What have you done to your Miata today?

lol. give her the good stuff. I was actually wondering, what octane do you guys fill with? since I didn't have the owners manual I had to do some research to find the recommended fuel type. I went with 89 because that is what it seemed to be but I was not exactly confident on how credible the sources were. and that is what i run on my mx-3 as well.

keep in mind that my car is the 1.8 l
 
Unless you've done any ignition fiddling 87 should be fine.

I usually get 91 or 93 because it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside and it only adds ~5% to the cost of fuel.
 
Well the past week my midpipe and clutch were changed. I'm running an ACT XT/SS clutch and a RoadsterSport stainless steel midpipe (from miatamania.com). Car is like a whole new monster. Definitely a worthy purchase.
 
Well the past week my midpipe and clutch were changed. I'm running an ACT XT/SS clutch and a RoadsterSport stainless steel midpipe (from miatamania.com). Car is like a whole new monster. Definitely a worthy purchase.

Very cool. How much torque is that clutch rated for? I have the ACT 6 Puck unsprung clutch and it's a bit much for daily driving if you get into traffic at all.
 
Very cool. How much torque is that clutch rated for? I have the ACT 6 Puck unsprung clutch and it's a bit much for daily driving if you get into traffic at all.

It's rated at 315 max torque. Stiff as all hell. Night and day difference to the Competition clutch I was running. I'm so glad I spent the money to buy this clutch though. I know it'll suck in traffic, but when I take it to the track, it'll be a different story.
 
Missed a gear going which way? Upshifted from 3rd to 2nd? Or from 2nd to 5th? lol
 
put a starter, clutch master and clutch slave in the car the other night. Just ordered a new Release bearing, clutch fork pivot ball, and clutch fork dust boot that will be going in next week and then hopefully my clutch pedal will return to normal
 
After fruitless attempts at running down a set of used rear mud flaps to replace the one damaged by the idiot in Atlanta, I decided to ask OMP while ordering other items on the off chance they might still be available in my color. Wonder of wonders, they are, so a new set are on order. Once they show up I can send the invoice off to the parking company to get reimbursed.
 
Dude, your pedal was ****** up.

yeah still pretty much is. Since i was forced to put a new OEM set of master and slave in there i am 100% sure now either the pivot ball or release bearing are f-ed up in the bell housing. Though on the plus side before my clutch would bleed down overnight it now doesnt do that anymore.
 
Missed a gear going which way? Upshifted from 3rd to 2nd? Or from 2nd to 5th? lol

what rocking said. it wasn't fully engaged.

freaking school is going to get in the way of getting mods for my car. I was looking to get konig daylight wheels.
 
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Oh... that's not really missing a gear. I mean, I guess it is, but that's not what's usually being referred to when someone says "missed a gear" :)
 

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