 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata

[Rope-Pusher]

No nasty ricer buzz or 239 angry bees in a can.

Fickset

[94Corolla5Speed]

So I haven't updated this thread in a while. Currently, the car is sitting in storage at my parent's house as I don't want to get the Miata all salty and rusty. I'm planning to pull it back out in a month or so and install some stuff I got for it over winter. This includes:

Flyin' Miata rear subframe brace
Valve Cover (which I will paint wrinkle red)
New window guides (window gets slow, especially when it's cold)
R-Speed Tri-beveled vent rings
Hi-flow cat
NB Miata 15" wheels
195/50/15 Fuzion ZRi tires (my first set of summer tires, and only $53 a piece!)
DDMWorks Intake (got this for a song, may or may not install it, could always sell it back for same price or more)
New radio bezel since mine has holes drilled in it
Joyfast weighted shift knob

Here are some pictures of said things:


Subframe brace


Valve cover should look like this


Vent rings


Hi-flow which I also got for a song


NB wheels


ZRi's


Intake


Joyfast knob... this thing absolutely looks and feels like a work of art. I've never held a better automotive part in my hand.

[AHTOXA]

I've never held a better automotive part in my hand.

So you're saying that's the best knob you've ever touched?

[94Corolla5Speed]

2nd best knob I've ever touched.

[IMBoring25]

Joyfast knob... this thing absolutely looks and feels like a work of art. I've never held a better automotive part in my hand.

Be sure to report back if you feel the same way when summer comes.

[potownrob]

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Joyfast knob... this thing absolutely looks and feels like a work of art. I've never held a better automotive part in my hand.

Be sure to report back if you feel the same way when summer comes.

tbh, i'm not sure how he can bear it in the winter, unless he's sporting gloves

[AHTOXA]

That metal knob wouldn't work here in TX, that's for sure. I can't bear to touch the plastics in my car, much less a hot metal piece.

[94Corolla5Speed]

I'll see how it is. I'll just keep the stock knob in the glovebox if it's too hot or put a sock or something over the Joyfast knob.

[Shadow]

Out of all the cars I've owned, I've never had one with a metal shift knob. Mine have always been plastic knobs or leather-covered knobs, as far as I can remember. I can't imagine how hot/cold it would be in the dead of summer/winter.

[94Corolla5Speed]

Should really be a non issue since I'll be keeping the stock knob in the car. I can always switch it out. Could keep the Joyfast knob in the glovebox and switch it out if I'm in the mood for a different shifter. Takes all of 15 seconds.

[94Corolla5Speed]

Got the tires and wheels put on yesterday. Much grippier in the dry, we shall see in the next few days about wet performance, forecasting a lot of rain.

Also did the vent rings, shift knob, cannon brace, and window guides. The vent rings really brighten the interior, and the shift knob (which is smaller, but since it's heavier, it makes shifting buttery smooth) compliments those even more. The cannon brace helped with rear-end shimmy over bumps (it was really bad with the hardtop off), and the window guides help the window roll up slightly smoother. Not much, but at least I have peace of mind about my guides now. The old guides were in pieces in the window tracks.

[4onthefloor]

How do you like the Fuzions? I almost got a set for my car from Tirerack because of the price, but I ended up getting some Dunlop SP01s from a buddy of mine.

[94Corolla5Speed]

Haven't really driven much in them, but from first impressions (keep in mind these are new, probably still have mold release compound left on them and the size is different from anything you would get):

I came from Mastercraft MC-440 all seasons (185/60/14) with 12.3 lbs 14x5.5" wheels. The current setup is 195/50/15 Fuzion ZRi UHP summer tires with 13.1 lbs 15x6" wheels. After driving for only about 40 miles, 30 of them straight highway, I can say that the Fuzions are definitely better in the dry. They lose grip much later and don't squeal like a pig like the mastercrafts did. There was some slight rain last night and I took it to a black tar parking lot (read: like ice when wet) and they did slide out from under me, but I've never driven a car that didn't lose grip in that kind of situation. And oddly enough, even with the shorter sidewall, they seem to absorb and quell bumps slightly better than the mastercrafts. Not sure why, probably the taller tread. They seem to be just a bit louder at 30-45 mph, but it goes away at higher speeds. Not sure if that's the increased wind noise or just that the noise goes away. Not really concerned about this since most of the time I can't hear them over my exhaust.

[Shadow]

Where did you get that awesome levitating front plate bracket?

[noob5,000,000]

I do believe that our cars use the same oil cap, my good sir.

Where did you get that awesome levitating front plate bracket?