is there a real reason why /o/ shits on the miata all the time

why do americans shit on the miata so much

its a cheap fun car that can be made into something amazing even by modern standards
but americans have chosen to bastardize it besides the fact that it is the dream

Because its popular, and a little overrated.

Yes

>>13832243
Is gay. I drive one, but it's gay.

Underpowered, slow, tiny

They're pissed that poor gags have access to cheap reliable fun cars.

Which is ironic because most of /o/is poorfags.

>>13832243
People on here hype up the miata more than anything.

>>13832243
because some people refuse to understand the point of the car and will only acknowledge bro trucks and overpowered, overheating american "super" cars

and yeah its a fucking great idea to rotary an mx5

>>13832279
>tiny
That's a good point though
1.8l miata isn't that underpowered , a stock NA will still do pretty good

How expensive IS it to engine swap an FD engine into a Miata? How much do you need to change and get custom work done

>>13832306
the 1.8 and 1.6 are fairly similar. the extra power of the 1.8 is offset by the extra weight of the models that carry it

>>13832318
>extra weight
i dont understand, it's still insanely light

>>13832317
One guy need it for like 2k, but he got a friend to do the mounts. If you csn do thr mounts custom it isnt much more expensive than the engine. He used a T2 engine i believe though. A t2 engine can still make more than enough power for a Miata with almost no money put into it. Or you could use the Cosmo two rotor (13b re), but you would need to retain the Miata transmission.

>>13832265

Its too girly for America. Thats why there are so many fags ruining the look.

>>13832318
>the extra power of the 1.8 is offset by the extra weight of the models that carry it
What a load of bullshit to tell yourself. You'd have to lose over 200 kilos to make up the lower power of the 1.6 in the power to weight ratio.

how much does the 1.8 na weigh?

>>13832243
miatas are cancer
subaru wagon> miata
civic>miata

>>13832270
its not

never not posting

>>13832265
I feel like there are more Americans with miatas on this board than non-americans with miatas.

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engine in the wrong place

>tfw look up "miatas suck" on google

people suck

>>13832893
>first result is gawker media

into the trash

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>>13832875
Pistons in the wrong place
>mfw they are supposed to be in the wreckers

>>13832875

wrong headlights and wrong roof

Americans love miatas. it's only closeted mustang drivers that hate on it. if you think it's under-powered or girly then you need to drive one on a mountain road with its tail out on every corner

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>>13832913
>tfw no 12a+ porsche914 transmission swaped mr2 sypder

would be glorious

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>>13832916
enjoy your worse chassis

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>>13832924
>tfw no mid engined three rotor god machine

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>>13832931
>tfw we will never see honda and mazda join to have a rotary powered lightweight new NSX and a honda powered 300 hp miata

why live?

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>>13832243
>is a rotary engine in a miata a good idea

Is a rotary engine in anything a good idea?

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>>13832944
>tfw no rotary powered Honda

Because it's a chick car. Women drive them. No man would be caught dead in a purple beetle with lashes on the headlights and, to America in the 90's (and still today), it's seen as the same thing. A woman's car. You can argue that it's light and blah blah blah, but it's still seen as a chick car.

>>13832948
yes

>>13832948
I'm not sure why it didn't have a rotary from the factory. The Miata is Mazdas attempt at making a sports car for normies

>>13832965

This is completely unfounded though

>>13832965
The funny thing is, you would get more girls in a Miata than a Mustang.

>>13832948
They're considered to be fantastic engines because they're reliable as hell, but when something DOES go out, it's an arm and a leg to fix. It's mainly praised by Jap racers and ricer teenagers who know what they're talking about, though. Most adults who plan on doing ANY motor swap, usually just do an LS swap.

