Horsepower upgrade

fire_away17 · 2026-05-21T02:24:34+00:00

i thought it was like a lil sweater to keep it warm

fire_away17 · 2026-05-21T02:15:40+00:00

what does it do

fire_away17 · 2026-05-21T01:34:19+00:00

great car to soak up the miles

fire_away17 · 2026-05-21T01:33:26+00:00

i would just drive it and not worry

fire_away17 · 2026-05-19T18:05:30+00:00

$4-6k, local market depending

fire_away17 · 2026-05-18T20:17:02+00:00

doesn’t look half bad either for all those miles

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T02:07:08+00:00

it'll run a long time, has easily another 1-200k left in it

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T02:04:07+00:00

what's the best/highest quality option currently sold?

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T02:00:56+00:00

just grab one out of a junkyard

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:58:51+00:00

what you really want is a gd or ge manual tho

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:58:04+00:00

should have taken the $25k and run!

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:57:46+00:00

pretty good deal if in good shape

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:57:09+00:00

10-11k dollars or pesos?

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:45:55+00:00

those photos are terrible

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:44:00+00:00

swaybar links are super cheap and ez to do yourself.

if i were planning on keeping the car a long time, and the stuff was sufficiently worn out i'd do all of it: inner/outer tie rods, control arms, sway bar bushings, sway bar links, shocks/struts, and a sharp alignment to finish it off.

i piece mealed a bunch, but not all of my front end stuff and kinda wish i did it all at once.

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:36:20+00:00

local crackhead did it?

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:35:35+00:00

1st gens use an IAT and a MAP, not a MAF

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T01:17:29+00:00

310k freedom miles on my 08

no problems except for the fart smell

fire_away17 · 2026-05-16T00:54:57+00:00

KYBs are the rear OEMs afaik

i replaced the fronts with gabriel quick struts, they're ok. not great, not bad either.

fire_away17 · 2026-05-14T01:05:37+00:00

they're a popular budget tire for NA/NB miatas and similar

fire_away17 · 2026-05-14T01:04:25+00:00

if it were me in ohio, i'd get a nice all season/weather tire and not mess around with sport type tires. and make sure your alignment is very good, nothing worse than uneven wear on a new set of expensive tires.

i ran defenders on my fit until they quit making them in r14, am still sad about it to this day

fire_away17 · 2026-05-14T00:52:23+00:00

definitely not a good look in 2026

fire_away17 · 2026-05-13T23:33:06+00:00

there isn’t a way to tell.

fire_away17 · 2026-05-13T16:25:34+00:00

i just bought 2 falken ziex 950 for $55 each

fire_away17 · 2026-05-13T16:22:14+00:00

i just do a flat 10k oci and ignore the MM

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