the idle air control valve would be my starting point :) On 9 January 2014 15:34, allenbak <electrical@mx5forum.co.nz ( electrical@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: no idle for motor unless a/c is switched on, motor dies when put in to neutral manual gearbox. any place to look for problem? [Posted via extern...

can anyone assist ? [fwd'd message] ---- My name is Mazda-mender from the UK..... http://www.mazdamenders.net/forum/ I have a fellow owner that has left our shores for your green land that is having a little trouble getting his little gem through your tough regs, i am too far to help in the hands on...

PM zorruno , or myself (tho I have less admin-fu) - maybe I could post it for you ?

IIRC the best fix on miata.net for the "60 mph shimmy" is to balance the wheels with the rounding off - ie to the nearest gram rather than the usual nearest 5g.   On 23 December 2013 16:20, Angreal <mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz ( mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: My car doesn't have the shake anymore but i...

personally, as an forum-by-email reader it doesnt bother me as otherwise I'd never see these things.

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hey, nice car :) -jeff (previous owner of a 96' SE :) On 10 December 2013 19:18, MattBRG <mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz ( mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: New in the last few days.. hopefully stays on all its wheels. NZ New, 1.8 SE, Starlight Blue Mica, 115,000kms. all original, even down to the factory st...

a pre-89 build seems a bit unlikely, unfortunately: http://www.madracki.com/miata/vin.html https://sites.google.com/site/miata00508/   - Apr-89, first month of retail build On 25 November 2013 11:52, marcellarius <mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz ( mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: I'm pretty sure they were al...

also, we're heading into xmas party season ... good time to "remind" people to behave .  Mufti car on Tamaki drive this morning for the first time in forever. On 14 November 2013 15:37, TehAshleigh <chat@mx5forum.co.nz ( chat@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: Heres an example of how bad it was an hour ago in...

.. and the value option is the rising rate fuel pressure regulator and timing retard box (eg voodoo box).  Just throwing it out there.  Caveat emptor. On 8 November 2013 13:51, Simonmx5 <horsepower@mx5forum.co.nz ( horsepower@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: Megasquirt ecu doesn't seem too expensive. http:/...

A Suby water-air intercooler from one of the older Legacy's is pretty hard to go past for value :) If you're in Auckland you could swing by and check out the (uninstalled) one I have if  you like. On 5 November 2013 20:54, warrior <horsepower@mx5forum.co.nz ( horsepower@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: I am...

easiest way - www. miata . net /garage/ tire calc.html  :) On 20 October 2013 23:07, MrGrey <cornering@mx5forum.co.nz ( cornering@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: Thanks for the info Simon. My car seems to sit just a little lower than yours but that is probably because I am using 2nd hand springs. I need to...

resident fuel efficiency nerd checking in ! Some thoughts: - power mods tend to affect fuel efficiency (negatively!) - cold weather affects FE also.  As does cold starts. It takes the oil about twice as long as the water to get up to temp, so in winter it might be 10+ min before its all warmed up. I...

I was using the AEM UEGO wideband (as was "poison") which has a digital reading and a pseudo-analog display, as well as providing an input for the ECU. Only drawback is the reading is a bit laggy (as they all are) , but if you can find a long enough road it doesnt matter :) They do boosty gauges too...

schwing !!!! gotta say it does look better on your red one than it did on my blue car... damnit. ;) On 10 July 2013 15:57, MrGrey <mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz ( mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: Thanks to the awesomeness of Jif, I now have some sexy new tail lights! yay! gone are the days of bigass orange...

I've still got a NB factory header going spare  - PM if you're interested... cheers.

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from the manufacturer's perspective, warm air is good - the engine will warm up faster and fuel atomisation is better. Both good for emissions and fuel economy ratings.  And most normal people never wring every last hp out of it ;) but for max power, yeah cold *dense* air is clearly better.  Experim...

pretty much any 3rd party replacement which is at least as thick as the 2 core automatic radiator will do. That the stock one was engineered down to minimum weight and tends to block fairly easily didnt help it much , then again they didn't have aftermarket turbo kits in mind ;) The silverdale place...

here's a good little summary article, mostly talking about ethanol, but has these little gems in it: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/automobiles/squeezing-more-from-ethanol.html "Using high-octane premium-grade gas in an engine that does not require it offers no benefit." “You make the dog like th...

do like! http://hooniverse.com/2013/04/30/miatapalooza2013/

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it had a knock sensor, wideband o2, link ecu and lived like that for years. So it might've done a smidge better on 95 or whatever, but it obviously was close-ish, but not too close to the edge. Basically the FM tune with about 5* added back in . Definitely not one of those super-retarded (literally)...

91 octane for my turbo'd na8!! 


On 30 April 2013 18:12, siren676 <horsepower@mx5forum.co.nz (horsepower@mx5forum.co.nz)> wrote:

I use BP 98, running 14° timing so i just use 98 to be on the safe side

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stainless has quite a high thermal expansion rate, without slip joints etc it'll prob crack as soon as it gets a decent workout ...  http://forum.miata.net/vb/archive/index.php/t-250.html (see last post) On 23 April 2013 22:49, REDBEN <mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz ( mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: ^ I se...

if its anything like my '96, there;ll be a simple cap (ie 6db/oct)  hanging off the back of the tweeter. May as well bin it and put a proper crossover in there :] On 13 April 2013 01:29, WestieMx5 <electrical@mx5forum.co.nz ( electrical@mx5forum.co.nz )> wrote: Hi, My '98 mx5 has the stock split spe...