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>>13832959
>bikes have less strict emissions regulations
>maeaning a rotary is easier to sell
>mfw we could have the same engine in a bike than in the car, since rotaries are small and can be stacked one after another

>but this will never happen

there is no point in living

>tfw want to be like my Redline, Wangan, Over- Rev, Initial D animes

>>13832989
But women like Mustangs, too. Almost every time I see a Mustang, it's a chick driving. It's been known as the secretary's car since the late 60's.
>>13832986
It is what it is. If you wanna drive a Miata in America, that's fine. Power to you. Just remember that you're gonna get called a fag by literally every man who knows anything about car culture. Chicks dig them because they're "cute" and "sporty". You may get a chick who likes them, or a gay man. Either way, you'll get some ass.

>>13833028
Anon are you retarded
I've never seen a woman drive a Miata, your claim has no basis in reality.

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>>13832998
>Rotaries do good when revved high
>bikes rev high
>Don't make any low end torque
>Bikes don't need as much low end torque
>Has bad emissions
>Bikes don't follow the same emissions standards
>Bikes are generally low displacement
>Rotaries make a shit ton of power per displacement
>tfw no Suzuki RE5
Why are they not as popular

>>13833057
why are rotaries so awful at MPG and environment

>>13833028
>every man who knows anything about car culture.
>average american
>knowing about car culture

anon pls

>>13833028
Okay your right, girls like Mustangs too. They will like a Miata more than a Camaro or FRS though.

Also being a "chick car" doesn't qualify as a real reason why Americans hate Miatas. It just proves Amerifats are dumb

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>>13833057
makes no sense

we should have rotary sportbikes

I wonder how hard it would be so swap a single 13b rotor into a bike

ive seen kits to make a 1 rotor rotary engine

give me one example of a manly cool miata you stupid hairdressers

>>13832243
>is a rotary engine in a miata a good idea

Yes, so much.

>>13833069
Incomplete combustion, and poor sealing. Poor sealing causes a non complete burn and leaves fuel in the exhaust, and incomplete combustion is caused by poor sealing, slow ignition and inefficient ignition

>>13833049
>picture a red convertible Miata
>now picture a blonde girl and her BFF driving it with the top down
>driving down the highway while listening to their "Summer Hits '98" tape
>headed towards the beach to meet up with Chad and Derek
It's a chick car. Either you live in the gayest fucking city on the face of the earth, or you've never actually seen a Miata in person. I have only ever seen one dude driving a Miata and he had a small dog with him. Men don't drive a Miata unless they fancy having weiners in their bootyhole.

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>>13833094
This senpai.

>>13833071
>LOL ONLY WE NO ABOUT CARZ!
Nice job defending your shit taste in women's cars, fag.

>>13833109
You spend an awful lot of time thinking about gay people anon.

I mean that whole story reads like some kind of depraved homosexual fantasy Is there something you want to say? It's okay, we're anonymous here.

>>13833109

you can make up scenarios for any car, doesn't make them true
i had to stretch that in my head a bit for it to make sense visually, i've never seen anything close to that before

>>13832265
We don't as a majority.
>>13832243
Neo-/o/ hates the Miata, people who actually can appreciate the engineering in a car adore it.

>>13833077
>lol I know women have purses, but guys can have them too! Saying that it's a "chick accessory" isn't a valid reason as to why I can't wear one! We Europeans are just too smart for you!
Anon, it's seen as something women drive. You can drive your Miata with your dildo stick shifter on the way to the beach with your little tea cup dog and your D&G purse all you want. Go ahead and like them. You know it's a chick car and just don't want people to call you a fag for driving it so you come to /o/ to get other Europeans to sympathize with you over this frivolous shit. If you guys like them, just fucking like them. Who really cares at the end of the day. I drive a 350Z and all my friends rag on me because it's an import, while they drive American and European cars. I don't need their approval. I like my car and that’s all that matters.

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>>13833119
the amerikuko got mad kek

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>>13833094

>cars have to be manly to be cool

>>13833173

>chick car
again, i've never seen a girl drive this

i've seen more girls in EG and EK honda hatches, mustangs, hyundai hatch, crossovers, integras, supras than miata

>>13833188

>hard top
wow you must love being even slower

>>13833183
>implying I like anything ford
I'm not against imports, faggot. I drive one. But you can't try and debate anyone by shitposting about LEL AMERICANZ R DUM. Your opinions go straight in thrash now, Australia.

