track car suggestions / discussion
Could be. at this point there's a huge amount of factors. My friend runs Ohlins as well, I run Ground Control, which is about the best you can get for an E30. I weigh about 100 pounds more, but he has turbo lag and I have linear supercharger boost and an 8Ib flywheel vs the 28Ib stock flywheel as well as a 4.10 LSD so I get a pretty good launch out of the corners. I don't think you can go wrong with either car, both are extremely versatile and well built cars with super cheap performance parts. Not sure about the swap options for a miata but people will put anything in an E30. Our cars are both DD's, so at the end of the day I prefer the look and roominess of my E30 vs his miata with no legroom and a shoebox trunk. To each their own. It's always fun when a 350z or an FRS/BRZ owner yells "WTF is in that car?!"
yeah, DD changes things, I could never have a Miata as a DD.
I do agree with you that the E30 looks better, but thats not a big factor for me in a track car. I'm surprised there's anyone that has even the slightest interest in cars that doesn't know what an E30 is though...
yeah, but unless you can fab yourself, its typically not cheap, especially for an NC
I was told the NC doesn't even have very many tuning options right now, is that right? I was kinda-sorta looking at one for sale, but was steered away by a fellow Miata enthusiast. Something about the fuel system being a hassle to upgrade, so nobody really gets much into tuning. He says forced induction isn't really a viable option for them, at this time.
E30 wins over NC for cheap aftermarket though. NC aftermarket is pretty limited right now, development is really just now starting... limited aftermarket means expensive aftermarket.
yeah, DD changes things, I could never have a Miata as a DD.
I do agree with you that the E30 looks better, but thats not a big factor for me in a track car. I'm surprised there's anyone that has even the slightest interest in cars that doesn't know what an E30 is though...
yeah, but unless you can fab yourself, its typically not cheap, especially for an NC
yeah, DD changes things, I could never have a Miata as a DD.
I do agree with you that the E30 looks better, but thats not a big factor for me in a track car. I'm surprised there's anyone that has even the slightest interest in cars that doesn't know what an E30 is though...
yeah, but unless you can fab yourself, its typically not cheap, especially for an NC
I was told the NC doesn't even have very many tuning options right now, is that right? I was kinda-sorta looking at one for sale, but was steered away by a fellow Miata enthusiast. Something about the fuel system being a hassle to upgrade, so nobody really gets much into tuning. He says forced induction isn't really a viable option for them, at this time.
fuel system isn't anything special, no more difficult than any other car.
at this point, the only limitation for boost is cooling. thats if you wanna track your car, if just street driven, its fine.
No for sale thread, etc. Can't find My old build thread, but I can put something together.
The interior is in my garage and it has an SCCA/NASA roll bar....So definitely not for the average consumer.
The interior is in my garage and it has an SCCA/NASA roll bar....So definitely not for the average consumer.
lol, you make a solid point... maybe I should just stick it out with my sh*tty miata for now to see if the next BRZ gets a turbo version...
ps
I know you're being mostly sarcastic, but I'm having a track car crisis right now...
ps
I know you're being mostly sarcastic, but I'm having a track car crisis right now...