Miata: Wish list
Just a place to note what I'd like to do over the life of the car. At the end of the car's life, would be a great deal of fun to convert it to a V8, but for the sake of fuel economy, a turbo-four will always do better. L/100 is completely relevant and important since we have a car budget, not a money tree. Phase 1 Make car reliable and safe, bring maintenance schedule into line. Fix oil leaks. Fix rust. Phase 2 Go MS!! Get MS3x incl. GM IAT, MAP, WBO2. ~$1000 Phase 3 Gauges, additional sensors. ~$500 Phase 4 Find a donor car - 2001-2005, swap over drivetrain! ~$1000-2000 Old ideas... Phase 1 Make the car 100% reliable and safe, bring maintenance schedule into line. Get a feel for what 'normal' is (compression test/leakdown test). Fix the rust issues (DIY). Additional undercoating? Fix oil leaks. (Pretty sure rear main is leaking again...do dye test) Phase 2 Remove weak points such as the differential, ECU, in...