>>13833199
you ever think that your post is TOO obnoxious and you could improve yours and everyone else's day by treating your fellow human beings like human beings

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>>13833141
Underrated post.

>>13833199
americans, speciallyamerican car enthusiats are way dumber on average

>>13833190
Not these days. In the 90's here in California, women drove Miatas and Jeep Wranglers. The Wrangler was able to escape the whole "Only women drive them" stigma, but the Miata is a small sports car that rich teenage girls loved. No man here would be caught dead in one.

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>>13833094
Bitch

>>13833226
>that fender flare
why

>>13833211
Yea the ones who drive miatas

>>13832922
>if you think it's under-powered or girly then you need to drive one
I used to one one and it's very underpowered and feminine.
>on a mountain road with its tail out on every corner
Hell no. The rear end on the Miata is squirrly as fuck. My E36 was much more controllable.

>>13833234
Massive wheels and tires.
Obviously

>>13833239
thanks for proving me right

>>13833218

>miata
>rich people's car
fuckin listen to yourself
i'm a poor as shit guy. miata was my first car
>not these days
yes these days
I have only seen two other miatas on the road besides me, both were driven by guys

>>13833240
>The rear end on the Miata is squirrl
Confirmed for never driving one.

>>13833243
Sorry breah gotta face it miatas are shit
Learn a thing or 2 about cars

>>13833256
Maximum ignorance

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>mfw americans willingly sacrifice quality for image
in a time where miatas,civics, and corollas are the same price range, I really have to wonder for someone who has the option of all three and wants a fun car that can turned into a monster easily to not pick the miata

Are americans the biggest canuks of the automotive world?

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>>13833256
>im mad the best an american can aspire to own is a pigfat 2 door sedan because we are insecure about our mutilated penises

sorry breah

>>13833262
The most important thing in North America is image. It supersedes everything, even health and comfort.

It's all just empty vanity

>>13832243
rotary in the miata/mx5 has been done many times

i dont shit on the miata. its a RWD 323 but if i want a sports car their are better and faster cars

>>13833261
>implying I don't know what I'm talking about
There under powered tiny and imo ugly as fuck
Only reason they are popular is because they are cheap
Dosent this miata trend sound exactly like civics

>>13833275
>we

they*

>>13833279

>there are better and faster cars
no shit
christ anon

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>>13833248
It sounds like YOU have never driven one. I drove mine on a daily basis.

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST /O/ WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED

EVERYTHING BECOMES A NATION VS NATION SHITFEST

IS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE ANYTHING CLOSE TO A DISCUSSION OUTSIDE OF A GENERAL ANYMORE?

Also since when does /o/ hate the Miata? We put it on the sticky and constantly recommend it for good reason, it's a good car.

>>13833283
example the R32 skyline coupe. even the non turbo rwd one will kick a miatas ass

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>>13833287
I drive mine daily too.
I actually don't like the car. But you're dumb

>>13833289
>Also since when does /o/ hate the Miata?

It's three or four shitposters who make the majority of the posts

>>13833289
>americans dont drive miatas because they are to fat to fit lol insecure
>ARGH IM GOING TO NUKE YOUR COUNTRY!!
americans cant handle the banter

>>13833296

I hope you realize why this is a stupid statement

>>13833275
>describing exactly what I own
>defending a chicks car
>implying you really only got the car so you can finally live your dream of bathing in dicks
I'll stick with my mark iv instead of some shitty i4

>stock 0-60 of 8.1 seconds
yeah that is so slow and underpowered
christ /o/ it makes me wonder if anyone here has actually raced or if they just dickride numbers all day

>>13833297
If that's true then you should know that the rear ends are squirrly at high speeds.

>>13833289
>miata
>good
Nah

>>13833301
Don't shitpost m8, I'm willing to bet a large majority of Miata owners on this board are American. Hell I almost bought one but it was swooped out from under me. Thing was fucking perfect, rollbar, RPF-1s, small front lip, some suspension and brake stuff...

