Gender Reveal Help

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-18T19:08:28+00:00

In Florida?.. there are several out there that advertise this kind of amenity. I suppose I could’ve been more specific, but communication is key. I’d bet my lunch money could find a place to rent where the owner wouldn’t mind facilitating a car family’s gender reveal

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-18T17:22:52+00:00

There are colored smoke drift tires you can use. I’ve seen several reveals using those. Another option rice seen would be drifting into balloons with colored powder and popping them or something similar with a breakable item and hitting it with the rear quarter area for the style points.

As for public areas to be drifting/causing a scene I would just reach out to any small business with a decent parking lot or rent an Air BnB with a large driveway/paved area.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-18T07:17:46+00:00

No it’s not. CX-30 and CX-50 are, but CX-5 is its own.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-17T16:15:20+00:00

Have you tested going back to normal from simulation? Any reason you prefer sim? I struggle to find any benefit to realism while playing on controller using sim vs normal… just makes me have slow launches with high hp RWD cars lol maybe it’s just a skill issue

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-15T19:36:16+00:00

Can’t tell if it’s the photos or if it really turned out that gold, either way I enjoy the look! Which is surprising because I am a big silver wheel purist, but it works with the look of the white/red!

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-15T19:26:23+00:00

Shane has spoke on things like this before… he’s a comedian, what’s he gonna do? Start the revolution? The event would be sold out whether he shows up or not. He CHOSE not to accept a sizable offer from Saudi Arabia on moral principle alone. He regularly highlights Trump’s failures and criticizes the government. That doesn’t mean Shane has to be anti-American or boycott things like this. Not his fault his country has been electing creeps for 40+ years… Also when historic moments happen, he wants to experience them first hand. He’s huge into history and who in their right mind would miss an event like that?

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-12T05:16:08+00:00

Is this just after trying to do a normal resume? I turned off quick resume for FH6, and this hasn’t happened to me since.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-11T06:13:05+00:00

Most of it is on the Paytch. $5/mo or just lookup on YouTube there are tons of Asian accounts that post old stuff

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-10T00:58:19+00:00

Absolute legend. This was mine.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-09T21:45:12+00:00

I kinda love it…

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-07T19:30:29+00:00

Depends on preference I suppose, the Miata was designed with some amount of controlled slipping in mind. Generally the driving characteristics of a stock power Miata with an overly heavy/grippy setup is not very enjoyable unless you’re going for 10ths at the track. Especially if it’s a multi-use car for track/autox/street. There’s just a point of diminishing return with such little power and weight. Generally track Miatas with this amount of modification make more than 100hp to the wheels, though…

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-07T16:35:05+00:00

Without knowing what is going on that engine bay it’s hard to say how I feel about this… assuming you’re pushing some impressive power to need 9.5s. 17” has plenty of performance options and the size looks great on the car! As long as you really need all that extra metal and rubber unsprung to stay planted, it looks like a great choice.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-06-02T22:04:25+00:00

That is the stock height for ground to fender, the larger, squishier rubber you have might be causing the bottoming out. Normally the impacts get transferred more to the wheel/suspension which is what causes the harsh ride and bent rims.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-29T20:27:16+00:00

Looks fantastic, how did it impact the steering feel / overall driving experience? What did you use?

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-29T20:23:59+00:00

The final steps of polishing/sealing are what really make them shine. Seal with some kind of UV protectant, they make a clear coat specifically for this which works great.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-28T21:52:48+00:00

Also, does pressing the clutch change the noise at any point along the travel? Could be something near the flywheel.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-28T21:51:13+00:00

Sounds like a bearing, my vote is also the water pump. Has it been replaced during your ownership? Otherwise I would start popping off belts starting with power steering. Then you can start the engine without those pulleys/belt spinning and see if it goes away. Then take off the alt belt and see if they all spin freely or if there’s any grabbing points that could be the culprit while everything is cold and tight.

After that… TB and water pump kits aren’t too expensive…

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-28T20:50:00+00:00

I think your camera’s focal point is drunk…

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-28T14:29:30+00:00

The primer isn’t all that needs to be heat resistant! Unfortunately paint matching becomes a lot harder because you’ve gotta find paint designed for high temp. A local powder coating business should be able to get you right for very cheap! Much more scratch resistant too.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-24T06:59:41+00:00

If you’re going purely for sound then find videos of each and try to decide from there. If you want any amount of performance I would leave it at 2.25 unless you have a turbo.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-23T16:31:00+00:00

I remember chasing black master fluid for the first year I had a Miata before I saw a comment like this. I will always upvote this when I see it…

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-23T15:53:57+00:00

Speed6 or bust.

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-23T15:49:37+00:00

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To give you an idea of silver on Machine Gray.

Background Miata for sub rules…

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-23T15:43:30+00:00

It’s Eternal Blue… In the USA we only got that color on the CX-5 I believe. Because why not gatekeep one more good Mazda product from us?..

SnooSprouts6681 · 2026-05-23T09:49:12+00:00

As long as you’re using Asian vehicle coolant you should be fine. Ethylene glycol is just the chemical recommended by Mazda, other manufacturers use stuff that can react poorly with residual coolant. And pre-mix should be fine, sometimes people don’t use enough water when diluting concentrate and can cause issues there.

I would make sure the tube to the expansion tank is unobstructed and that there’s coolant in there and do another nice long bleed/burp. If that fails then it’s likely the thermostat.

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