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[Road Pirate]

looks good dood you and dan would look even cuter if you both had your em1s and had miatas then i would have to make fun of you guys. but seriously miatas are sick and you both always have dope cars cant wait to see how they turn out

Thanks man! Lol yea we've had matching cars, but it's okay. I guess great mind think alike

Looks dope, I thought you were going woodgrain on the wheel and knob? It might just be me but I think those mudguards would look good colormatched along with the skirts. Keep it up

Nah, I never planned on doing the woodgrain, but I was going to have the nardi wheel that is installed now with my Nardi knob, but I didn't like the knob in the car, so I'm still looking for something else.

And yeah, color matched looks pretty dope, but I kinda like the contrast. We'll see once I get more into the build if I decide to color match it

 

[rey_boricua]

looks good dood keep up the good work

 

[Road Pirate]

Thanks homie! Coilovers come in today and will be installed. Drilled/slotted brake rotors will hopefully be in today also, Raceland header comes in tomorrow.

Also ordered a tune up kit that comes with NGK wires and NGK plugs, Mazda fuel filter, oil filter, air filter, and a pcv valve with grommet. Also bought a 3" shifter extender with a single bend in it. Should be pretty sick

Pics up later!

 

[K-N-2-EK]

ready for updates!!

 

[hooked_on4]

^^ update nazi

 

[pmac193]

What coils did ya go with?

 

[Road Pirate]

Haha thanks fellas. I went with Racelands, I just kept reading reviews and everyone loves them. So I figured while I daily the car getting it slowly where I want it, these will do just fine.

front rotors will be here tomorrow!

 

[Road Pirate]

Alrighty! Well the brakes were for the rear actually, so the fronts will be here tomorrow along with my Raceland header. So more updates will come for tomorrow

Here's the progress...along with a few pics of my car and my friends.

Overall, I'm very happy with the Racelands. They didn't impress me when I got them, but the ride quality is actually very good. Some extended top hats are definitely a must in the future though. The car rides wonderful on regular streets, doesn't kill me when i hit bumps, just on the highway its a little worse but still nothing unbearable. For 276$, its money well spent for sure.

 

[mahalo]

looks good dood

 

[Bheims]

wooo looks great, that drop is perfect. For $276!!!! Thats wild

 

[hooked_on4]

lookin good man! Very clean and i'm jealous of the drop i need one bad.

BTW your buddy needs a bigger hater sticker

 

[Road Pirate]

looks good dood

Thanks man!

wooo looks great, that drop is perfect. For $276!!!! Thats wild

Yes sir! Not too slammed but not too high. Will look good once I get my wheels!

lookin good man! Very clean and i'm jealous of the drop i need one bad.

BTW your buddy needs a bigger hater sticker

Haha thanks man! I'm glad I finally got suspension. Car handles MUCH better. And yessir! He wants to tell haters he loves them

Got my header in today...great quality for what the price was. I'll install it soon and let you know how it performs

Front brakes will be in very soon...hopefully within the hour!

 

[buzzbombtom]

why is everything about non honda Japanese cars so much cheaper?

 

[Road Pirate]

Probably because Honda parts are much more in demand, so sellers can get away with selling overpriced stuff lol.

Well, got my front brakes installed..

Also here's the install of the header.
Stock:

Comparison

Installed

And put on the starks

Overall, very happy with the header! Fit PERFECT, no clearance issues or flanges not lining up. The only thing is, the 02 bung on the Raceland header was much further down, so I had to extend the 02 wire, which wasn't that big of a deal. Definitely gave the car more torque in the low range which is what I wanted! Let me know what you guys think!

 

[pmac193]

Nice update, starks look sick on there.

 

[vjf915]

Not a huge fan of the wheels on the Miata, I think they looked better on the EM1. And the header provided with more low-end torque? Surprising as a 4-2-1 header should normally help out the top-end.

 

[Road Pirate]

Nice update, starks look sick on there.

Thanks man!

Not a huge fan of the wheels on the Miata, I think they looked better on the EM1. And the header provided with more low-end torque? Surprising as a 4-2-1 header should normally help out the top-end.

Well keep in mind its a stock bodie'd Miata with some wheels on there. I'm not even close to being done with the exterior lol. It may flow better when I get it all done.

And yeah, it did give more low end from what I've experienced. I don't rev over 5k in this car, so who knows about the top end

 

[vjf915]

Oh the wheels was just my opinion. Not hating at all. Plus if you like them, thats good. I still always click on this thread when the letters are bolded

 

[hooked_on4]

wow was always curious what starks would look like, very cool man, if only the offset was smaller it'd be uber dope but still very cool.

 

[JDMJNKY]

Nice...already have this show on the road! Looks good, about the starks eh so-so, but looks better than stock.