>>13833324
You're just a terrible driver or your car was broken

>>13833320
>if anyone here has actually raced or if they just dickride numbers all day

/o/ is bench racing neckbeards, don't take it seriously

>>13833311
no it isnt i dont live in the usa and dont really care why it was banned in the usa.

>>13833328
It's a nice little handling-focused car. For mega-cheap you get an extremely lightweight car that's incredibly well-balanced front-to-back with double-wishbone suspension on all four corners, and an incredible aftermarket. Just like how you go for a foxbody Mustang for straight-line, you go for a Miata for handling, it's a lot of performance and potential in its respective aspect for very cheap.

>>13833320
It's not slow for a 4 banger in the early 90's but that's all most of /o/ can afford so they hype the fuck out of it to justify it. 8.1 is very slow to those who can afford better cars. It's all relative.

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>>13833318
>pigfat trash owner being this mad his car cant turn and a hairdresser car can

KEK

>>13833332
Or you don't know much about your own car.

>>13833344

I'm not just talking about the banning, but now I think you're actually retarded.

>>13833379
That makes zero sense

>>13833401
As in you've never driven it hard enough to learn its handling characteristics.

>>13833422
But I have.... So you still make no sense

>>13833378
>3200 pounds
>pigfat
Is this a ylyl thread?
>guyzzz I posted le can't turn maymay I showed him!
>mfw I put out more power in one cylinder then your miata
>mfw I have no face

>>13833446
first of all, by mark iv, you are talking abut a supra mark iv right, dont tell me that by mark iv, you are talking about a piece of shit lincoln

Y/N
The only thing that stopped the Miata from having the F&F Takumi tax is the fact that it's a convertible and not a hatchback

>>13833527
I think it helped, it was the midlife crisis car for a lot of people, so they were treated gently and insurance rates were low.

>>13833474
Mark iv is a big block chevy engine line

>rotary miata
i really want it guys

>>13832243
The fastest drag miata is rotary powered
The fastest conefagging miata is rotary powered
The rx8 was based on the miata's platform.
Rotary powered miata is a good idea, and not that expensive compared to other engine swaps.

>>13833593
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=360583

Miata owners are momma boy

>>13832243
miata owners

>>13832345
cosmo is a 20b tt

>>13833248
yeah youve never driven one. in stock form it oversteers like a mother fucker. on my second miata, i actually detached the rear sway bar for daily use because it rains so much in florida and id slide in literally every corner

>>13834613
Ha. No
Try again

>>13833094
Shouldn't you be arguing about what method of selecting D on your truck is cooler?

>>13834613
You high?

>>13834613
Then what car is better you dick

>>13834747
Anything

>>13834884
What a convenient response

>>13834897
You wanted the truth you got it

>>13834924
Grow up.

>>13834884
>miatas
>bad at all
Best performing car in the price range

>>13833104
so why don't they fix it?

>>13832243

Cause roadsters are for girls and homos

>>13833218
rich teenage girls in the 90's in california were probably having more fun than most people

>>13833234
more room for stickers

>>13834575
It's also a 13B TT. There were two different engines

>>13833598
>The rx8 was based on the miata's platform
Other way around

How much mechanical knowhow is needed to do a complete LS swap into a miata? Is it something a few buddies and amateur mechanics can do?

>>13835029
Probably, because all the hard work is done for you with kits. It's expensive though, and will probably take a while. The saying "$500 and an afternoon", times that by 10 or 20 and you got your time and price

>>13835066

Yeah I've been doing some research and I'm probably looking at $7-10k all said and done.

I read a lot and watched the swap videos and it looked fairly easy so long as you have some common sense and can weld. Just wasn't sure if I was too confident in myself

>>13835096
Why not get a better car for $10k

>>13835110

Find me a car that can do 0-60 in 3.2 and a 1/4 in low 11s for 10k

>>13835119
Subaru wrx

>>13835119
A miata with a turbo

>>13835125
Nigger are you high

>>13835119
ls1 swap corvette
rx7
the list goes on

>>13833195
The autism in that comment is profound.

