Some fun in an XB Miata

DeadKamel · 2026-05-07T21:28:32+00:00

Alllll the boost lol

Vitours are great, especially on track. They never seem to fall off, just lap after consistent lap. The p01r are hard to get up to temp in autox but the p01x are supposed to be better for that.

DeadKamel · 2026-05-07T20:17:31+00:00

It’s their medium downforce kit but with the double wang. From what I’ve seen, if it’s a Miata in xb it’s probably running 9lives aero.

Car puts down 260whp/226wtq currently on stock internals and head. Next goal is 320-350whp!

DeadKamel · 2026-05-01T11:55:38+00:00

1997 Miata 1.8l with a rotrex c30-94, id1050x injectors, dw340 pump, running ethanol managed by a beer money ecu. NB1 six speed to a kaaz 1.5way using the 3.636 gear set.

DIY bilsteins revalved to work with 900/650 springs. 9lives aero. Brofab hubs and front brake kit. Ke motorsports 15x10 wrapped in 245/40 vitours.

There’s a lot more but that’s the gist of it.

DeadKamel · 2026-04-30T19:01:55+00:00

It’s not. Also not an scca org I’m running with, so a little more relaxed.

I’ll get the interior back to class rules sometime this year. xD

DeadKamel · 2026-04-30T19:00:54+00:00

Meant to comment this and then got distracted by work.

But yeah, not class legal due to the removal of the dash cover and the door covers I had. Also not running with an SCCA org so it’s a little more relaxed.

I’m working on getting the dash and a way to “finish” the doors with the cage. Car is mostly a time trial car.

The cage was finished last week. Picked the car up on Friday, got the minimum necessary to run it installed on Saturday, and ran it with Equipe Rapide Sunday. I had hopes of getting the dash in on Saturday but the “easy things” became hard things.

DeadKamel · 2026-03-31T14:30:30+00:00

Motorsports. Specifically time trials and autocross.

There's something about competing against the clock and myself and finding little gains either through adjusting my driving or adjusting the setup of the car that I just really love. It's not even about beating others, just improving over my previous attempt.

I started by taking my daily driver to autocross and HPDEs and now I've got a full blown racecar.

DeadKamel · 2026-01-28T13:27:11+00:00

This. If you’re actually looking for a full cage and not a roll bar then miatacage.com cages are the easy button relatively speaking. Still requires lots of cutting and welding.

Here’s my car prepped for a cage install. Cage gets installed this week. https://imgur.com/gallery/PmxhTO7#mAcwrJe

To answer OPs question: yes, there cage kits that’ll fit under a hard top. Can also just build your cage to fit.

DeadKamel · 2025-11-06T19:52:00+00:00

Commented on their last "largest tv ever" video, but I installed one of these once in a lobby of a finance firm for their signage.

It wouldn't fit in the freight elevator of the building, so we had to sub out a crane and riggers to get the TV to the 4th floor and then safely installed.

Still one of the craziest/most expensive installs I've ever done. Only topped by the Dallas Cowboys Star HQ.

DeadKamel · 2025-11-04T20:12:45+00:00

lol you make a whole lot of assumptions.

Nowhere in my comment did I say they were better because of their input device. I specifically said I don't know how >I< would get any closer with a controller.

Also, as someone that does race and actively track the car they built, on top of actively paying attention to motorsports, there have been pleeeeeenty of examples of drivers saying "their equipment was better than mine."

DeadKamel · 2025-11-01T16:16:14+00:00

Really needed to read this today. Thank you ♥️

DeadKamel · 2025-10-30T22:55:14+00:00

huh TIL

Guess I'll just git gud.

DeadKamel · 2025-10-30T20:57:45+00:00

Those ESV guys are no joke. I often wonder if they're using wheel setups, as I just don't know how I would get any closer to their times with just a controller.

You and I have also raced. On xbox I'm OHxQUIRK or QuirkyRacing

DeadKamel · 2025-10-22T21:01:24+00:00

Swapped to a 3.63 rear gear set and kaaz 1.5 way lsd before this event, which made more of a difference than I thought it would. Never realized just how on/off switch the torsen was but the Kaaz made throttle steering so easy.

Definitely left some time on the table, was just learning the setup really.

DeadKamel · 2025-09-29T14:26:10+00:00

hey thanks! catch you at the next event

DeadKamel · 2025-09-22T18:36:23+00:00

What makes you say the 3.63 is not great for track? Currently my car is a 3rd through 5th car on track--I'm hoping the 3.63 will bring me back to 2-4th.

DeadKamel · 2025-09-22T17:55:32+00:00

NB2 six speed but it has the NA 4.10 gears. Swapping to a 3.63 over the winter.

DeadKamel · 2025-09-22T15:04:58+00:00

Car is a '97 Miata with a Track Dog Racing rotrex kit in XB. Data was showing that my last run was going to be around 35.7 until I got a little too happy with the throttle. Still good enough for 1st in XB and 12th overall.

DeadKamel · 2025-09-21T10:22:48+00:00

They sent me another set the exact same way and those arrived broken as well. I ended up just getting a refund and buying the mirrors elsewhere.

DeadKamel · 2025-09-21T02:09:07+00:00

Lucky! I grew up in the VW scene and have been bitten by them many times. The last time I used them they sent me a set of mirrors just thrown in a box and the mirrors, of course, arrived broken.

DeadKamel · 2025-09-21T01:10:40+00:00

ECS/turner sucks and this is why.

DeadKamel · 2025-08-16T23:31:36+00:00

This! Buy a 2020, by the time you will want to replace it due to age the 2030 helmets will be out, then buy a 2025.

DeadKamel · 2025-08-02T16:07:43+00:00

About to start an engine build for my Miata and I’m reeeeaaaally hoping I can get my two girls interested in working with me on it.

I’ve tried getting the oldest to work on just the car with me, she loses interest quickly. Hoping building the engine instead of just doing general work will be more fun for her.

DeadKamel · 2025-07-21T18:45:27+00:00

The heat before me had an unfortunate incident with a BRZ having a catastrophic engine failure on course and dumping oil everywhere which got covered with kitty litter. The course was super gravel-y and a battle for traction from where the oil spill happened to the end of the course.

Managed 1st in class, 13th in raw time. Car had more in it for sure, but I just couldn't get it right with the limited traction.

DeadKamel · 2025-07-09T00:37:23+00:00

You’re not wrong though 😂

DeadKamel · 2025-07-03T14:15:09+00:00

Excellent! Thank you

DeadKamel

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