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AARP 01-27-2011 10:24 PM

My new toy- 1992 Miata
 
Hey guys, after months of scouring Craigslist and looking for a deal I finally found what I was looking for and thought I'd show her off. It's a 92' with 112,000 and (as far as I know) I'm the third owner. The car was used by gomiata.com as a show car and got pretty much every upgrade they could fit in it. Actually, you can still see a picture of it here http://www.gomiata.com/stipepa.html as they're still using it as the picture for their package deals.

I'm getting more used to the clutch every time I hop in it, but hill starts still aren't as good as they need to be. I have a feeling I'm holding the clutch in too long but that's the only way I don't stall. Now for something strange. The car has an aftermarket sony sound system and it also has an alarm. However, the LCD screen for the alarm is broken. Tonight when I parked her in the driveway she started dieseling without the key in the ignition. I had to stall to get it to stop. However, this has only happened once. I thought it may have something to do with the alarm (viper system?) but when I press the second button all that happens is the lights and console lights will turn on and off. As far as I know the third button doesn't do anything. Anyone have experience with these systems? Does my car have a remote start?

Here's some pics I took this afternoon.






Vettezuki 01-27-2011 10:50 PM

Awesome. :dinrk: I LOVE my wife's MX-5 (2006). Best handling car I've ever driven, not that I have a lot of experience.

Chuck 01-28-2011 05:21 AM

Is your alarm remote blue looks like a tiny cellphone?

AARP 01-28-2011 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck (Post 67582)
Is your alarm remote blue looks like a tiny cellphone?

It's black and looks like a tiny cellphone with buttons at the bottom labeled I, II, and III.

SeanPlunk 01-28-2011 12:40 PM

That's awesome. Do I see an eaton blower in there?

AARP 01-28-2011 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanPlunk (Post 67611)
That's awesome. Do I see an eaton blower in there?

That's actually a Jackson Racing that they don't make anymore. :bigthumbsup:

injdinjn 01-28-2011 04:21 PM

See you at Adams ;)

SoCalC55 01-28-2011 06:40 PM

niceeeee find

going to be perfect for the twisties! Any idea what power it's putting down

AARP 01-28-2011 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalC55 (Post 67640)
niceeeee find

going to be perfect for the twisties! Any idea what power it's putting down

A rough ballpark estimate is around 130HP (not bad when stock is 90), but I have no idea what kind of torque. It would be nice to get it dyno'd.

AARP 01-28-2011 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by injdinjn (Post 67629)
See you at Adams ;)

Ha, won't be until I get better at driving it.


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