Everything about the hardtop makes miatas faster. Even more so with lightweight aftermarket ones. Mine is 11 lbs, less than the soft top and now the drag coefficient is way lower as well.

If your trolling you should really consider suicide.

>>13835125

Thats a joke right?

>>13835170

how the hell is HARDtop less than the soft top?
either way
nigger you should not have a top at all and remove the wind shield if you want to actually compete

>>13835029
With a kit, you don't really have to know shit.
Without a kit, you should know how to tig weld, design mounts, and be comfortable with reading wiring and pin diagrams and altering them.

It's just a lot of work and a lot of time to do it right.

If anyone is interested in a hardcore swap there's a guy on bmw2002faq who put a 1.9 TDI in a bmw 2002. He's an engineer at Kia and used a 3d scanning tool to completely scan the rear subframe it's pretty bad ass.

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=359959

>>13835157

How are any of those reasonably better than an LS miata?

>>13835179
the hard top adds rigidity to the shell.
not as good as if it were a coupe, but it still helps.

>>13835170
>>13835170

>hard top
>11 pounds
yeah ok
even all CF ones are 13 pounds

>>13835198
Reading comprehension

>>13835207

Where's yours?

>>13835197

isn't it better to just race with no top or windshield

>>13833109
Every NA miata in Atlanta is a young guy between 16 and 32 building it for autocross or racing in some way. NB's are still new enough to have the middle aged men crisis in them but they are being phased out right now and are now being sold used to kids. Almost all NC's are middle aged men or women.

So, in short, fuck you.

>>13835217
Well above yours

>>13835244

Then you'd understand that you wrote that your hardtop is 11lb

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>>13832265
Because modern Americans use their car as an extension of themselves and are too afraid to be seen as lesser because they drive a fun little Japanese roadster.
>>13832318
That's why '94 is the best model year NA if you don't plan on modding it for power. Least weight coupled with the 1.8 and lsd.

Long story short get a Miata and it's damn fun. If you wanna go fast get a bike too, that's what I did and it's a nice combo

>>13835263
how is 1997 for na?

>>13835157
>LS1 Corvette
Worse than an LS1 Miata
>Rx7
FCs aren't that fast, and FDs cost more than that. An FC with 10k put into it will be that fast, or even faster. Z31 Turbo could go way faster for the same money, but not handle as well. So could a turbo Miata. Now we are just getting into modified cars though, don't really count.

>>13835272
fat and type 2 torsen

>>13835283
what
really
why are you killing my dream here

>>13835285
In terms of Miata, 96 + 97 are the worst years since they get really fat (heavier than 99/00 NBs). 90 is shit on for shortnose crank failure and 91-93 are underpowered (by like 17 hp)

>>13835291

why are you being a dick to me
they're all i have
what makes them heavy
god damn it anon
god fucking damn it
why is nothing good in my l ife
i was going to go out and buy one
but thanks for telling me this
you asshole

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>>13835272
he >>13835285 has a point. '97 is the heaviest NA but to be honest the difference is almost negligible. They seem to be the highest price NA though.
Generally the sweet spot is 94-97. I've driven a 1.6 and it did feel significantly slower.

>>13835307
I daily a 1.6 with vlsd and i've driven a 96 with torsen lsd. Power difference is negligible the gearing is what makes the bigger difference.

>97 Miata
>$3,000
>130k miles
>95 miata
>$2500
>150k miles
>has racing seats & belts and one of those dumb bane masks

You guys really know how to make someone feel like garbage

>>13835324
95 is good so long as it isn't a base model. Type 1 LSD is superior and it's right in the middle of gross weight for that generation.

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>tfw miata has this dent and on tiny pebble sized one on driver side fender

impossible to repair
want to die

>>13835314
That's the only thing I don't like about the car. I hate that I'm pushing 3k rpm at highway speeds. The interstate scares the hell out of me, being at 5k for extended periods of time, while the car shakes and the wind howls. I really feel more comfortable on my bike if I've got to do 80+mph in traffic.

