The 04-05 Mazdaspeed Miata Thread

[Mazduh]

[Civiclydumped]

The Speeds are having some bad luck here lately...

[SkiZero]

What the hell happened?

[concealer404]

I can't see the pics at work, but i'll be mucho if that beautiful Black Mica car got pwnd.


In other news, i'll be testing out the AWR motor mounts.

[vplukas101]

I have a MSM rear lip for sale if anyone is interested lmk!

[Tekel]

Anyone know of a ti front driver fender out there?

On my last run on the dragon Sunday, my wheel ended up snagging the inside lip of my fender and bending it out. Had to pull off my wheel in the parking lot and used a pair of pliers to bend it back. Then on the drive home, it snagged it again and took several chunks out of my tires. So I ended up using a metal hammer to essentially roll my fenders in the parking lot of a Zaxbys lol. Looks slightly haggard.

[concealer404]

Originally Posted by Tekel

Anyone know of a ti front driver fender out there?

On my last run on the dragon Sunday, my wheel ended up snagging the inside lip of my fender and bending it out. Had to pull off my wheel in the parking lot and used a pair of pliers to bend it back. Then on the drive home, it snagged it again and took several chunks out of my tires. So I ended up using a metal hammer to essentially roll my fenders in the parking lot of a Zaxbys lol. Looks slightly haggard.

Give Project-G a call, they might have one.

That reminds me... i need to pay them for my headlight...

[Mazduh]

Originally Posted by SkiZero

What the hell happened?

Was driving and a chunk of loose concrete kicked up under the car. Could have easily been a KO. About 5 inches off from hitting the oil pan. Didn't take out anything else vital either, though the subframe is a little bent.

Can't even really call insurance since I have a $500 deductible and I already priced out replacement parts being around $100.

I got pretty lucky.

[TurboTyla]

hey mazduh i have a nb subframe from my 01 se.

when i started the v6 swap i bought one to modify. and i did.

so now i do have an extra 2001+ subframe. if you want it im not that local but just pm me. and make an offer. i will hook you up for cheap because well your car is awesome. you can pm me here or i am on the turbo mazda facebook too.

[Mazduh]

Originally Posted by TurboTyla

hey mazduh i have a nb subframe from my 01 se.

when i started the v6 swap i bought one to modify. and i did.

so now i do have an extra 2001+ subframe. if you want it im not that local but just pm me. and make an offer. i will hook you up for cheap because well your car is awesome. you can pm me here or i am on the turbo mazda facebook too.

I'll keep it in mind. Thanks!

I'm going to see if I can just bend it back. It doesn't seem to have effected anything in how the car performs yet. I'm gunna take it to be aligned Wednesday. Since I'm good buddies with my alignment guy we'll work on it a bit while it's on the lift.

I already checked parts group and can get a 01+ subframe for about $100.

Is it a lot of work to drop and replace? Like, will it require dropping the trans/motor? Or can I get away with just dropping it and bolting up a new one without any of that?

[TurboTyla]

You can keep the motor in. .

But you have to swap your suspension over. And steering.

So your going to need an alligment after also.

[Naetzker]

Originally Posted by Mazduh

I'll keep it in mind. Thanks!

I'm going to see if I can just bend it back. It doesn't seem to have effected anything in how the car performs yet. I'm gunna take it to be aligned Wednesday. Since I'm good buddies with my alignment guy we'll work on it a bit while it's on the lift.

I already checked parts group and can get a 01+ subframe for about $100.

Is it a lot of work to drop and replace? Like, will it require dropping the trans/motor? Or can I get away with just dropping it and bolting up a new one without any of that?

Damn! That sucks! Such a beautiful car! But, I am happy to hear its not terminal and an inexpensive fix. Looking forward to reading how it all turns out.

[Mazduh]

Originally Posted by TurboTyla

You can keep the motor in. .

But you have to swap your suspension over. And steering.

So your going to need an alligment after also.

Sweet. I get free alignments so thats no problem.

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[SiCaln]

Anyone know of a front mazdaspeed lip? Very interested

[concealer404]

Originally Posted by SiCaln

Anyone know of a front mazdaspeed lip? Very interested

You, me, and the rest of the world. Mine's been fucked up since the day i bought it, and a year later, still haven't been able to find a replacement.

[Civiclydumped]

Mine is in good shape!!

[TurboTyla]

I searched for one for the first two years a had my nb.

as soon as one came for sale I jumped on it. They are hard to come across.

Im surprised someone hasn't made a replica. Not that I want someone to. Just sayin lol.

[Civiclydumped]

Hell when I got hit head on in my car, I posted a picture on Facebook. Within about 24 hours I had the entire car sold for parts incase it were to total. I mean, literally the entire car minus the damaged parts and body.

Everybody wants the MSM parts for some reason. I honestly don't get it, but maybe its because I own one.

[SiCaln]

Seems that they are still available for about $500 on a few of the Mazda sites, may just get one

[dontpassthefence]

dude they are $500 now? Damn I sold mine for waaaaay too little.

[Mazduh]

*cricket chirp*

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[tanakapz]

ill get this sht started again.. gunna order the full FM intake kit soon, how's the install? anyone have comments on how loud the bpv is?

[HELLIONMX5]

haven't been in here a while.....

[shame126]

Originally Posted by tanakapz

ill get this sht started again.. gunna order the full FM intake kit soon, how's the install? anyone have comments on how loud the bpv is?

I think Joe's maf relocate is superior to fm's, at least in dealing with extreme heat. My iat on 100+ days are consistently 20-30 degrees lower than a local guy with the fm setup. My boost source signal also holds boost better in high rpms.

The downside is a maf voltage too high code when boosting in rain.

[brandini]

I'm thinking a megasquirt and the maf 'relocate' kit minus the maf is the king of all.

But I need more space so I might sell my car... anyone want a 04 Ti with 66k that pretty much stock as hell?

[concealer404]

Thinking about selling mine as well. I haven't driven it in about a month, and that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Probably a bad sign.

[Tekel]

You all are a bunch of scrubs!

[concealer404]

Meh. Boring car is boring.

[brandini]

It's not boring, it's just not a city car.

The gearing is too damn short, the suspension is too damn stiff, and the ecu is too damn retarded.

If I had the 3-4k to toss into it to fix all those issues it'd be perfect, but not perfect for what I need (gotta get groceries some days, and I hate driving the gfs civic).

[The_Guff]

Originally Posted by tanakapz

ill get this sht started again.. gunna order the full FM intake kit soon, how's the install? anyone have comments on how loud the bpv is?

It's quiet! I went from the HKS SSQV though. You can only hear it when shifting at full throttle, whereas a vta can be heard almost any other time.

Don't sell the MSM if you're going to get another car, I've been through this phase a few times in the last ~4 years. Kept it through paying for a wedding, having a baby, buying a house, a third car and a motorcycle. It's been the worst the past 2 years because it's been in the paint shop so many times and then been down for my build for almost a year.

Every time I think about selling it, I look at the other cars I'd like to get and compare performance, can't do it unless you're paying $30k+. Especially with all the shit I've done to mine, it'd be hard for me to throw it all away. Although, if you haven't done much to it and don't want to mod a car, not much holding you back.