"Ryan A." (rba)
07/16/2015 at 16:27 • Filed to: None
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"Ryan A." (rba)
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I’ll be going to “Miata Day” at the Larz Anderson Museum this weekend. If there are any NA Miatas for a reasonable price, I may not be able to resist the urge.
Any tips? buyers’ guides?
Decay buys too many beaters
> Ryan A.
07/16/2015 at 16:35 |
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Drive it and trust your fizz.
Justin Hughes
> Ryan A.
07/16/2015 at 16:38 |
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That’s this weekend? Cool! I don’t have a Miata anymore but I might go check it out.
Good info here: http://www.miata.net/garage/garageb…
BREADwagon
> Ryan A.
07/16/2015 at 16:44 |
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http://www.miata.net/garage/garageb…
Read up on Miata.net. The biggest thing is try to avoid the early 1.6s cars (like 1990-1991) because of a ‘short nose crank’ issue. It’s not the end of the world, but if possible, check out a ‘92 and later. Try to find one with an LSD.
Some cars have issues with rusting at the bottom rockers, shy away from those.
The most sought after (other than the turbo Mazdaspeed Miata) is a ‘99-’00 NB. Those had the nice 1.8L BP-4W motor. 2001 and on-wards had the BP-Z3 that’s more complicated with variable valve timing.
1.6s are generally lighter and had a shorter rear end. They’re still slightly slower than the 1.8s. Here’s a quick reference to curb weights and rated power by year. In 1996 the cars went over to OBD2.
Year Wt. HP lb/hp hp/lb
1990 NA 1.6L 2182 116 18.81034483 0.053162236
1991 NA 1.6L 2182 116 18.81034483 0.053162236
1992 NA 1.6L 2214 116 19.0862069 0.052393857
1993 NA 1.6L 2223 116 19.1637931 0.052181736
1994 NA 1.8L 2293 128 17.9140625 0.055822067
1995 NA 1.8L 2293 128 17.9140625 0.055822067
1996 NA 1.8L 2293 133 17.2406015 0.058002617
1997 NA 1.8L 2359 133 17.73684211 0.056379822
1999 NB 1.8L 2299 140 16.42142857 0.060896042
2000 NB 1.8L 2332 140 16.65714286 0.060034305
2001 NB 1.8L 2387 142 16.80985915 0.059488898
2002 NB 1.8L 2387 142 16.80985915 0.059488898
2003 NB 1.8L 2387 142 16.80985915 0.059488898
2004 NB 1.8L 2447 142 17.23239437 0.058030241
Proceed with strength.
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Ryan A.
> Justin Hughes
07/16/2015 at 17:34 |
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It’s 10 am — 2pm; $10 for non-members.
http://larzanderson.org/events/lawn-ev…