>nobody says what makes the later NAs so awful

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>>13835333
Get a hammer, put a cloth over the head of it and bang that shit out, just put something flat behind it.

>>13835344
Do whatever. They're all good, I own an underpowered one. Gotta compromise

>>13835359
I have a 97. Nothing aweful about it

>>13835359
Now that I think of it 96-97 have the better engine since it saw a bump in compression.

>>13835359

the only thing heavy about later nas is the luxury aspect, you can easily rip those out and be down to mid NA weight level

>>13835362
Will that really work for the door?

fender will probably be easier but with the door there's other shit

>>13835397
Yes, it won't look great since the metal is creased but it should work since it's right on the edge of the door skin.

>>13832243
They're tsundere.

Note all of the people saying
>it's overrated

It's best in class, but they can't say it.
Yet.

>>13835277
You can easily switch in a 13B-REW into an FC.

Besides, FCs are beautiful.

>>13835453
13BREW is not an easy swap, no easier than putting one in a Miata. Not that you need it, the 13BT can go just as fast as an LS1 Miata for less money. I was just pointing out that stock, the FC doesn't run 11s or even close. With 10k into it, it could go stupid fast and have money for suspension mods and shit.

>>13835251
He wrote that it weighs 11lbs less than the soft top.

>>13835671

>Everything about the hardtop makes miatas faster. Even more so with lightweight aftermarket ones. Mine is 11 lbs,

ok, who's car is this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnCfqRtk39Y

>>13835677
>implying the poster could've put a comma by accident because hes a neet and probably shakes as much as micheal j fox on a bad day.

>>13835725
oh shit, I feel bad now.
>>13835207
I'm sorry man

>>13835677
My hardtop is 11 lbs. Treasure coast miata makes them. With the Lexan rear window it's maybe 14. But it's still way lighter than the soft top and if your going to be an ass about a few pounds difference on the hardtop then maybe you should become an IRS inspector or something.

I'm starting to think it's just one guy who really fucking hates miatas and pretends to be 5 guys.

>>13835745
I'm also not a fucking neet

>>13835745

They're 13 pounds though, they advertise it as such

>>13835359
I have a base NA, 1996. No power windows, door locks or A/C. Probably an open dif, haven't really tested it, and I've never owned or pushed a car with any type of locking dif (besides semi trucks, because that's totally the same).

According to everything I can find the last years were the heaviest of the NAs, however the 96 was still lighter than any NB, and lighter than the 97 NA. We're talking weight changes of 50-90lbs, though.

Fun fact, the '96 has the highest ride height of any Miata ever made. I kinda like it.

I really love my car. If I had to get another Miata I might look at a 95, if only because it's OBD-1 and you only have to pass a sniff-test for DEQ shit, no plug-in required.

>>13835888
what makes them so much heavier

>>13835913
Dunno, probably just options. I was reading up on it, and the 97 had some extra padding in the doors, so maybe there was some more sound deadening which could feasibly add 10lbs or so. The curb weights of all 1.8s are listed at 2100lbs, but the official Mazda numbers I found off a miata.net thread list them as :
>1990 = 2182
>1991 = 2182
>1992 = 2214
>1993 = 2223
>1994 = 2293 1.8l starts here
>1995 = 2293
>1996 = 2293 1.8 goes OBDII, power up 5hp
>1997 = 2359

I'd take it with a grain of salt given where I found it, but it sounds reasonable. Regardless of which one you choose, they're all going to be pretty damn light. Just because a 97 is 66lbs heavier than a 94, doesn't mean it's going to be preforming worse. Mazda played with shit on the car to make it better literally every single year they made the NA, hence weird shit like all the ride heights being different. Keep in mind these cars were also made at the onset of heavy computerization, the OBD-II standard, standard airbags, etc.

TL;DR they're all pretty fucking light and you probably won't notice any difference between them (weight-wise) unless you've driven hundred of them and you race semi-professionally.

>>13833094
i really like that miata with the sleepy eyes that says "bruhhh" on the license plate

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>>13833094
>manly cool
lmao this nigga so insecure.

