Miata Discussion

[JCS]

There were a bunch of Miata's out last weekend and I was wondering what the different setups on each of them were.  If folks are willing to share the info?   

Overall ranking by raw time:
Rank     Car#       Class Driver           Car                    Raw Time   Score
   
  17      115         STR Cameron D        2003 Mazda Miata        118.285  90.722
  20       64          ES Dylan R          2003 Mazda Miata        120.887  88.770
  21       77        OPEN Dave W           1992 Mazda miata        121.305  88.464
  22       15         STR Kathleen D       2003 Mazda Miata        122.117  87.876
  29       76         STS John H           1992 Mazda Miata        128.214  83.697
  31       78         STS Patrick C        1994 Mazda Miata        130.709  82.099

[PedalFaster]

You should check out Miata.net if you haven't already.

E Street prep thread (NA or NB, minimal prep, street tires)

STS prep thread (1.6L NA1 or 1.8L NA2 with open diff, more prep, street tires)

STR prep thread (1.8L NA2 with LSD or NB, more prep, street tires)

If doing well on index is a goal, your best bet is to get an NB, put a front sway bar and good tires (and ideally shocks) on it, and run in ES.

[John in Calgary]

Kathleen & Cameron ran the light silver 2003 in STR, I think they have shocks/springs/tires/wheels.

Patrick had the red '94, he got bumped out of ES into STS because of a brake booster brace, but is running 14" falkens on his stock wheels.

I have wheels and tires only on my STS sunburst, but the proper 7.5x15 wheels that are the limit in STS.  I have a header I bought off Dave hanging in my garage waiting for install that I'm installing more for bling than the 3 hp I might gain out of it.  Eventually, when I win the lottery or get another engineering job (feels like the same odds), we'll definitely do a serious spring/shock upgrade along with a front sway bar and some type of camber adjustment upgrade, but will probably avoid going as far as an ECU upgrade.

I didn't get a chance to talk to the #64 driver in the darker grey.

And Dave has pretty much everything on his car.

I think the main difference between the STS & STR cars is differential - open and the 1.6l viscous diff are in STS, the 1.8l cars with LSDs are in STR.

Beau also came out to the Airdrie event in a '96 that's new to him this year, but we'll likely only see him at Airdrie.

John

[Dirtyspoons]

i run is STS as well. (just started this year)

i have a full KW coil over set up 450lb springs and tuned for the NA body style.

Solid Racing beat front sway bar and removed the rear sway bar.

No name 4-2-1 racing headers, and high flow cat

Full tune up with advanced timing running petro 94 fuel

Sparco racing seat with 5LB of ballast to make weight restrictions.

After market steering wheel

15x7.5 momo racing wheels at 13.2lb with 205 Re71r's

custom alignment

and some other little bits... i have sifted through the rule book for some time now and still figure that i am still only 50-75% prepared for the class and i do ok in local events.