Here you go, closetfag.

>>13835968
How are the 92 and 93 so much heavier than the 90 and 91? The switch to the long nose crank couldn't have added 30 pounds.

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>>13835913
1994 and up got reinforced doors, a passenger airbag, larger brake rotors, and a beefier chassis to reduce the amount of flex experienced in the earlier models. My memory might be off, but I don't recall the 1.6 cars having headrest speakers either.
>>13835968
I haven't noticed any real difference in weight between '90 and '97 door cards, they're both made of cardboard and shit. I've got several from different years and I plan on swapping the '97 door cards into my '94 (because I like the style). I'm guessing it's extra wiring and bullshit that came with the addition of OBD-II.

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>>13836931
Oh yeah, I dunno about '92, but I remember now that Mazda did add one or two bars to the '93 model to stiffen it up a bit. It might've started in '92. It didn't exactly address the chassis flex issue, but it did help a little bit for most. I wouldn't think that would add much more weight though.

I have a 92 NA6. If I ever decide to start upping the power, would it be better to do a 1.8 swap and then turbo or just turbo the 1.6?

Alternatively maybe a GM 3800 swap for 205hp and a much better torque curve.

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>>13836944
my 93 na6 had headrest speakers

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So does /o/ like the Mazda MemeCar, or not?I'm new to this board. I bought a 1991 MemeCar like a month ago, and it's bretty gud. It's Kinda fugged right now though. Makes white smoke when it starts for the first time of the day. Oil is fine, so I'm led to believe it's the rings inside the engine. Which is gonna be a bitch to fix. Other than the smoke, it runs well.

>>13832243
I'm too tall and fat to use one

How much to rotary a miata sir

>>13837015
$1000 and 2 afternoons

>>13832285
and this kids, is how you spot a homosexual

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>>13832243

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So I got to service an NB today, and quite enjoyed how it drove and how comfortable and cozy it was inside that little 2 seat cabin.

I'm looking around for a new coupe to replace my rusted, broken Z31, and now I'm having second thoughts about being solely interested in an S13 Silvia.

Is it relatively easy for someone with the right tools and knowledge to swap either a rotary or an SR20 into an MX-5?

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>>13836874
This is why I hate Miata

>>13837276
>yandere MR2
We need to expand on this
>imouto Miata
>ara ara AE86
>tsundere Civic

>>13832243
>changing the engine

Will fuck up the weight distribution

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Because all but the hardtop ND look homosexual.

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>>13837420
This is my fetish

>>13837427
Not if it's a K20/24. NA 200+whp with 100lbs less.

>>13837443
You sure 100 lbs isnt a bit of an exaggeration?

>>13832243
>is there a real reason why /o/ shits on the miata all the time
It's a Newton's third law kind of thing.
I wouldn't mind the Miata if it wasn't praised all the time, here it's just getting pretty obnoxious.

>>13832265
they need at least 400 HP to move their overweight family

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>>13832243
>is there a real reason why /o/ shits on the miata all the time

There are more Miatas in an Auto X lineup than any other car. The drivers are not that good and always have Go Pro's on them.

I actually played the new Forza game at a Gamestop with a Miata, got second place because of forcing the "Honnnnnn" on the turns but lost to some smaller european car.

It's an easy car but the owners are dumb enough to never master it, and they still think it's the best they have and ever will.

>>13837015
How much are you willing to spend on a TIG welder?

>>13837420
>>13837427
>fuck up weight
Nope

>>13837529
So poor,people should buy rare cars to be unique and sacrifice quality

>>13837542
Too fiddy

>>13837420
Over9kpreludeguy did something similar a while back but it's not as good as the mr2 image.

>>13838291
FACKIN A M8 RESULT !

>>13832370
Mine weighs 2200 with a full tank it's a 94 base

what car do i buy for drag racing/touge

>>13839246
Pick one, and if it's drag racing pick the other.

>>13839263

but i want to go hella fast
like REDLINE, WANGAN
but i like the idea of over- rev and and initial D
but we have no mountains in my country

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>>13837012
It's pretty good. It gets a bad rep from the JDM kidz because it's a "girly" roadster and can't drift and it doesn't have enough power for muscle car fans. It's also a little overrated by some, but it's a good car for them money.

You probably should have gotten an NB though

>>13839346
>cant drift
what the hell?
i got ripped off

how am i supposed to touge

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>>13837427
A rotary would give it better weight distribution. The engine is almost entirely behind the front axle, the engine is lower, and the center of mass in the engine is much lower.

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>>13839409
Git gud

>>13832944
> not wishing for a rotary MR2
it's like you don't want a godmachine

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>>13839478
There's only one godmachine, and Top Gear killed it.

>>13832243

How do i make a Miata less ugly
what does it look like without the bottom front bumper/grille? just that entire section removed

>>13839601
Shit I imagine. But there are some nice aftermarket options that actually make the NA miata into a car I'd rather like to own and drive.

>>13839654


go fuck yourself
I mean if you just cut away the bottom smile section turn signals and all but leave al the other turn signals and everything else

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>>13839601

>>13839698
>How do I make a miata less ugly
>Less
>Ugly

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>>13839601
Picked this up off some anon on another thread. Pretty sure all he did was lower it and I think it looks sexy af tbqh

>>13839870
A front lip as well

>>13839409
By grip driving like you're supposed to. Miatas are hard to drift stock because lack of power, some don't have limited slips, and they all have short wheelbases.

>>13840103
>some don't have limited slips
And none of them have clutch type diffs. For drifting, 2 way clutch type = welded >>> VLSD (until they break...) >> open >>> torsen. Torsen diff just wants to grip the road, they are the best for road racing (or a 1.5 way clutch type) but bad for drifting. If the rear end breaks it just grips again. Why the FRS can't drift stock. It should have came with a clutch type instead of a torsen.

>>13832901

Google stratifies based on your history and interests. Paid shill sites get top results.

Stop projecting, fag. Or use Bing.

>>13832989

>>I think cars get women and not charisma and confidence

>>13833028

>Cares this much about other dude's opinions.

>>13832965

Women influence the decision on almost all new vehicle purchases. Sounds kind of gay to cater to only half of the world. Are all Roadsters chick cars? S2000?

>>13832986

Women like Miatas. Look at the NC drivers.

>>13833049

This dude has never left his basement or has an eye out for men.

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>>13833109

>>mfw basement dwellers somehow can't picture this scenario

>>13840274
Trying too hard
It's just sad

>>13840349

A bait picture would have been nicer...:-(

>>13832243
/o/ likes miatas because /o/ is poor as fuck and miatas are cheap. Although they probably handle well, they aren't fast.

>>13840432

>not fast
they're fast as fuck dude

>>13840131
>Why the FRS can't drift stock.
nothing to do with the lack of power then?

>>13840437
>0-60 over 6 seconds
>fast
Sorry senpai

>>13840440
200hp is plenty to drift with
No sure why he's aging it can't drift either because it's very easy to initiate control and predict

>>13840460

>8 seconds stock
>not fast
what kind of spoiled brat are you

>>13840460
>>13840440

That's more than enough to drift. It's faster and has more power than most of the 70s, 80s and 90s rwd shitboxes and people drift those all the time. With a clutch type LSD it should drift real good, even stock.

Does anyone know of any Miata groups on Facebook that have a zero-tolerance policy on stance?

I joined a few the other day and two thirds of the cars that are posted are stanced, and it makes me want to go on a killing spree.

>>13833190
Yeah ive only seen one woman driving one and it was a pig fat NC. Besides that women like to drive Q5s and big shit because they know they're shit at driving and feel insecure

>>13840475
>calling a miata fast because it can do 0 to 60 in 8 seconds
>my stock 06 ranger does the same thing but I get beat by almost anything
Sure brah that's pretty fast

>>13842759
>new more expensive cars are faster
Really ?

>>13841610
Show me a video of a stock miata drifting pls